Finalists to Be Recognized at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Orlando, Barcelona and Gold Coast, Australia

Gartner, Inc. is accepting nominations for the inaugural 2015 Gartner Financial Services Cool Business Awards. Nominations will be accepted through July 31 via an online entry form. Entry is open to any end-user institution that has implemented an innovative digital initiative, product or service within the financial services industry in the relevant award categories during the past year.

Gartner's new Cool Business Awards recognize innovative use of technology to highlight "best-in-class" industry initiatives and to offer insight as to developments in digital innovation. In recognition of this important work across the industry, the inaugural awards will be presented to company honorees in five categories. Presentations by the finalists will take place at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Orlando, Gold Coast, Australia and Barcelona.

Award will be given in the following five categories:

  • Most Innovative New Digital Product
  • Most Innovative Digital Customer Service Enhancement
  • Most Innovative Technology Legacy Transformation Initiative
  • Most Innovative Application of Digital Technology to Grow the Business
  • Most Promising Digital Business Transformation Initiative

Award submissions are assessed using a robust and dynamic framework to ensure that the assessment process is pertinent and objective. The Gartner Awards Framework (GAF) is utilized as a structured model of assessment that enables the participating organizations to be benchmarked against world-class performance standards. The GAF consists of specialized assessment modules pertaining to the evaluation criteria for each of the award categories. The criteria and subcriteria provide a robust set of requirements that are used as the methodology for benchmarking and learning among the participating organizations.

The identification of a Gartner Cool Business Award winner or finalist is not an endorsement by Gartner of any vendor, product or service.

For more information about the Gartner Industry Advisory Services Cool Business Awards and to complete an entry form, go to http://surveys.gartner.com/s/CoolCustomers. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2015.

About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the world's most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives uniting a global community of CIOs with the tools, insights and strategies to help them lead the next generation of IT and achieve business outcomes. The event will be held in eight locations around the world. For details on the event in your region, go to www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/.

Contacts
  • Christy Pettey
  • Gartner
  • christy.pettey@gartner.com
About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. The company delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the valuable partner to clients in approximately 10,000 distinct enterprises worldwide. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, and has 6,800 associates, including more than 1,500 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 90 countries.www.gartner.com.

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