Awards and Recognition

COMPUTERWORLD Honors Laureate Program - 2010

The IDG Computerworld Honors Program has recognized REJIS’ Grants Management System as a Laureate. Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation. In its 22nd year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society.

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Each year, the Honors Program Chairmen’s Committee, a group of 100 Chairmen/CEOs of global technology companies, nominates individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary application of information technology promotes positive social and economic progress. An independent board of CIO-level judges evaluates nominations and select Laureates, Finalists and award recipients, in 10 industry-related categories, to be honored at the Laureate Medal Ceremony.

Additional information about the Honors Program can be found at the Computerworld Honors website: http://www.cwhonors.org/.

The new Grants Management System replaced a process in use at the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division that was reliant on paper forms and procedures, converting it into a web-enabled application that is easy to use and navigate. As a result, the length of time required to apply, award, and disburse funds and then manage grant awards has been drastically shortened. This puts the awarded funds in the hands of the recipients sooner and streamlines the follow up reporting process so they spend less time on documentation activities.

The application design is flexible. While the Highway Safety Division is using the Grants Management System to accept applications for grants that they will award and administer, it can be easily adapted to support grant programs of any type. The application can also be used by an agency to administer grants that they have been awarded. For additional information contact the REJIS Client Services Division, (314) 535-1950.

Gateway to Innovation Recognition - 2009

REJIS was recognized at the 2nd Annual Gateway to Innovation conference held at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel on April 29, 2009. The Gateway to Innovation Conference highlights information technology innovation in St. Louis that drives economic growth across all industries, showcases current IT success and explores the IT future.

During this conference REJIS was recognized for the following achievements:

IT Citizenship Award - National Impact
This award was in recognition of the Mobile Ticketing and Data Center projects that were recognized as Computerworld Laureates, the Redmond Developer News RDN Innovator award for Mobile Ticketing, and local news media coverage of the Mobile Ticketing project.

Enablement of Business Innovation/Improvements - Business Impact
This award is given to organizations to recognize IT efforts implemented that enabled significant business innovation/improvement. Nominated companies were compared to each other to determine who had implemented an IT effort that generated the most significant business results. REJIS was recognized for the mobile ticketing implementation.

Recognition for Support of SIM
In addition to the formal awards recognition ceremony, REJIS was also recognized with a plaque for its continued support of the Society for Information Management (SIM) both at the local and national levels.

COMPUTERWORLD Honors Laureate Program - 2008

Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation. In its 20th year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society.

REJIS Data Center: The IDG Computerworld Honors Program recognized REJIS' data center construction project as a Laureate.

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The new data center replaced an obsolete facility that was part of REJIS' general office. The new center, built in space previously occupied by a parking lot, has doubled the space previously allocated for the data center. It includes features such as enhanced security, designed and constructed to withstand natural and man-made catastrophic events, and improvements supporting daily operations, such as better loading dock and storage areas, cable management system, 24 raised floors and an emergency generator for power with redundant power and data inputs to computing equipment.

The result was a project completed on time and well under budget that positions REJIS to continue and expand providing mission critical IT services to criminal justice and general government entities.

REJIS Mobile Ticketing Project: The IDG Computerworld Honors Program also recognized REJIS' Mobile Ticketing project as a Laureate.

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Enforcement and adjudication of traffic laws is a major activity in municipal police departments and courts. The five major steps involved in the process are time consuming and the manual process presents numerous opportunities for the introduction of errors. REJIS' Mobile Ticketing application brings automation to the process with an emphasis on the efficient capture and reuse of information. By addressing the complete process, starting with issuing a ticket to the violator and continuing through updating the municipal court system and completing related law enforcement and court reporting forms, this is an end-to-end solution that provides benefits for the violator, police officer, court personnel and the general citizenry.

While primary use of the application is in support of the enforcement of traffic laws, the application supports referral of any case by the police to the municipal court. The Mobile Ticketing solution is part of REJIS' basic law enforcement service. When used in a patrol vehicle an associated printer is the only new cost to the agency.

Gateway Innovation Award - 2008

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REJIS' data center project was one of 26 regional IT projects recognized at the Inaugural Gateway to Innovation Conference. The recognition acknowledged the IT projects for their benefit to all industries, the economy and the general public in the St. Louis region. Innovate St. Louis is an outgrowth of the Technology Gateway Alliance, which was established by the RCGA in 1998 as a successor to its then-Science & Technology Committee.

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In June 2008 the Redmond Developer News (RDN) recognized REJIS' Mobile Ticketing application with its first annual RDN Innovator Award in the Mobile Development category. The Redmond award program has its roots in the long-running Application Development Trends Innovator Awards, which recognize non-Microsoft development and were launched in 1994 by RDN's sister Web site ADTmag.com.

The RDN Innovator Awards specifically recognize development on the Windows platform and Microsoft.NET Framework. Outstanding development projects were recognized in four distinct categories: Pure Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture, Collaboration, and the category in which REJIS was recognized, Mobile Development.

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