IDG InfoWorld Honors Harris Interactive for Most
Innovative Corporate IT Solution of 2005
Annual InfoWorld 100 Awards Honor Most Creative and
Cutting-Edge Implementations of Enterprise Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – November 14, 2005 – Harris Interactive®
(NASDAQ:HPOL) was named a winner today in the Service category of the IDG
InfoWorld 100 awards for 2005. These annual awards honor IT projects that
demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further
business goals. Harris Interactive won the honor for its web/telecom integration
project, or ICW as it is known at Harris Interactive. ICW integrates telephone
agent-based data collection and web-based data collection into a seamless unit.
This integration provides centralized control over voice interviewers, telephone
and online sample, and combines market research data into a single, real-time
reportable data store.
"We are deeply honored to join the likes of American Express, Avaya,
Bowne, eBay, Electronic Data Systems, Federal Express, Kodak, Microsoft, MCI,
Motorola, Proctor & Gamble, SBC, Sprint, ViewSonic and all of the other
winners," said Leonard Bayer, executive vice president and chief scientist
of Harris Interactive. "It’s great outside validation of one of Harris
Interactive’s most sustainable competitive advantages: our superb survey
systems technology," ended Bayer.
Nominations for the award were submitted by InfoWorld readers,
technology partners, and end-user companies in late-summer. To be considered,
projects must stretch beyond the typical, off-the-shelf solution, using multiple
technologies in innovative ways to serve well-defined business goals. "The InfoWorld
100 provides a forum for IT managers to get the recognition they deserve for
smart projects from an audience of their peers," said Eric Knorr, IDG
InfoWorld executive editor at large.
A full list of the 2005 InfoWorld 100 winners is available online at: http://infoworld.com/3573.
About Harris Interactive®
Harris Interactive Inc. (www.harrisinteractive.com),
based in Rochester, New York, is the 13th largest and the
fastest-growing market research firm in the world, most widely known for The
Harris Poll® and for its pioneering leadership in the online
market research industry. Long recognized by its clients for delivering insights
that enable confident business decisions, the Company blends the science of
innovative research with the art of strategic consulting to deliver knowledge
that leads to measurable and enduring value.
Harris Interactive serves clients worldwide through its United States, Europe
(www.harrisinteractive.com/europe)
and Asia offices, its wholly-owned subsidiary Novatris in Paris, France (www.novatris.com),
and through an independent global network of affiliate market research
companies. EOE M/F/D/V
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Contact:
Dan Hucko
SVP, Corporate Communications – Investor Relations
Harris Interactive Inc.
585-214-7470
800-866-7655 x7470
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