Mavidea Technology Group, LLC (Mavidea), a local business that offers small business IT Management and Web Management services, announced in November that the judges for the Extreme Technology Makeover chose Champaign County Humane Society, located in Urbana, IL, as the winner of their Extreme Technology Makeover.

Mavidea’s Extreme Technology Makeover contest ended on Saturday, October 31st with a total of 75 applications from businesses and organizations in Illinois. The judges went through a process of narrowing down the top finalists to one winner. To enter the contest, businesses and organizations had to complete an application where they wrote on their mission or purpose, business need, and most importantly, a description of how a technology makeover would increase productivity in their business or organization. The prize package, provided by IBM, Microsoft, HP, Sony, SonicWALL, MX Logic, Trend Micro and Mavidea, includes:

• One IBM System X Server
• Five Sony Vaio business class laptops
• Five HP workstations
• Microsoft Small Business Server 08 Premium Edition
• Ten copies of Microsoft Office Pro Plus
• SonicWALL TZ 190 firewall
• One year of MX Logic Email Defense services for ten mailboxes
• One year of Trend Micro Worry Free Anti-Virus Software for ten users
• Six months of Mavidea’s IT Management Services, STABILITY and SECURITY

Mavidea hosted a ceremony on November 17th from 5-7pm to recognize the top ten finalists and announce Champaign County Humane Society, an “open door” shelter that accepts all animals needing shelter, regardless of age, physical condition, or adoptability, as the winner of the $35,000 Extreme Technology Makeover.

“It is a great honor to be chosen to receive this wonderful gift, currently we have old computers that are very slow and this makeover will greatly benefit the staff, volunteers, and of course the animals” said Lee Ann Donner, Champaign County Humane Society’s Development Director.

Sponsors: IBM, Microsoft, Sony, HP, MX Logic, and Trend Micro