Precise Path, ExactTarget claim Mira honors-WEB ONLY

Precise Path Robotics, ExactTarget and Scale Computing were among the big winners Saturday night at TechPoint’s Mira Awards, which honor the state’s top-performing companies, schools and individuals in technology-related pursuits.

The annual awards were presented by the statewide business-development group at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.

Carmel-based Precise Path, the brainchild of local tech entrepreneur Scott Jones, earned Innovation of the Year honors. The company creates robotic vehicles that automate the mowing and maintenance of golf courses.

Indianapolis-based ExactTarget won the Information Technology Mira for continued growth of its e-mail marketing system.

Indianapolis-based Scale Computing won the Information Technology Gazelle award for its “clustered” data-storage system.

In a new Mira category, Healthcare IT Innovation, the award went to the Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange, which helps health care providers share information through an electronic network.

Forum Solutions, a unit of Fishers-based Forum Credit Union, won the Excellence in Corporate IT award.

Indianapolis-based Hurco Cos. Inc. took the Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics honor.

EHOB Inc., an Indianapolis-based health care products firm, received the Health & Life Sciences award.

OrthoPediatrics, a Warsaw company focused on devices designed to treat orthopedic conditions in children, won the Gazelle award in the Health and Life Sciences category.

Contribution to Education honors went to Beth Kiggins of the University of Indianapolis, Sheila Boehning of Doe Creek Middle School in New Palestine, and William White of Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis.

In a previously announced award, Ball State University President JoAnn Gora was presented the Trailblazer in Technology honor.

The TechPoint Mira Awards were presented by BKD CPAs & Advisors.