View Application Intel Premier IT Knowledge Award

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Section I: About Your Organization

Please answer all questions in this section. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for entry.

Q: For which Award category would you like your submission to be considered? Data Center Management
Client Fleet Management

Q: Please provide the following information about the organization being nominated:

Name of nominated organization:

Nominated organization's address 1:

Nominated organization's address 2:

Nominated organization's city:

Nominated organization's state:

Nominated organization's zipcode:

Nominated organization's country:

First name of a contact person:

Last name of a contact person:

Title of contact person:

Telephone of contact person:

Email of contact person:

Website of nominated organization:

Q: Please provide the following information about the person nominating this organization:

First name:

Last name:

Title:

Organization:

Phone:

Email:

Q: Please indicate whether the nominated organization is a public company, private company, nonprofit, government organization, or educational institution.

Q: What industry does the nominated organization serve?

Other (please specify)

Q: What are the estimated 2008 revenues for the nominated organization? $40 billion or more
$30 to $39.9 billion
$15 to $29.9 billion
$10 to $14.9 billion
$5 to $9.9 billion
$1 to $4.9 billion
$500 million to $999.9 million
$100 million to $499.9 million
$50 million to $99.9 million
Less than $50 million
Not sure/not at liberty to release

Q: What is the approximate number of employees at the nominated organization? 100,000 or more
50,000 to 99,999
30,000 to 49,999
20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
5,000 to 9,999
1,000 to 4,999
500 to 999
100 to 499
Less than 100
Not sure

Q: What is the approximate number of employees in the nominated organization's IT department? 5,000 or more
1,000 - 4,999
500 - 999
250 - 499
100 - 249
50 - 99
25 - 49
Less than 25

Section II: About Your Project

Q: Describe your project or initiative. In 500 words or less please tell us what your project is and what it does, when it was begun, how it works and its business purpose/why you pursued the project.(Do not describe the results from this project – we will ask for that later.)
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More than 500 words will be truncated.

Q: As a synopsis of the above please describe what is innovative or progressive about this project? Please give specific examples regarding how your organization used IT in a new way or enabled new ways of doing business.

Q: What Intel products and/or architecture are used? Please describe the role Intel products play in your solution.

Q: Which of the following best describes the stage of your project? Partially deployed
Fully deployed

Q: How is this project being deployed at your company? A small or moderate deployment to one or a small number of branch offices or departments
A large deployment to multiple sites
An enterprise-wide deployment

Q: What is the time frame for fully deploying this project? 1-6 months
7-12 months
13-24 months
25-36 months
More than 3 years

Section III: Project Impact

Q: How much money will be invested in this project? (USD) (Please round to the nearest whole number and do not include commas or decimal points in your answer.) $

Q: When will your company realize a full return on its investment or an ideal total cost of ownership scenario? 1-6 months
7-12 months
13-24 months
25-36 months
More than 3 years

Q: In which of the following areas has your project had the most substantive impact? (Please check a maximum of three areas where your project has made the biggest impact.)

Strategic impact/Competitive advantage (e.g., penetration of new markets, increased market share, transformation of the terms of competition in the market, etc.)

Customer impact (e.g., more product choice, improved products/services at a lower cost, improved customer relationships, increased customer satisfaction, etc.)

Financial impact (e.g., lower costs, increased profits, top-line growth, etc.)

Operational impact (e.g., supply chain efficiency, increased operational effectiveness, increased margins, etc.)

Security or regulatory impact (e.g., protection of intellectual property resulting in tangible business results, increased customer confidence, compliance etc.)

Social impact (e.g., education, health, safety, environment)

Q: List and prioritize up to three important contributions the project has made to your organization, its industry or the community it serves.