SIIA Announces Finalists for 20th Annual Codie Awards

SIIA Announces Finalists for 20th Annual Codie Awards Number of Finalist Nominations Breaks All-time Record WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, today released its list of finalists for the 20th Annual Codie Awards. Established in 1986, the Codie Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. The program acknowledges the industry's most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. The Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's most innovative products and services and commend corporate excellence and philanthropic efforts. More than 1,000 nominations were submitted by over 800 companies for the 2005 awards, breaking the record set in 2004. This year's 331 Codie Awards finalists span a wide cross section of the software and digital content industry. The program includes 63 product and service categories in the corporate, education and consumer markets. "The 20th annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software and digital content industry," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards finalist is no small achievement." The Codie Awards is the only peer recognition program in the software and information industry, providing a unique opportunity for companies to compete for the acknowledgement and respect of their competitors. The 2005 Codie Awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on May 25, 2005 at Universal Studio's Globe Theater in Universal City, CA. For a complete list of 2005 Codie Awards finalists, visit http://www.siia.net/codies/2005/finalists.asp. About SIIA The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For further information visit http://www.siia.net/. Source: Software & Information Industry Association CONTACT: Cristina Stensvaag of Software & Information Industry Association, +1-202-289-7442, ext. 1353 Web site: http://www.siia.net/ http://www.siia.net/codies/2005/finalists.asp Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/803080.html ------- Profile: International Entertainment