Winners at the eZ Awards have contributed to Open Source and the eZ ecosystem in an exceptional way. Giving to the eZ ecosystem consists not only of code, bug fixes and expertise in technical matters. It also includes being actively engaged in daily business, promoting Open Source projects, eZ products and services, giving all kinds of feedback and buying into important core values.

With the eZ Awards, eZ emphasizes the importance of every contribution, be it small or great. As such, the eZ Awards is a way to reward those who have taken extra effort and who have added value to the overall eZ ecosystem, proving that business enterprises and community members are serious about applying the full power of eZ products and related expertise.

As a special addition to the evening, this year's eZ Awards will be preceded by a formal cocktail reception. Attendees at the conference and members of all communities are invited to join the celebration. Afterwards, there will a big party at Klosterøya, the new location for IT companies in Grenland. Among the prominent prize presenters this year is the Norwegian IT Minister, Heidi Grande Røys. The evening's host is Frithjof Wilborn, the Norwegian celebrity known best for hosting "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".

It gives us great pleasure to announce the following official nominees for the eZ Awards 2007:

The eZ Components Award

• Waterproof
• Mikko Koppanen
• Thomas Koch
• Friedmut Hill

Publication of the Year

• Web 2.0 for the Enterprise by Kai Kramer - YMC
• US Department of Defense Information Assurance: Achieving Successful DITSCAP with eZ publish as a Platform by Tina Minor - ATI
• Indexing Multiple Binary File Types by Jordan Hirsch - Mindshare
• Installing an eZ Publish Payment Gateway by Graham Brookins - Brookins Consulting

Blogger of the Year

• Damien Pobel
• Hans Melis
• Francesco Trucchia
• Bruce Morrison

Solution of the Year

• Web-Connector for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and SAP by silver solutions
• EMC EGMS by Enterprise Management Consulting Ltd
• Google Analytics by Brookins Consulting
• Advertisement extension by VZT

Community member of the Year

• Damien Pobel
• Kristof Coomans
• Claudia Kosny
• Xavier Dutoit

Rising Star of the Year

• Cometa Technologies
• all2e GmbH
• Enterprise AB Ltd
• Zend Japan, LTD

Partner of the Year

• Ingénieurs & Consultants
• VisionWT
• Heliopsis
• Smile

Site of the Year

• Premiere by Lagardere
• Elle by Lagardere
• Electronic Beats (T-mobile) by all2e
• Lab'Orange by Degetel

Project of the Year

• Grolier by VisionWT
• FemmeActuelle by Smile
• Ministry of Defense by Prosodie
• La Prensa by Aplyca Tecnologia

The Honorary Award

• One selected community member - no nominees

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