October 13, 1999 – Brussels, Belgium. Giga Information Group and the Workflow And Reengineering International Association (WARIA) are pleased to announce the winners for the 1999 Giga Excellence Awards for innovation and excellence in workflow implementations. These prestigious awards are used to recognize organizations that have demonstrably excelled in implementing innovative solutions to meet strategic business objectives. 

 The Giga Global Excellence Awards (now in their 10^th year) take place annually in conjunction with the European Business Process and Workflow (BPW) Conference. 

 The award is for EXCELLENCE in WORKFLOW. There are no sub-categories. Particular attention, however, was paid to workflow implementations that show workflow extending beyond the corporate boundaries to support customers, suppliers, trading partners etc. The finalists were judges based on the following criteria:

      Innovative use of technology to further strategic corporate objectives

      Degree of complexity in the underlying business process and IT architecture

      Creative and successful deployment of advanced workflow concepts

      Level of integration with other advanced technologies

      Successful implementation approach

      Extent of change management process

      Level of overall system complexity

      Scope and scale of the implementation (e.g. size, geography, inter-company processes)

      The system can be in the middle of being installed, but what has already been installed must be able to stand on its own in terms of excellence and demonstrable benefits.

      Extent and impact of demonstrated productivity improvements

      Significance of cost savings

      Level of increased revenues, product enhancements, customer service or quality improvements

      Proven strategic importance to the organization's mission

      Degree to which the system enabled a culture change within the organization

      Impact of system on competitive positioning in the marketplace

Following further consideration of the finalists from the Pan European Region, it became apparent to the judges, that the submissions from Middle East and Africa merited a special category.  This decision was based on the regional conditions under which workflow technology was implemented.

Winners and finalists will receive additional recognition by having their case studies published in the next volume of the Excellence in Practice series by Future Strategies Inc.

Giga Information Group (NASDAQ: GIGX) provides objective research, advice and continuous coaching on technology for e-Business. Giga's integrated suite of offerings helps clients make strategic decisions about the technologies, people and processes needed to excel in the new digital economy. Emphasizing close interaction between analysts and clients, Giga delivers support with the speed and scope necessary for e-Business. The company, founded by Gideon I. Gartner, began providing services in April 1996 and now has a global client base encompassing more than 1,000 organizations and over 118,000 licensed users, making it the fastest growing company in the IT advisory industry's history. Giga's enterprise clients include companies that use, sell and invest in technology.

The charter of the Workflow And Reengineering International Association is to identify and clarify issues that are common to all users of workflow and those who are in the process of reengineering their organizations. WARIA's mission is to make sense of what's happening at the intersection of Business Process Reengineering, Workflow, Knowledge Management and Electronic Commerce and reach clarity through sharing experiences, product evaluations, networking between users and vendors, education and training. 

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