SAVO Named 2007 Chicago Innovation Award Winner

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2007

On-Demand Technology Singled Out for Outstanding Innovation

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates announced SAVO as the 2007 Innovation Award winner, a distinction honoring the most significant innovations introduced by Chicago-area companies in the past year.

The competition, co-founded by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates, awards organizations whose products and services uniquely satisfy unmet needs in the marketplace.

John Aiello, SAVO's co-founder and CEO, accepted the award at the Goodman Theater. "Innovation is the cornerstone of our business," explained Aiello. "Since SAVO's inception, we have remained ever focused on delivering creative solutions that address our customers' needs." Added Drew Larsen, co-founder, President, and chief visionary behind SAVO's technology: "Our commitment to innovation has never been stronger than it is today. By identifying and packaging key Web 2.0 capabilities that address the needs of salespeople worldwide, SAVO's on-demand application represents a truly groundbreaking approach to sales enablement."

In addition to SAVO, this year's winners include Abbott Laboratories, Chicago Department of Transportation, driFIRE, Experiencia Immersive Learning Center, Fellowes, OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Radio Flyer, S&C Electric Company, and SkinnyCorp. Winners were honored October 22, 2007 at the Goodman Theater.

The contest was open to any type of organization with national or divisional headquarters in northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southeastern Wisconsin, or southwestern Michigan. Winners were selected from a pool of 249 nominees.

About the Chicago Innovation Awards

Kuczmarski & Associates and the Chicago Sun-Times established the Chicago Innovation Awards in 2002 as an annual program to honor significant innovations introduced by Chicago-area companies. Each year the Chicago Innovation Awards honor 10 winners who have introduced products or services that uniquely fill unmet needs, generate a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations and achieve financial success. For more information, visit www.ChicagoInnovationAwards.com.

About SAVO

SAVO is the industry's leading provider of sales enablement solutions, which maximize a sales organization's ability to communicate value and differentiation in clear, consistent, and compelling ways. SAVO's award-winning, on demand application combines proven sales and marketing best practices to address all aspects of the sales enablement challenge - spanning people, process, content, and technology.

SAVO's on-demand application and services have been developed and refined through long-standing relationships with companies such as Morgan Stanley, AmerisourceBergen, Citigroup, ADP, and FedEx Kinkos. The combination of real-world client experience, an innovative consulting approach and award-winning technology uniquely positions SAVO to deliver practical solutions to enable the entire sales organization.