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Volkswagen Named Finalist for 2000 Computerworld Smithsonian Award

30 May 2000

Volkswagen Named Finalist for 2000 Computerworld Smithsonian Award

    WASHINGTON, May 30 Volkswagen was named one of five
finalists in the Manufacturing category of the 2000 Computerworld Smithsonian
Awards.  A panel of distinguished judges selected 51 finalists in 10
categories from a total of 444 laureates, whose work was nominated for an
award.  This year 17 nominations were submitted in the Manufacturing category.
    Volkswagen's Flash Memory in Transmission Units was nominated by Mr. W.J.
Sanders, III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices.
Its high integration of electronics in automobiles promotes an immense
increase in functionality, comfort, safety and economics for the customer,
e.g. achieving a world-record efficiency of 100 miles on a gallon of diesel
fuel by a volume model.
    The Computerworld Smithsonian Program will announce the Award recipient
for each of the 10 categories on June 5 during the Program's Annual Award Gala
at Washington, D.C.'s National Building Museum.  At this time, the program
will also present Leadership awards to six individuals for their vision and
commitment to spearheading revolutionary change.  This year more than 800
industry leaders and professionals are expected to attend the event, including
past Award recipients, chairmen, and judges.
    "Volkswagen should be considered as outstanding among the 444 Laureates,"
said Daniel Morrow, executive director of the Computerworld Smithsonian
Program.  "It represents some of the very best in an extraordinary class of
Laureates in the 2000 Collection."
    Founded in 1988, the Computerworld Smithsonian Program searches for and
recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated vision and
leadership as they strive to use information technology to benefit society.
Each year, the Computerworld Smithsonian Chairmen's Committee nominates
organizations that use information technology to improve society across 10
categories: Business and Related Services; Education and Academia;
Environment, Energy and Agriculture; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate;
Government and Non-Profit Organizations; Manufacturing; Media, Arts and
Entertainment; Medicine; Science; and Transportation.
    The Collection this year includes more than 440 innovative applications
from 38 states and 21 countries and will be archived in the Permanent Research
Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of
American History.