Awards

2010 EC&M Product of the Year Awards

Presented by EC&M Magazine, the Product of the Year awards honor excellence in new product development for the electrical industry.

After three months of voting, Simutech’s software was voted as the first runner up and Gold Award winner by EC&M readers. The award winners were published in the July 2010 issue of EC&M Magazine.

For more information on this award read the official press release or visit the EC&M website at www.ecmweb.com.

2010 EC&M Product of the Year Awards

Presented by EC&M Magazine, the Product of the Year awards recognize inventive products that ensure electrical professionals are able to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.

A panel of industry experts judges products from over 30 categories, and selects the Category Winners who are published in a supplement with the March 2010 issue of EC&M and the April 2010 issue of Electrical Wholesaling.

Online voting to determine the Platinum, Gold, and Silver award winners takes place until June 18, 2010. Registered readers of EC&M can vote here: www.ecmweb.com.

For more information on this award read the official press release or visit the EC&M website at www.ecmweb.com.

2009 Plant Engineering Product of the Year Awards

Presented by Plant Engineering magazine, the Product of the Year awards honor the top new solutions available to help plant managers run their facilities safer, more efficiently and more effectively.

A panel of industry experts juries all product nominations, selecting the finalists who are published in the November 2009 issue of Plant Engineering magazine and online at www.plantengineering.com.

Plant Engineering provides strategic manufacturing knowledge to help plant managers operate their business efficiently, effectively and safely. Plant Engineering magazine is delivered to qualified subscribers on a monthly basis free of charge. Plant Engineering has been providing strategic manufacturing knowledge to plant managers since 1947

For more information on this award visit the Plant Engineering website at www.plantengineering.com.

2009 Canadian Awards for Training Excellence

Presented by The Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD), the Canadian Awards for Training Excellence (CATE) honour exceptional and innovative Canadian-developed learning products and programs.

The GOLD Award for External eLearning Program recognizes that the Troubleshooting Industrial Controls software meets best practice learning principles and demonstrates excellence in originality, instructional design, evaluation strategy, communication style, packaging and overall value.

CSTD is Canada's national organization dedicated to the profession of training, workplace learning, and human resources development. With over 1600 members, CSTD represents learning and performance professionals in both the public and private sectors. CSTD provides its members with ongoing opportunities to share best practices, improve on-the-job performance, and foster personal and professional growth.

For more information on these awards visit the CSTD website at www.cstd.ca or view the press release.

2003 Otter Awards

The Best External E-Learning Program award went to Simutech Multimedia's "Electrical Troubleshooting Skills Series". This series of programs are designed so that the learner will develop a skilled, systematic approach to troubleshooting electrical circuits. This is accomplished through the use of highly interactive and realistic simulations for the learner to practice their skills.

The CSTD Otter Awards recognize exemplary programs and products. The winning training programs and products are selected based on their originality, training design, packaging, communication style, integrated evaluation strategy, and overall value to end users.

CSTD is Canada's national organization dedicated to the profession of training, workplace learning, and human resources development. With over 1600 members, CSTD represent learning and performance professionals both the public and private sectors. CSTD provides its members with ongoing opportunities to share best practices, improve on-the-job performance, and foster personal and professional growth. For more information on these awards visit the CSTD website at www.cstd.ca or view the press release.

2003 Otter Awards

The submission by Hydro One for the program "Electrical Safety Awareness", which was developed in conjunction with Simutech Multimedia, won the award for the Best Internal E-Learning Program. This is a multimedia rich program that teaches the hazards of electricity.

The CSTD Otter Awards recognize exemplary programs and products. The winning training programs and products are selected based on their originality, training design, packaging, communication style, integrated evaluation strategy, and overall value to end users.

CSTD is Canada's national organization dedicated to the profession of training, workplace learning, and human resources development. With over 1600 members, CSTD represent learning and performance professionals both the public and private sectors. CSTD provides its members with ongoing opportunities to share best practices, improve on-the-job performance, and foster personal and professional growth. For more information on these awards visit the CSTD website at www.cstd.ca or view the press release.

1999 Click2Learn Interactive Awards

In 1999 Click2Learn held an international contest for the best applications developed using Click2Learn authoring products.

The Criteria

• User interface usability (design, graphic layout, aesthetics)
• Effectiveness (is the application suitable for the task?)
• Technical challenge (special interactivity)
• Media quality (animation, sounds, graphics and videos)

1998 Asymetrix Interactive Awards

In 1998 Asymetrix held an international contest for the best applications developed using Asymetrix authoring products.

The Criteria

• User interface usability (design, graphic layout, aesthetics)
• Effectiveness (is the application suitable for the task?)
• Technical challenge (special interactivity)
• Media quality (animation, sounds, graphics and videos)