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Nucleus Research, a global provider of return on investment (ROI)-focused research and advisory services, and TechTarget's CIO Decisions, a new monthly magazine focused on helping midmarket CIOs align information technology (IT) with business goals, today announced a call for submissions for the third annual Technology ROI Awards. The awards honor end-user companies whose deployments of specific IT systems have achieved positive bottom-line financial and business results. Past winners include Los Alamos National Laboratory using NetPro, Harrah's Entertainment using Teradata, Halliburton Energy Services Group using Plumtree and the Seattle Public Schools using SAP.

US-based organizations with revenues of at least $50 million are invited to nominate IT projects that have achieved measurable ROI. Eligible projects must have been installed and in operation no later than Jan. 1, 2004. A nomination form and more information about requirements for the Technology ROI Awards can be found at www.roiawards.com.

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2005. Winners will be honored during a special awards program hosted by Nucleus Research and CIO Decisions at the CIO Decisions Conference, July 26-28 in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Ten Winners and One Grand Prize Winner to Be Chosen

A panel of independent judges will select 10 winners and one grand prize winner based on Nucleus Research's standard methodology for measuring the ROI of IT deployments. Built on the results of thousands of ROI assessments worldwide, the methodology verifies the costs and benefits of each project and creates a metric representing the project's overall ROI. Nucleus Research is the only research firm registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to provide training classes to Certified Public Accountants on assessing the ROI from technology.

"Nucleus Research's methodology enables CIOs to demonstrate to their business colleagues a clear link between technology implementations and bottom-line business benefits," said CIO Decisions Editor-in-Chief Maryfran Johnson.

Nucleus Research is a global consulting and advisory company that provides CFOs, CIOs and their staffs with the real-world information they need to maximize the business returns from their technology investments. Its analysts blend financial analysis and case-based investigations with comprehensive technology expertise to deliver factual return-on-investment (ROI) data to organizations worldwide. The company uses an uncompromising set of processes and tools to evaluate the financial return on IT assets and is the only firm to gain certification by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Nucleus Research has analyst experts across the entire enterprise software and hardware space and provides clients with ongoing advice to help with both short-term technology decisions and long-term strategic plans. For more information, visit www.nucleusresearch.com