The Supplies department are delighted to have been named as a Laureate in the 2006 Computerworld Honors program. This is a highly prestigous award for the Trust.

Established in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program brings together the Chairmen and CEOs of the world's foremost information technology companies to recognize whose use of information technology has been especially noteworthy for originality of its conception, breadth of its vision, and significance of benefit to society.

Graham Medwell receives the award from Bob Carrigan, chairman of the Computerworld
Honors Program Chairmen's Committee and president, IDG Communications.

100 Chairmen/CEOs from top information technology companies make up the Computerworld Honors Chairmen's Committee. These include Bill Gates from Microsoft, Larry Ellison from Oracle and Steven Jobs from Apple. A full list can be seen by clicking here >....

Each Chairmen's Committee member or company submits nominations for the people or organizations they feel demonstrated extraordinary use of information technology that benefited society this past year.

From the field of nominations, roughly 250-300 Laureates are chosen and are honored at the medal ceremony in June.

From the field of Laureates, 50 Finalists are selected - five for each of the 10 categories of the awards.

Finalists and members of the Chairmen's Committee, along with other industry luminaries, come together for the Laureate Medal Ceremony and Gala Awards Evening June 5, 2006, where the 10 overall award recipients are announced.

The process culminates in two awards ceremonies in Washington, D.C., the Laureate Medal Ceremony and Gala Awards Program. The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and protected in national archives, and in over 100 universities, museums and research institutions throughout the world.

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