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 Company: Formotus, Inc., Bellevue, WA
Company Description: Formotus, Inc. is the first company to provide fast, easy mobile access to business data. The Company’s software + services model allows organizations to quickly generate and deploy business applications over-the-air to Microsoft Windows Mobile® devices.
Nomination Category: Company/Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Technology Innovator of the Year
Nomination Title: "Adriana Neagu: Enterprise Software Pioneer"
Describe for the judges the activities and accomplishments of the nominated company
during the eligibility period (up to 500 words):
Adriana Neagu has committed herself to designing the software solutions
businesses need to efficiently, quickly and cost-effectively collect business
data. Her dedication has resulted in a number of accomplishments and industry
firsts. Neagu was one of the creators of InfoPath®, a powerful Microsoft
business application solution and is the inventor of FormoPublish, the
industry’s first click-and-deploy mobile business application solution.
With Microsoft for more than 10 years, Neagu observed a trend among her
enterprise customers in adopting mobile devices. This trend was accompanied by
an increase in demand for off-the-shelf mobile applications. Aware that these
devices have the potential to provide a mobile gateway (like a laptop) to
critical data and data entry mechanisms, Neagu reviewed available mobile
business data solutions for the enterprise. She quickly came to the conclusion
that a lack of real-world mobile data applications and slow, inefficient and
expensive delivery systems were indeed preventing enterprises from maximizing
the full potential of ubiquitous Microsoft Windows Mobile® devices. Neagu
believed that with the right combination of software + services, these devices
could vastly improve the way enterprise business is conducted in the field.
Guided by enterprise demand and armed with the technical expertise required to
bridge the mobile software development gap, Neagu co-founded her new startup,
Formotus. In just eighteen short months, Neagu and her team developed the first
version of FormoPublish™. By bringing to market the industry’s first
click-and-deploy mobile business data solution, she has demonstrated a thorough
ability to quickly design and execute on enterprise IT demands without
sacrificing user conveniences. Neagu’s product accomplishments related to
FormoPublish include designing a code-free mobile business data solution
specifically for non-technical users and an offline data access feature, both
heavily sought by the enterprise community.
In order to fulfill her product vision, Neagu set an aggressive timeline, strict
product standards and maintained a hands-on approach to managing her elite team
of developers (half of which are women). She streamlined communication among her
development team across three time zones by adopting various Web-based tools for
critical development processes, such as bug-tracking, project management, code
development and testing. At the end of the product development cycle, she
required her team to subscribe to FormoPublish. This trial allowed the
developers to make additional improvements and more importantly, gain an
intimate understanding of the issues associated with working via smart wireless
devices, which by no coincidence is
Formotus’ target audience.
Still early in her career, Neagu has built a reputation for conceptualizing and
architecting business solutions that dramatically improve business processes. In her latest
creation, she has advanced the data collection industry by allowing businesses
to deploy – in a matter of hours – custom mobile applications that previously
took months to develop. Neagu’s ground-breaking software + services solution
makes it easier than ever for enterprises to rapidly deploy the mobile data
applications their workers need to be effective, productive and competitive in
the field.
List the URLs (web addresses) of any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that you would like the judges to see that support your entry. IMPORTANT: List each URL on a separate line, begin each URL with http://, and enclose each URL in square brackets. For example, [http://www.yourcompany.com/pressrelease.html]:
Formotus Release Highlights:
Network World Names Formotus "Wireless Company to Watch":
http://thestevies.com/SAWIB07Attachments/Formotus_NWW_watch_FINAL.pdf
Formotus Launches Channel Partner Program for FormoPublish SaaS:
http://thestevies.com/SAWIB07Attachments/Formotus_Channel_Partner_Release_FINAL.pdf
Formotus to Speak at Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences Developers
Conference:
http://thestevies.com/SAWIB07Attachments/Formotus_MSFT_healthcare_alert_FINAL.pdf}
Formotus Launches Industry's First Click-and-Deploy Mobile Business Data
Solution:
[http://thestevies.com/SAWIB07Attachments/Formotus_Launch_release_FINAL.pdf
Formotus Coverage Highlights:
FierceDeveloper
Formotus Debuts Channel Partner Program
http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/formotus-debuts-channel-partner-program/2007-07-17
Network World
Windows Phone Users Get New Data Access Option: Start-up Formotus Powers Mobile
Data Collection and Access
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/040607-formotus-mobile-data-access.html
Redmond Developer News
eforms for the Road: Formotus Inc. Creates SaaS Solution for Fast Application
Deployment to Mobile Devices
http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=211
Network Computing
Formotus Lets Anyone Deploy Smartphone Apps
http://www.networkcomputing.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=198700545
Datamonitor
Formotus: Making Mobile Data Apps Easier
http://www.datamonitor.com/~5c06aed968e64e86a95dfe0dab5a3e80~/industries/news/article/?
pid=5DD76427-4406-4964-825C-2B0C03C6D607&type=CommentWire
Provide a brief biography of the nominated person(s) or the leader(s) of the nominated organization or (up to 100 words):
Adriana Neagu is the inventor of Formotus’ FormoPublish™ and co-creator of
Microsoft Office InfoPath®, a solution for creating and deploying electronic
forms for PCs. She has extensive knowledge in technologies related to web
services, electronic forms and service-oriented architecture. Working with
Microsoft for 10 years, Neagu gained significant experience creating XML
technologies to meet enterprise customer needs. She holds a Diplomat Engineer
degree in Control and Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute in
Bucharest, Romania, where she graduated with honors. Peers regard Neagu as an
industry visionary for her work leading development teams and driving new
concepts into the marketplace.
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