Judging Process

Smarter Planet Awards

Submissions for each category will be assessed by experts and business leaders from IBM. A short-list of no more than four finalists will be drawn up for each category.

The finalists for each category will be announced on 25 February 2011 via email and the IBM Business Partner bulletin. Each finalist will be contacted prior to this to inform them of their finalist status.

Winners will be announced at the IBM Business Partner Summit in Sydney on 3 March 2011. All winners will be re-announced and recognised at each subsequent IBM Business Partner Summit State event (where applicable).

Winners may feature in an Australian News publication, where possible.

National & State Awards

All National and State awards are nominated by IBM. On both a National and State level the winning partners will excel in the following areas:

Revenue attainment
Ease of doing business with IBM
Education and Certification
Year-on-year growth of IBM Business
Know Your IBM participation
Co-marketing excellence
Innovation & Customer solutions

National winners will be announced at the IBM Business Partner Summit in Sydney on 3 March 2011. All winners will be re-announced and recognised at each subsequent IBM Business Partner Summit State event (where applicable).
State winners will be announced at the IBM Business Partner Summit State events.