Dreamforce Dispatch #5: The Appy Awards

Marc Benioff and Jim Steele hosted Salesforce.com's first Appy Awards.

The award ceremony, which had a Hawaiian theme, took place in the general session area today and the crowd was treated to Jim Steele in a grass skirt as he took the stage.

Benioff and Steele had quite the Carson/McMahon rapport going on stage. And to top it off, the awards were bobble Hawaiian luau girls perfect for your dashboard (as Steele mentioned).

Here are the awards:

Top Customizer
Chip Vanek
Director of Corporate & CRM Applications
MAGMA

Top Integrator
Sean Coutts
Director Information and Systems
Open Text

Top Business Web Adopter
Hernan Vera
Director of Marketing, Supply Chain Solutions
Ryder

Outstanding ROI
Rick Davis
Group VP, Delivery Services and Planning
SunTrust

Top Mobile Deployment
Michael Markham
VP of Information
Pharmion

Top Salesforce Service and Support Deployment
David Costello and Mark Newhall
Corporate Express

Top Salesforce PRM Deployment
Dean Darwin
VP North American Channels
F5 Networks

Top Large Scale Deployment
Will Shortt
Senior Director Global Sales Infrastructure
Symantec

Unlimited Success Award
Lewis Kopp, CIO
Sean Urban, VP
Deutsche Bank

Top Vertical Deployment
Scott Krutan
VP, Advanced Technical Services
Merrill Lynch

Top Non-Profit Deployment
Gregory Denizard
Director of Operations
The Children's Aid Society

Customer Innovation Award
Steve Powers
Program Manager
Cisco

Most Valuable Team Player
Suzette Godwin Romer
National Accounts Manager
ADP

Breakthrough App of the Year
Infopia

Best Winter '07 Developer
Above All Software

Best in Show
ExactTarget