If I may slip into public service announcement mode for a moment:

The deadline for entering the Computerworld Excellence Awards 2008 is drawing close, with submissions due by 11 April.

This year there are some new categories, including three categories for individuals (CIO of the year, young ICT talent and ICT educator of the year) as well as a new green IT category; Best Sustainable ICT Project.

PC World readers will want to check out the small and medium enterprise IT category. If you win, fame and publicity await your company (pictured above, with visitors from Hawkes Bay: last year's small business winner HM Associates).

Other categories include excellence in the use of ICT in fields such as government, health and customer service, as well as best mobile, wireless or telecommunications solution. Go to computerworld.co.nz/cwea for further details on how to enter.