Mortgage Technology magazine, a MortgageWire affiliate, announced the 2005 winners of its annual tech awards Sunday evening at the Mortgage Bankers Association's 92nd Annual Convention and Expo in Orlando, Fla.WellFound Decade was the winner of this year's 10X Award to a company using technology to achieve an exponential impact on mortgage lending. Advectis Blitzdocs won the Fix-It Award, which goes to a company offering a technology tool that fixes a particular problem. Dynatek won the Help Desk Award for a company offering exemplary technical support and customer service. Scott Happ of Mortgagebot took home the new Lasting Impact Award, which goes to an individual, company, or group whose earlier efforts have had a lasting impact on mortgage industry technology. This year's Outstanding Mortgage Website Award went to No Red Tape Mortgage. The Steve Fraser Award, which goes to an outstanding mortgage technology innovator, visionary, or evangelizer, was presented to Ruth Thompson of Desert Document Services. And Prime Alliance Solutions Inc. won the Synergy Award for a technology initiative or alliance that advances the cause of seamless end-to-end e-commerce. More information about the awards can be found online at http://www.mortgage-technology.com.
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