WMS CTO honored for innovative technology

Always blazing new industry trails, Laurie and her team have furthered the evolution of slot floors with the development and initial deployment of the technology enabling the WMS Portal application suite, the next wave of the WMS Casino Evolved vision.

In rolling-out applications for WMS and other forward-thinking products, Lasseter’s team has helped WMS deliver on its vision of a networked casino floor, where activity takes places not only on one slot machine, but across multiple banks of machines, creating a more enriching experience for gamers.   

Winners will be announced at the CityLIGHTS Awards Gala Thursday, May 12, 2011, in the Great Hall at Union Station in Chicago. The gala attracts more than 700 people from 400 organizations including business owners, investors, legislators and policymakers.  

A panel of more than 40 judges representing the Who’s Who in Illinois technology reviewed nominations and selected the finalists. Judges hail from major organizations including Microsoft, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New World Ventures, and World Business Chicago, and newer entities including Technori, Viewpoints.com, Marchie Enterprises, Inc., SmartSignal and midVentures.   The list of past winners includes companies like The Point (now known as Groupon), GrubHub.com, NAVTEQ, Model Metrics, Smart Signal, Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Jack Noonan.  

“I am honored that that the judges of the 12th Annual ITA CityLIGHTS Awards have recognized the WMS technology team’s innovation and achievements by selecting us as a CityLIGHTS finalist,” said Lasseter. We’re in good company among this group of finalists, and we look forward to connecting with our peers and fellow nominees at the event May 12.”

“There is a growing energy and momentum in the Illinois technology industry, and this is reflected in the record number, more than 200, and the quality of the CityLIGHTS Awards nominations this year,” said ITA CEO Fred Hoch. “Nominees range from start-up companies to industry leaders, and we are extremely excited to see the organizations and individuals that rise to the top in 2011.”

Public voting runs from April 18–29, 2011. Winners will be determined by composite score (50 percent judges; 50 % community voting) in all categories except the CityLIGHTS Award, which is determined solely by the ITA Board of Directors. Votes can be submitted through end of day on April 29, 2011.