The BCS Lifetime Achievement Award 2004 went to Dame Stephanie Shirley, the founder of IT services group Xansa. Shirley founded the company in 1962 and in her 25 years as its chief executive she turned it into a leading business technology group. Since retiring in 1993 she has been focusing on charitable work, including making better use of IT in the voluntary sector.
Other winners included Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd, winners of two BCS technology awards for its eponymous technology. Hawk-Eye tracks balls during cricket and tennis matches, and has been used to provide coverage of numerous high-profile sport events including Wimbledon. The information is then used in virtual reality replays and provides statistical information for commentators.
One Hawk-Eye executive who went up to collect the award from Phillippa Forrester, the presenter of television program Robot Wars, later told ZDNet UK what he thought about winning the award.
"The awards are nice, but getting three kisses off Philippa Forrester is the real prize," he said.
The full list of winners is as follows:
The BCS Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
Winner: Dame Stephanie Shirley OBE
The BCS Women in IT Award 2004
Winners: IBM UK Ltd and Pfizer Ltd
THE BCS BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2004:
Flagship Award for the BCS Business Achievement Award 2004
Winner: Britannia Building Society ("Really Big Programme")
Public Sector & Not for Profit Organisations
Winner: Newcastle City Council ("Customer Relationship Management")
Financial & Related Services
Winner: Britannia Building Society ("Really Big Programme")
Commercial & Industrial
Winner: Automobile Association ("Mobile Technology Infrastructure")
Small Business
Winner: Response Maintenance & Building Services Ltd ("Impact: Response")
THE BCS TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2004:
The Flagship Award for the BCS Technology Award 2004
Winner: Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd ("Hawk-Eye Television Production Enhancement")
Applications Category
Winner: Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd ("Hawk-Eye Television Production Enhancement")
Services Category
Winner: The Dorchester ("In Room Technology/E-Butler")
Systems Category
Winner: Plasmon ("UDO - Ultra Density Optical")
Social Contribution Category
Winner: Lincolnshire County Council & Ramesys ("NETLinc")
THE BCS INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2004:
IT Director of the Year Award - 249 or fewer employees (in association with The Institute of Directors)
Winner: Michael Mainelli, Z/Yen Ltd
IT Director of the Year Award - More than 250 employees (in association with The Institute of Directors)
Winner: Janet Day, Berwin Leighton Paisners
Young IT Practitioner of the Year Award
Winner: Karen Elizabeth Petrie, University of Huddersfield
IT Trainer of the Year Award
Winner: Olga Londer, QA
IT Consultant of the Year Award
Winner: Keith Isted, Xantus Consulting
Highly Commended
Winner: Christina Busmalis, IBM Business Consulting Services
Marval IT Service Manager of the Year Award
Winner: Mark Jacot, Britannia Building Society
Quality Manager of the Year Award
Winner: Sarah Popple, Hotcourses Ltd
Business Analyst Award
Winner: Dianne Martini, Travelex
IT Developer of the Year Award - Applications
Winner: Marcus Cripps, Egg plc
IT Developer of the Year Award - Infrastructure
Winner: Raphael Dorne, BT plc
