Technology Effectiveness Award MRS/ASC Joint Award for Technology Effectiveness

Award Ceremony, 26^th October 2004

For 2004, a short-list of 3 finalists was selected and evaluated in-depth by the judges. The winner was announced at the MRS Research Excellence & Effectiveness Awards held in London on the evening of the 26 October 2004.

Winner
E-Tabs Limited, UK for E-Tabs Enterprise

A well designed and well engineered solution to a common problem in market research, with the potential to save many hours of labour and increase both the accuracy and usefulness of reported research findings. E-Tabs Enterprise automates the specification of complex repetitive reporting and places this within the control of research specialists, rather than programmers.

Benjamin Rietti (L) and Jonathan Rabson (R) of E-Tabs, receiving the 2004 ASC/MRS Technology Effectiveness award for their software product E-Tabs Enterprise from ASC chair of the judging panel, Tim Macer.

The winners will make a presentation about E-Tabs Enterprise on 9th June 2005 at an event hosted by the ASC at the Royal Statistical Society.

Finalist
Jambo Software, Netherlands for Jambo

An important development in mixed mode survey data collection due to several novel features that favour the rapid deployment of surveys. This is achieved by making the maximum use of previously collected data and using a platform independent, Web-enabled architecture while requiring a negligible level of technical input.

Award finalists from Jambo Software in the Netherlands receive their certificate at the 2004 Research Excellence and Effectiveness Awards held at London’s Café Royal. Pictured (L to R), Silvio Bierman (Jambo), Tim Macer, Emma Howard (BBC and master of ceremonies at the Awards Dinner), Hans van Hooft (Jambo) and Marcel Arts (Jambo).

Finalist
Philology Pty Ltd, Australia for QEDML

A concrete demonstration of an attempt to provide the industry with a much-needed open standard for exchanging survey instruments. From a common questionnaire, platform-specific versions can be generated to allow data to be collected across a range of otherwise incompatible survey packages.

Jason Sobell from Philology in Australia receives a certificate from ASC chair of judges, Tim Macer and the BBC broadcaster, Emma Howard, at the 2004 Research Excellence and Effectiveness Awards. Philology was an award finalist for its QEDML software.