Hansen 8 Programmer Wins Oracle Magazine's .NET Developer of the Year

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Rancho Cordova, CA -- October 26, 2006 -- Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®), a leading provider of enterprise applications for the public sector market, today announced that Lead Engineer/System Architect Linda Leong has been recognized as the "Oracle Magazine 2006 .NET Developer of the Year" for her work on Hansen 8--the leading suite of Web-based enterprise applications designed specifically to manage the transactions of government. Leong is profiled in the November/December issue of Oracle Magazine.

Leong was presented with the award at Hansen's 20th Annual International User Group Conference, NETWORK 2006, in Squaw Valley, California by Oracle ISV Account Manager Jenny Dedo and Hansen Chief Technology Officer Russell Gainford. Hansen is a member of the Oracle® PartnerNetwork.

"I'm thrilled to be recognized by Oracle for my work on Hansen 8," said Leong. "Not only is Oracle a crucial Hansen 8 partner, but considering the high levels of .NET innovation going on across different industries, this award speaks to the growing success of Hansen 8 and the innovative nature of the entire Hansen 8 development team."

Hansen .NET applications have been selected by some of the world's leading government agencies. A sampling of those recognizing the value proposition of Hansen 8's architecture includes the following:

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
  •  City of Vancouver, British Colombia
  •  City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  •  City of North Vancouver, British Colombia

Citizen Relationship Management (CRM)
  •  City of Rockford, Illinois
  •  City of Tempe, Arizona

Community Development & Regulations (CDR)
  •  Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
  •  County of Riverside, California

CIS Billing
  •  San Antonio Water System (SAWS)

Work Management
  •  City of Lancaster, California
  •  City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation
  •  City of Phoenix, Arizona

Leong has been a developer with Hansen since 1994 and has worked on a wide variety of Hansen application development projects beginning with Hansen's early Infrastructure Management System. In her current role as System Architect/Lead Engineer, Leong is responsible for directing other Hansen developers in the continual advancement of the Hansen 8 product suite. Leong collects, prioritizes, and implements system feature upgrades recommended by internal sources, Hansen partners, and customers. She also investigates new technologies in order to keep Hansen 8 on the cutting edge of enterprise management applications.

"We're very lucky to have Linda helping us push the envelope of Web-based enterprise management applications with Hansen 8," said Hansen CTO Russell Gainford. "It's great to see her talent recognized by such a prestigious industry publication."