CADwire.net Announces the 2007 Tech Innovator Award Nominations

CADwire.net, the leading information site for the CAD, AEC, GIS, EDA and PLM industries, and a founding member of the Targeted Advertising Consortium, announced that nominations are being accepted for the third annual 2007 CADwire.net Tech Innovator Award.

Nominations can be submitted at anytime but must be received by March 30, 2007 to be eligible for the COFES 2007 award ceremony. The winner of the award will be announced at COFES 2007 on April 12-15, 2007 in Scottsdale AZ.

CADwire.net believes that innovation in engineering technology market is a key to continued growth and wealth generation in the market. This web site, which provides current and historical news and information across all the CAD industries, recognizes future technologies that may impact the industry. The award spotlights leading edge, but little-known, technologies that address key design needs and further the success of designers and engineers.

Last year’s winner was Quantm, a developer of software for the complex process of corridor selection and alignment alternative analysis in rail and road construction. The software works to help developers select sites while simultaneously considering terrain, geology, geometric criteria, engineering and environmental constraints, community values, and minimizing construction costs.

"The software by Quantm provides an innovative solution to the very real, very difficult problem of defining major road and rail sites through challenging terrain," commented Rick Stavanja, president, CADwire.net LLC. "We are always on the lookout for technologies that really tackle a problem well and interestingly, while using new approaches and new tools that help push the industry forward."

Candidate technologies should meet the following requirements:

• The technology is recognized to provide a new approach to an existing problem or process.

• The technology has not been licensed or has not been widely promoted throughout the industry.

• The technology has the potential to move the industry forward.