aPriori v4.0 Cost Management Software Platform Named as Finalist for the 2006 MITX Technology Awards
Third Annual MITX What's Next Forum & Technology Awards Recognize Outstanding Technology Advancements in New England Region
Boston, MA, May 11, 2006 – aPriori, the technology leader providing cost management software solutions for the discrete part manufacturing industry, today announced that it has been named as a finalist for the Annual MITX Technology Awards for the second year in a row. The MITX What's Next Forum & Technology Awards recognize innovative technologies developed in the New England area, as well as the individuals and organizations responsible for driving these advancements. The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region's premier association for thought leadership, technology trends, business networking and professional training and development.
The aPriori v4.0 Cost Management Software Platform is the first solution to bring much needed innovation to the discrete part manufacturing industry by providing real-time, predictive cost assessments throughout the entire product development and delivery process. aPriori v4.0 enables designers and engineers, manufacturing engineers and planners, purchasing and sourcing professionals, cost managers, and program/project management to make better decisions to reduce, avoid, and recover product costs. aPriori's solutions are helping manufacturing companies reduce their Costs-of-Goods Sold (COGS) by whole percentages by identifying quantifiable savings in material, tooling, labor and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, manufacturing processes, and vendor sources.
"Receiving industry recognition by being named an MITX award finalist for the second year in a row is tremendous validation for the value our product brings to the discrete manufacturing industry," said Frank V. Azzolino, president and CEO of aPriori. "aPriori's compelling business proposition has garnered the interest of many of the Fortune 100 discrete manufacturing companies and we believe this is one of the driving factors in being recognized for this important industry award. It is a true honor to be selected from an impressive list of New England based companies."
"In its third year, the MITX Technology Awards have attracted some of the most distinguished technological innovations that the region has to offer," said Kiki Mills, Executive Director of MITX. "It is this tremendous interest that enables our organization to accomplish its mission of uniting the brightest minds in the technology community and honoring their outstanding achievement."
aPriori will be recognized in the Operations Applications category at an awards ceremony attended by the region's top technology and business professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. This year's keynote speaker and special honoree is Nicholas Negroponte, co-founder of the MIT Media Lab, esteemed author and founder and Chairman of the non-profit association One Laptop per Child.
The ceremony is preceded by the What's Next Forum, a panel discussion moderated by Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief of Technology Review. The topic, What's Next for the Social Web, will be a forward-looking discussion about the next platforms and paradigms to shape the social web.
The MITX What's Next Forum & Technology Awards are sponsored by Backbone Media, Lewis PR, Nixon Peabody LLP, Oracle, and Technology Review.
About aPriori
Based in Concord, MA, aPriori is the technology leader providing innovative cost management solutions to the discrete manufacturing industry. aPriori's Cost Management Software Platform enables manufacturers to better understand product cost decisions early and throughout the product lifecycle. aPriori's Cost Management Platform empowers manufacturers to lower cost-of-goods sold (COGS), provides real-time visibility to "cost-critical" decision information, and builds critical cost knowledge to go on the business "offensive." aPriori's patent-protected cost management platform allows companies to assess, control, and reduce cost of goods sold by whole percentages. The aPriori Platform truly enables "Cost Knowledge Before it Matters." For more information visit www.apriori.com.
About MITX
The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX - pronounced my-techs) accelerates business opportunities and professional development for those who seek to create business advantage through the innovative application of technology and services. Serving more than 2,500 members from multiple industries MITX is the region's premier association for thought leadership, technology trends, building business relationships and professional training and development. MITX also offers its members the chance to promote their companies to targeted audiences through sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge. For more information please call 617-227-2822 or visit www.mitx.org.
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