zu work recognized at SIMA awards

twitpitch: @zutweets wins two awards at #SIMA awards in Saskatoon. Congratulations to @calstampeders and @timmyme. http://is.gd/oca9

zu and its affiliates took home top honours at the 2009 SIMA awards last night.

zu was recognized for its work on the Calgary Stampeders website which was named best Website: Budget $50,000. The site features news, an Insider blog, a Locker-Room blog, extensive player interviews, profiles, statistics and video and audio material updated daily from games and practices. It offers sleek design and fresh fan content unparalleled in the Canadian Football League.

TimmyMe was acknowledged as best Mobile Services: Non-Entertainment. This iphone application was co-developed by Blaine Korte and Cory Jacobsen. After its release in August TimmyMe was ranked number one in the navigation category and is the second most popular iphone application in Canada.

Great Plains College was nominated in the Website: $10,000 – $49,999 Budget category. With 10 locations across western Saskatchewan, Great Plains College faced the challenge of creating one website to represent one institution. The result is a site that offers comprehensive, functional, professional information combined with an easy to navigate, relaxed, warm design.

zu affiliate 24hrAssistant was nominated in the Most Promising New Company category against Saskatoon-based VendAsta, a large consulting and product development firm. 24hrAssistant is an online appointment scheduling system that allows clients to schedule an appointment with a service provider any time, from anywhere.

The SIMA competition is an annual opportunity for Saskatchewan’s interactive industry to celebrate their successes. The competition is open to producers, owners and students. Awards are given in 14 categories decided by a panel of industry judges.

Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association Inc. is the professional organization representing interactive media developers in Saskatchewan. As that professional voice, SaskInteractive represents members involved in the development of content-based interactive digital media, as well as consumers and stakeholders. The Association acts on behalf of its members to represent their views to Government, Industry, the News Media, and to the general public.