MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SEPTEMBER 2014 - Operations Feedback Systems (OFS), a leading global provider of real time manufacturing productivity and efficiency software, is the winner of the Australian iAwards, Industrial Category for 2014.

The iAwards, in their 20th year, are considered to be the “Academy Awards” of Australian Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and were co-hosted by the Australian Computer Society, the Australian Information Industry Association and the Pearcey Foundation, with funding help from the Victorian State Government.

“We were delighted with being announced as the State winner, but to go on and win the Australian award is absolutely huge”, said OFS founder Mr. Shoni Even-Chaim. “The iAwards are special, because this is the ICT industry judging itself. To win this award is a tremendous accolade for everyone involved with OFS.”

The judges were particularly impressed with the broad range of industries using OFS and the unique technology developed by OFS that “sparks a conversation around efficiency”. The judges described the OFS business model as “extremely innovative and disruptive”. In an industry that is far more accustomed to high-cost capital projects taking months or years, OFS enables customers to get started risk-free within days.

“Over the past two decades the iAwards has grown to become Australia’s premier celebration of innovation and excellence in ICT, recognising and rewarding the individuals, companies and organisations at the cutting edge of our industry,” said the Victorian Minister for Technology, the Honorable Gordon Rich-Phillips.

About the iAwards: (www.iawards.com.au/)

The iAwards honours companies at the cutting edge of technology innovation as well as leading professionals across the ICT industry. Most importantly, the iAwards recognises the achievements of home-grown Australian innovators. The key goal of the iAwards is to discover, recognise and reward the ICT innovations that have the potential to, or are already having a positive impact on the community – at home, in the office and on a global scale. The iAwards also recognises the achievements made and value added by ICT professionals, CIOs and innovators.

The iAwards honours both companies at the cutting edge of technology innovation as well as leading professionals across the ICT industry. Most importantly, the iAwards recognises the achievements of home-grown Australian innovators.

The OFS vision is for all manufactured products to be better made, with less effort and less waste. OFS software is widely used across dozens of different industries to increase manufacturing efficiencies and manufacturing profits.

About OFS: (www.ofsystems.com)

OFS is an Australian company specialising in productivity and efficiency improvement software (OEE Software) for global manufacturing industries. Tens of thousands of operators are using OFS technologies in dozens of industries. Customers of OFS include: Kraft/Cadbury, Coca-Cola Amatil, Electrolux, AstraZeneca, Heinz, Orora, Dulux Group, Unilever, Food Plastics Co, PACT Group, Labelmakers, Visy Industries, Murray Goulburn, Tatura, Sanitarium, HB Fuller, Standard Can and NCI.