Passageways Awarded Best of Show at BAI 2006

Passageways, provider of intranet portal software and solutions that helps credit unions and community banks become more agile and collaborative, received the Best of Show Award from the CUNA Technology Council at the 2006 BAI Retail Delivery Conference and Expo. at Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas on Nov 16th.

This annual award recognizes a company at the BAI's Retail Delivery Conference that has shown extraordinary commitment to credit union technology, with appeal to a wide range of credit unions as well as affordability. This year a total of 368 exhibitors were in contention at BAI. Last year this award was given to CISCO.

For the past six years, the council has presented the Best of Show award to the exhibitor that demonstrates a commitment to delivering technology that will further the growth of products and services in the credit union marketplace. Vendors’ products were evaluated according to: affordability, the benefit to credit unions and their members, a commitment to open standards, currently in use, and health of the company.

Paroon Chadha, Co-Founder Passageways says “We’re honored to be recognized for our leadership to financial services and commitment to the credit union community.”

Chadha adds, “This is a reaffirmation for all our stake holders including every one of our customers that Passageways remains a great choice as a solution and team Passageways continues to stamp its leadership in the financial Industry”.

Passageways has 85 credit unions and 5 community banks already using its intranet portal products and modules. This is the third such industry award Passageways has won in the last 18 months, indicating how Passageways is a leader in this industry with great products and excellent service it provides to its clients. Now, Passageways also offers consulting services to its clients on any project related to the portal platform for their advanced collaboration needs.

About Passageways
Passageways, LLC is the leading portal provider to the financial Industry. Passageways’ mission is to provide an affordable collaboration solution for financial institutions of all sizes, helping their employees and partners become more efficient in collaboration and interaction with different systems. The company is headquartered in West Lafayette, (IN). For more information, visit www.passageways.com or please call (765) 497 8842.

About CUNA Technology Council
Established in 1995, the CUNA Technology Council is a member-led organization made up of more than 400 credit union technology professionals across the United States. The council’s goal is to shape the advancement of credit union technology by leveraging collective peer strength through the sharing of information and fostering of professional development. For more information, visit www.cunatechnologycouncil.org.

About BAI
BAI is the financial services industry’s leading professional organization focused on enhancing employee and organizational performance. Through ground-breaking research, BAI provides the latest insights on complex, strategic issues in financial services. Through seminars, graduate schools and conferences – including the industry’s premier event, BAI’s Retail Delivery Conference & Expo – BAI reaches thousands of financial services professionals each year to deliver content designed around critical business needs and to facilitate vital connections between financial services professionals, industry experts and solutions providers. To learn more about BAI, call at 1-888-284-4078 or visit www.bai.org.