KSU Named 2013 Excalibur Award Winner

Kennesaw State University(KSU) was among this year's winners for the 2013 TAG Excalibur Awards, which were during a ceremony at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The event attracted an audience of more than 400 leaders from Georgia’s business and technology community.

The Annual TAG Excalibur Awards celebrates Georgia companies and organizations that demonstrate the best use of technology, typically developed in-house or provided by a third-party, to solve complex issues and processes that impact their operations.

This year’s award winners were selected in five categories:

PUBLIC/NON-PROFIT

·         Kennesaw State University

KSU improved its alumni contributions with a unique integrated web and mobile solution.

SMALL COMPANIES 

·         AchieveIT

AchieveIT automated their marketing content and sales lead efforts through the unconventional use of an email marketing solution.

MID-SIZED COMPANIES

·         Mercedes-Benz Buckhead

Mercedes-Benz Buckhead used RFID technology to instantly recognize and service their incoming customers as well as give them the “Star” treatment by projecting their name on flat screens throughout their facility.

LARGE COMPANIES 

·         UPS

UPS for its use of expansive fleet telematics and advanced algorithms to gather and calculate countless amounts of data for one of the world’s largest operations research projects.

MOST CREATIVE SOLUTION 

·         National Monuments Foundation

The National Monuments Foundation makes use of interactive environments to build community consensus for its projects.

“We are truly pleased to honor the recipients of the 2013 Excalibur Awards,” said Tino Mantella, president & CEO of TAG. “We believe celebrating these tech-enabled companies and organizations strengthens our message of Georgia’s emerging position as a national leader in technology.”

The TAG Excalibur Awards is presented by the Technology Association of Georgia in collaboration with the TAG Business and Technology Alliance (B&TA).