Sixth Annual MITX Technology Awards Recognize Outstanding Technology Advancements in the New England Region
WALTHAM, Mass. - May 13, 2009 - Oco, Inc., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of business intelligence (BI) and data integration solutions, announced today that it has been named as a finalist for the 6th Annual MITX Technology Awards. The MITX Technology Awards recognize emergent and innovative technologies developed in the New England area, as well as the individuals and organizations responsible for driving these advancements.
Oco will be recognized with the other finalists in the Analytics and Business Intelligence category at an awards ceremony attended by the region’s top technology and business professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony at the Westin Copley Hotel on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
Entrants were able to submit their work under any of ten different categories, including: Analytics and Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Devices, Enterprise Technologies, Gaming, Marketing and Customer Relationship Technologies, Mobile, Online Advertising, Rich Media and Social Media. In addition to being selected as a finalist for their category, finalists are eligible for several "Best of" awards, and for the new "Promise" awards.
"We're very honored to be chosen as a finalist for the MITX Technology Awards," said Mike Beckerle, Oco's chief technology officer. "Oco has enabled leading companies to achieve fast and measurable business improvements. Our solutions address specific business problems, such as helping executives measure and improve performance across customers, products, and sales regions; and enabling supply chain managers to reduce inventory, cut costs, effectively manage assets, and improve supplier performance. We're pleased that our accelerated data integration technology is recognized for the value it delivers to our customers."
"Being named a finalist in the MITX Technology Awards is an important achievement," said Kiki Mills, executive director of MITX. "Recognizing technology that shows real vision and promise is so important to this industry; it helps promote the strength of the talent here in New England. We congratulate all of the finalists on their achievements and wish them well in the competition."
Oco stands apart in the industry by enabling customers to receive a less than 90-day payback, a return on investment (ROI) typically three-times that of their initial investment, and a significantly lower total cost of ownership. Oco's solutions, which are delivered on a fixed-time, fixed-cost basis, address critical business-specific issues efficiently while using minimal IT resources.
Oco's business intelligence solutions provide companies with on-demand reporting and analytics faster and at lower cost than other approaches. This is accomplished through a combination of unique technology, a library of analytics, and a proven deployment methodology. The solutions have an integrated technology stack that includes data integration, data warehousing and reports & dashboards that are delivered through a single Software-as-a-Service model.
About MITX
The MITX Technology Awards program is sponsored through the generous support of: Atom Group, DLA Piper, LEWIS PR, Mad*Pow, Microsoft and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Established in 1996, MITX-the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region's premier professional organization for the Internet business & marketing industry. Reaching more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is the community for thought leadership, building business relationships and professional training and development. Members of the MITX community take advantage of events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking to make business connections and exchange ideas. With over 60 events annually, MITX provides its members with the opportunity to promote their companies to targeted audiences and provides a valuable forum for networking to source potential business leads, partnerships, ideas, funding and other likeminded peers in the industry. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
About Oco, Inc.
Oco is a leading provider of on-demand business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. The company is committed to helping customers achieve ROI within 90 days and achieving a return of three times their investment in the solution (3X ROI). Oco is a leading innovator in delivering business intelligence through a Software-as-a-Service model to help mid-market companies and large enterprises address specific business problems. Its BI solutions leverage a library of leading-edge, best-practice analytics to drive business improvement, and are delivered in a fraction of the time at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. In addition to its standalone solutions, Oco offers an on-demand BI solution through its partnership with SAP BusinessObjects.
More information about Oco can be found at www.oco-inc.com.
