Awards and Certifications From October 5
Biggs-Gilmore Wins 22 WebAwards: The Kalamazoo marketing communications agency Biggs-Gilmore took home 22 WebAwards in an annual competition sponsored by the Web Marketing Association. For the seventh straight year, Biggs-Gilmore also made the WebAwards list of most-awarded agencies, coming in second place. Biggs-Gilmore won Best Food Industry Website for Apple Jacks and seven Outstanding Web site awards -- for Cottonelle, Raisin Bran, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks (two awards) and Huggies Little Movers (two awards). In addition, Biggs-Gilmore took home 14 Standard of Excellence awards, recognizing work for Cottonelle (two awards), Ready Crust, Kelloggs.com, Morningstar Farms, Pop-Tarts (four awards) Rice Krispies, Heinz (two awards), Beaumont Children's Hospital and the Greater Kalamazoo United Way. More than 2000 sites from 45 countries were adjudicated in 96 industry categories during this year's competition. Entries were judged on design, copywriting, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use of technology. Founded in 1973, Biggs-Gilmore (www.biggs-gilmore.com) is a digital agency with a core expertise in integration of offline and online marketing strategies. Named an AdAge Agency of the Year in 2010 and Top Agency in both the 2009 and 2010 Internet Advertising Competition, Biggs-Gilmore delivers measurable and award-winning results for Fortune 500 clients via integrated branding, advertising and e-business solutions. The agency has offices in Kalamazoo and Chicago. Key clients include Heinz, Kellogg Company and Kimberly-Clark.
Compsat Technology Receives IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Certification: Southfield-based Compsat Technology announced Tuesday that it has earned certification in IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program. This IBM certification recognizes Compsat's expertise in providing IT infrastructure products and services, with a focus on business resilience and a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing environments. The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure achievement continues Compsat Technology's long history of maintaining over 75 certifications associated with IBM's products and solutions. The IBM Special Certification Program identifies select business partners that have the advanced skill sets to deliver comprehensive infrastructure solutions, consulting, and managed service offerings at cost-effective price points. Compsat Tehnology completed the intensive training required for this new certification focused on both the technical and business benefits of a cloud enabled environment. Dynamic infrastructure deployments include information availability, business continuity, energy efficiency and optimizing manageability. More at www.compsat.com or call (248) 223-1020.
UM computer science prof gets national appointment: A University of Michigan computer science professor whose research transformed how Internet service providers respond to cyber threats has been chosen to head the National Science Foundation's directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Farnam Jahanian, professor and chair for computer science and engineering, will assume the new post Feb. 1, 2011. He will retain his UM professorship during his tenure at NSF, but a search will begin for a new computer science and engineering chair. Jahanian will guide and manage funding for the federal agency that supports research in computer and information science and engineering. CISE's fiscal 2010 budget is more than $620 million. The agency works to uphold the nation's leadership in computer and information science and engineering. It promotes understanding of the uses of advanced computer, communications, and information systems in service to society. CISE supports ambitious long-term research across the many sub-fields of computing, contributes to the education of computing professionals and, more broadly, informs the preparation of a U.S. workforce with computing competencies essential to success in the global market. Jahanian, the Edward S. Davidson Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been a member of the Michigan faculty since 1993. For four years, he was the director of the department's Software Systems Laboratory and since 2007 he has served as chair. Prior to joining the Michigan faculty, he was a research staff member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in New York. During the last two decades, Jahanian has led several large-scale research projects studying the growth and scalability of the Internet backbone routing infrastructure. This research has transformed how Internet service providers address cyber threats. His research on Internet infrastructure and security formed the basis for the successful Internet security services company Arbor Networks, which Jahanian co-founded in 2001. Today, 70 percent of Internet backbone transit traffic is protected by Arbor technology, demonstrating how basic university research can be uniquely central to an innovation ecosystem that drives economic growth, global competitiveness, and job creation.
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