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tffWS111 ■ 1 The Computerworld SmithsonianAwards arepresented on an annual basis to recognize andpromote the outstanding achievements ofindividuals who use information technologyfor the benefit of mankind.

In order to unlock the truly evolutionary power of , it must be linked closely to human values which drivepositive change: Cooperation. Leadership. Dedication. Responsibility. Vision.

In making heroes of those who guide the use of information technology with these values in mind, standards will be setfor succeeding generations as we enter the 21st century. Remarkable achievements will be attained if information technology is applied to seemingly insurmountable problems. It is the goal of thisprogram to encourage individuals in their struggle to solve such problems, and to recognize thempubliclywhen they succeed. The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards were established in 1989 to demystify information technology for the general public.

Award winners become part of the ongoing Information Age exhibit at the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of American History. As part of the Smithsonian's collection, the winners' names and applications will become a permanent part of the history of information technology in the of America. The Awards are presented in June of each year.

Major partners of the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards include a select group of sponsoring com- panies, the Chairmen's Committee, Computerworld and the SmithsonianInstitution's National Museum of American History. The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards will be presented in thefollowing ten categories: Business, Education, Environment, Finance, Government, Manufacturing, Media, Medicine, Science and Transportation. Nominationsfor the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards clearly demonstrate the positive impact of information technology.

Winners ofthe Computerworld Smithsonian Awards have demonstrated that information technology can:

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Empower poor and disadvantaged students to achieve newlevels of learning.

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Enable us to track and understand world weather patterns.

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Give the blind access to powerful tools of communication.

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Help physically-challenged people to interact with the world.

%, Richard Stewart Charles E. Exley, Jr. Corporation NCRCorporation ofAmerica Steven R Jobs Robert M. Price NeXT, Inc. Control Data Richard L. Nolan Corporation Nolan, Norton & Co. John A. Rollwagen Research, Raymond J. Noorda Inc. , Inc. R John Imlay, Jr. William C. Ferguson D & B NYNEX Corporation Edson D. deCastro Data General Jack M. Berdy On-lineSoftware Corporation International, Inc. Michael M. Michigami Lawrence J. Ellison The Computerworld Datapoint Corporation Oracle Corporation SmithsonianAwards Jack C. Davis Dataproducts Robert H. Cawly Tel: 617-349-3704 Corporation Price Waterhouse Fax: 617-349-3599 JamesH. Goodnight William Atkins SAS Institute Inc. The Chairmen's Deloitte & louche Committeeserves as R. James Macaleer the select nominating Robert W Mahoney Diebold, SharedMedical for theAwards, Incorporated Systems Corporation froup'he 1991 members Kenneth H. Olsen include: Digital Equipment Hans Decker Corporation Siemens Corporation Patrick J. McGovern Michael J.King LesAlberthal o « International Data Software1 AG ofNorth Group EDS AmiAmerica,"p Inc. Eugene R. Kunde 01 Fritz Landmann America, Salvatore Simeone Computerworld Epson Inc. Softwareq r. Engineering G. Steven Burrill ofAmerica,A Inc. RogerKennedy Ernst & of National Museum of Young Ryaln i R. Poppa American History Desmond Cunningham Storage Technology Smithsonian Institution Gandalf Corporation Inc. John C. Lewis Technologies William E. Foster Amdahl Corporation John A.Young Stratus Computer, Inc. Hewlett-Packard George T. Shaheen Scott G. McNealy Andersen Consulting Company , Inc. B. Moore John Sculley Gary Mark B. Hoffman Apple Computer, Inc. Hitachi Data Systems Sybase, Inc. John E Akers Edward M. Esber, Jr. IBM Corporation Robert E. Cook Ashton-Tate Systems Inc. Corporation Gerald D. Cohen Builders, Inc. Eric A. Benhamou Robert E. Allen Information 3Com Corporation AT&T Roger J. Sippl Inc. James G. Treybig David C. Mahoney Informix Software, Tandem Banyan Systems Inc. Gary J. Morgenthaler Incorporated Philippe Kahn Ingres Corporation Larry Michels Borland Francis A.Tarkenton The Santa Cruz International, Inc. KnowledgeWare, Inc. Operation Roland D. Pampel Jim Manzi William R. Johnson Bull HN Information LotusDevelopment Toshiba America Systems Inc. Corporation Information Systems, Inc. GordonA. Campbell William G. McGowan Casey Cowell Chips and MCI Communications U.S. Robotics Technologies, Inc. E Mark Kuhlmann W Michael Blumenthal Thomas M. Nies McDonnellDouglas Unisys Corporation Cincom Systems, Inc. Integration Systems Richard W Miller Kenneth N. Pontikes Company WangLaboratories,Inc. Comdisco, Inc. T. H. Bruggere Mentor Graphics Bernard K. Tse Benjamin M. Rosen Corporation Wyse Technology Inc. Compaq Computer David T. Kearns Corporation Bill Gates Corporation XeroxCorporation Charles B. Wang P Frank Computer Associates George M. C. Fisher John International, Zenith Data Systems Inc. Inc. Corporation

Center, The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards

The Computerworld Smithsonian Award Program was founded in 1989 to honor men and women who have achieved outstanding progress for society through the visionary use of information technology. By recognizing these individuals we seek to demystify public perceptions of computer technology and to clearly identify the benefits this technology brings to the lives of the general public.

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History joined with Computerworld, the leading newsweekly in the information industry, and our Chairmen's Committee to seek out these individuals. The Chairmen's Committee is comprised of 72 ofthe leading chairmen in the information technology industry. These chairmen and their companies serve as the select nominating group for the Awards.

The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards is a nonprofit program. The Smithsonian Institution will be the recipient of an annual endowment generated from the Awards. All winners will be displayed in the Information Age Exhibit at the museum. In addition, all nominations will become part of an on-going national historical database of applications of information technology which will track, over time, the ways in which technology contributes to positive change in our world.

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ESTABLISHES NATIONAL DATA BASE FROM COMPUTERWORLD SMITHSONIAN AWARD NOMINATIONS

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has announced the creation of a national historical data base drawn from the nominations for the annual Computerworld Smithsonian Awards David Allison, curator in the museum's Division of Computers, Information and Society, said the data are historically valuable because the awards process is a careful annual review of information technology and its changing impact on society

In the past two years of the awards program, more than 400 nominations describing new applications of information technology have been submitted for consideration. Award winners are chosen by an independent panel of experts in the computer field. Last years winners included Berkeley Systems, for its "outSPOKEN speech synthesizer for the visually impaired and learning disabled"; and Purdue University for its use of calculations to analyze surface features and interaction of viruses at atomic resolutions The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards, a non-profit program, is the only national program honoring the innovative uses of information technology. The awards program is designed to recognize outstanding technological innovation, demystify public perceptions about technology and identify the benefits that technology brings to the public. SI-416-90 more-

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The awards program is a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, Computerworld and a committee of 65 leading chairmen and companies from the information industry. The data base will become part of the Division of Computers, Information and Society research collection, which includes historical artifacts, oral histories of many computer pioneers, photographs, films and video materials.

## # # The Chairmen's Gary J. Morgenthaler The Committee Ingres Corporation Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Patrick J. McGovern Francis A.Tarkenton International Data KnowledgeWare, Inc. Group Jim Manzi Fritz Landmann Lotus Development Computerworld Corporation RogerKennedy William G. McGowan April 24, 1991 National Museum of MCI Communications American History F. Mark Kuhlmann Smithsonian Institution McDonnell Doug/as John C. Lewis Systems Integration Dr. Edward Feigenbaum Amdahl Corporation Company Faculty Member George T Shaheen T H. Bruggere Consulting Mentor Graphics Andersen Corporation John Sculley Knowledge Systems Laboratory Apple Computer, Inc. Bill Gates Microsoft Corporation 701 Welch Road Edward M. Esber, Jr. Corporation George M. C. Fisher Ashton-Tate Motorola Inc. PaltoAlto,CA 94304 Robert E. Allen AT&T CharlesE. Exley, Jr. NCR Corporation David C. Mahoney Dear Dr. Feigenbaum: Banyan Systems Steven P. Jobs Inc. Inc. Philippe Kahn Borland Richard L. Nolan to congratulate on your joint nomination Norton & Co. We would like you Inc. with Dr. Lederberg for a MCI Communications Information Roland D. Pampel Raymond J. Noorda Bull HNInformation Inc. Technology Leadership Award for Innovation. Systems Inc. William C. Ferguson Gordon A. Campbell NYNEX Corporation Chips and Technologies, Jack M. Berdy The MCI Award recognizes a single individual who uses Inc. On-Line Software to implement, manufacture or Thomas M. Nies Inc. information technology design, Cincom Systems, Inc. Lawrence J. Ellison manage genuine innovation. Corporation Kenneth N. Pontikes Oracle Comdisco, Inc. Robert H. Cawly Benjamin M. Rosen Price Waterhouse This award complements the core Computerworld Smithsonian Compaq Computer Cor- James H. Goodnight poration SASInstitute Inc. Awards which honor those who have used information Charles B. Wang R. James Macaleer technology to solve our most pressing contemporary ComputerAssociates SharedMedical International, Inc. Systems Corporation problems. In publicly honoring these applications, the Richard Stewart Hans Decker Awards seek to create role models which inspire others to Computer Corporation Siemens Corporation ofAmerica Michael J. King use information technology in positive ways. Robert M. Price SoftwareAG ofNorth ControlData Inc. Corporation SalvatoreSimeone Next steps JohnA. Rollwagen SoftwareEngineering to telephone Cray Research, Inc. of Inc. We have asked a member of the Awards staff John P. Imlay, Jr. Ryal R. Poppa you within a few days. The recipient of this Award will be D&B Software Storage Technology Corporation announced in late May, and will receive the Award at our Edson D. de Castro Data General William E. Foster annual Event on 10th, 1991 in Washington, DC. Corporation Stratus Computer, Inc. June Michael M. Michigami Scott G. McNealy Datapoint Corporation Sun Microsystems, Inc. Yours sincerely, Jack C. Davis Mark B. Hoffman Dataproducts Sybase, Inc. Corporation Robert E. Cook William Atkins Systems Center, Inc. Deloitte & Touche Eric A. Benhamou Robert W. Mahoney 3Com Corporation ritz landmann Diebold, Incorporated James G.Treybig President & Publisher Chairman Kenneth H. Olsen Tandem Computers Digital Equipment Incorporated Computerworld International Data Group Corporation Larry Michels Les Alberthal The Santa Cruz EDS Operation Eugene R. Kunde William R. Johnson Epson America, Inc. Toshiba America , M Information Systems, Inc. G. Steven Burrill Ernst& Young Casey Cowell i Roger Kennedy Desmond Cunningham US. Robotics Gandalf W. Michael Blumenthal Director Technologies Inc. Unisys Corporation National of History John A.Young Richard W. Miller Museum American Hewlett-Packard Wang Laboratories, Inc. Company Bernard K. Tse Gary B. Moore Wyse Technology Inc. Systems Hitachi Data DavidT Kearns John F. Akers XeroxCorporation *?^xo Corporation IBM John P. Frank flA Mount Auburn Street Gerald D. Cohen Zenith Data Systems Information Inc. Corporation Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Roger J. Sippl Tel: 617-349-3704 <£ Informix Software, Inc. Fax: 617-349-3599

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Builders, The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards The Benefactor Program The Information Technology Leadership Awards

These Awards recognize individuals who have used information technology in outstanding ways to create an environment that enables significant, positive change to occur. The individuals recognized by these Awards will serve as profiles of achievement that will encourage further positive innovation.

Each Award not only complements the goals of the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards — to demystify technology and demonstrate its positive impact for the general public ~ but it also underscores the commitment of each Benefactor company to positive, appropriate uses of information technology in the service of large, global problems.

Once nominations are finalized, each nominee will be asked to fill out a questionnaire describing his or her achievements. This information will be submitted to the judges with a score sheet delineating the stated criteria.

Four judges will determine the recipients of the Information Technology Leadership Awards. If needed, an independent, non-votingindustry expert will be called upon as an advisor.

Winners will be notified and announced prior to the Awards ceremony. The Award will be presented to the winners at the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Event in Washington, DC.

11A Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel: 617-349-3704 Fax: 617-349-3599 REPRINTED FROM THE NEWSWEEKLY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT COMPUTERWORLD Computerworld Smithsonian Awards celebrate the search for new heroes Second annual awards gala honors winners in nine categoriesfor the innovative use oftechnology in making our world a better place to live

There were 220 award nominees. The preservation. BY CLINTON WILDER awards "celebrate the capacity of our Finance, insurance and real estate species to strive to do things better," said " Swiss Options and Financial .gainst the dramatic setting of Roger Kennedy, director of The Futures— Exchange. Soffex links 50 Swiss the National Building Smithsonian Institution's National financial firms into a single national ex- Museum's spacious Greek MuseumofAmerican History. change located in Basel, removing the Revival atriums and massive And the winners were: need for a trading floor. The three largest A Corinthian columns, technolo- " Business and related services — Swiss banks and stock exchanges jointly gy innovators from three continents were Berkeley Systems. The tiny Berkeley, developedthe system, increasing the ca- honored with the second annual Calif., firm developed Outspoken, a "talk- pabilities of Switzerland's largestindustry, Computerworld Smithsonian Awards in back" program that responds audibly to financial services. Washington,D.C, last week. mouse or keyboard commands. It guides Government and nonprofit — The Honorees ranged from billionaire H. blind or visually impaired users through Government" of Thailand, Ministry of Ross Perot to a 10-employee company icon-based interfaces. Interior. The Thai Ministry in Bangkok whose software enables the blind to bene- " Education — The Jason Foundation automated its demographic data collec- fit from graphical interfaces on computers, for Education. The foundation pioneered tion, developingfive different subsystems Innovators from Thailand and Switzerland the Jason Project, a system that allows became the first winners from outside the U.S. students to view and interact with un- U.S. dersea exploration projects in real time. In International Data Group, Inc. two years, Jason's broadcast technologies Chairman Patrick J. /s&^ _-n have allowed approximately McGovern touched on this rm^^^m^\ 225,000 schoolchildren to ex- global theme in his closing ra^^^^^^^^x. periencesunken shipwreck ex- remarks, noting thepowerof rations in the information and information >V^ "5"-^ \v 'Vii Mediterranean Sea and Lake technology in reshaping the ; ' r^' Ontario. political landscape ofEastern '^^^k^Tv/S^^^S, Environment, energy and Europe in the past year. agriculture" Perot, founder of SSISm Environmental Systems Electronic Data Systems |J iiKIMJ Research Institute Corp. and Perot Systems "rl^rilS^^* Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI Corp., received thefirst Price -iILSfSB® developedARC/INFO, soft Waterhouse Lifetime Jo3yHL ware that helps environmental Achievement Award. The planners analyze databases of Ifflflrffi The Jason Project's Cathy Offinger accepts Siemens Award for the 11 1 'II | geographic information. | a Computerworld Smithsonian Awardfrom Advancement of Science went fl 111 Among its users are Third Roger Kennedy of The SmithsonianInstitution. to RobertTinker, chief scien- 111 N World governments Jason, which introduced 225,000 children to tific officer at the Technical attempting to balance econom- live undersea exploration, was one of nine Education Research Centers. J J §|| ie developmentwith ecological award winners honored last week.

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;^ / H. Ross Perot's accomplishments both in and out ofthe computer industry earned him the Price WaterhouseLifetime AchievementAward.

Larry Boyd's Berkeley Systems has built a link between theApple Macintosh and blind users.

to track Thailand's 50 million people. The system, storing more than 100G bytes, enables more accurate planning in education, health care and economic development. Manufacturing — Lubrizol Corp. The Wickliffe, Ohio- based" chemicals firm implemented the Material SafetyData Sheet, a database of all chemicals used in the workplace, their dangers and required handling methods. The data is employees, The giant Corinthian columns of The National Building Museum used by federal and state regulators and cus- provided the backdrop to the second annual Computerworld Smithsonian tomers. Awardsgala in Washington, last week. Media, arts and entertainment Personics Corp. Personics," based in Redwood City, Calif.,— developed a popu- lar system that lets music buyers create customized audio- tapesinrecord stores. Medicine — Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue" University. Purdue professor Michael Rossman used supercomputer technology to create detailed models of human viruses. First applied to the rhinovirus — a com- moncold virus —the techniquehas thepotentialfor greater understanding of more complex strains, including the HIV virus that causes acquiredimmune deficiency syndrome. Transportation — Federal Express Corp. Federal's fa- bled" Cosmos II Tracking System enables the Memphisfirm to track more than 1.4 million packages daily. Its heart is a pocket-size, full-function computerthat links to huge central databases.

Federal Express' CosmosII system took transportation honors. (Left to right) GeneFarrar, Harry Dalton,Jim Turpin and DavidDietzel accept awardfrom CW's Fritz Landmann and Smithsonian'sRogerKennedy.

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D.C, The Chairmen's Jack C. Davis Lawrence J. Ellison A Committeeserves as Dataproducts Oracle Corporation the select Corporation nominating Dr. H. group for the Awards. James Goodnight The 1990 members Robert W. Mahoney SASInstituteInc. 11 include: Diebold, Incorporated R. James Macaleer Shared The Computerworld Patrick J. McGovern Kenneth H. Olsen Medical Smithsonian Awards InternationalData DigitalEquipment Systems Corporation Group Corporation Michael J.King 11A Mount Auburn Street Les Alberthal SoftwareAG ofNorth Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Fritz Landmann ElectronicData America, Inc. Tel: 617-349-3704 Computerworld Systems Corporation Salvatore Fax: 617-349-3599 Roger Kennedy Simeone National Museum of Eugene R. Kunde SoftwareEngineering American History Epson America, Inc. ofAmerica, Inc. Additional members Smithsonian Desmond Cunningham Ryal R. Poppa for 1991: Institution GandalfTechnologies Storage Technology Inc. Corporation John C. Lewis Lawrence J. Schoenberg Amdahl Corporation AGS Computers, Inc. John A. Young William E. Foster David C. Mahoney Robert E. Allen Hewlett-Packard Stratus Computer, Company Banyan Systems Inc. AT&T Inc. Benjamin M. Rosen T. Shaheen GaryB. Moore Scott G. McNealy George Hitachi Data Systems Sun Compaq Computer Andersen Consulting Microsystems, Corporation Inc. Sculley JohnF. Akers John IBM Robert E. Cook John A. Rollwagen Apple Computer, Inc. Corporation Cray Research, Inc. Gerald Systems Center, Inc. Edward M. Esber, Jr. D. Cohen William Atkins Ashton-Tate InformationBuilders, James G. Treybig Deloitte & louche Corporation Inc. Tandem Computers Incorporated G. Steven Burrill Philippe Kahn Roger J. Sippl Ernst & Young Borland Informix Software, JohnV. Roach Inc. Tandy Corporation Francis A. Tarkenton International, Inc. Knowledge Ware, Inc. Mr. Roland D. Gary J. Morgenthaler Mr. Larry Michels Pampel Ingres Corporation Bull HN The Santa Cruz William G. McGowan Information Operations MCI Communications SystemsInc. Jim Manzi Lotus William R. Gordon A. Campbell Development Johnson T.H. Bruggere Corporation Toshiba America Mentor Graphics Chips and Technologies, Inc. John P. Imlay,Jr. Information Systems, Corporation Inc., Computer Thomas M. Nies Management Science Systems Richard L. Nolan America, Inc. Division Nolan, Norton & Co. Cincom Systems, Inc. F. MarkKuhlrnann W. Michael Blumenthal William C. Kenneth N. Pontikes Unisys Corporation Ferguson Comdisco, McDonnellDouglas NYNEX Corporation Inc. Systems Integration BernardK. Tse Robert H. Cawly Charles B. Wang Company Wyse Technology Inc. Price Waterhouse ComputerAssociates International, Inc. Bill Gates JohnP. Frank Hans Decker Microsoft Corporation ZenithData Systems Richard Stewart Corporation Siemens Corporation George Fisher Computer Motorola Inc. Mark B. Hoffman Corporation ofAmerica Sybase, Inc. Charles E. Exley, Jr. Robert M. Price NCR Corporation Eric A. Benhamou Control Data 3Com Corporation Corporation Steven P. Jobs NeXTJnc Casey Cowell Edson D. de Castro U.S. Robotics Data General Raymond J. Noorda Richard W Miller Corporation Novell, Inc. Wang Laboratories, Inc. Michael M. Michigami JackM.Berdy David T. Kearns Datapoint On-Line Software Xerox Corporation Corporation International, Inc.