Source: Grameen Foundation

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June 05 - Mifos, Grameen Foundation’s open source management information system for microfinance institutions, has won the 2009 Duke’s Choice Award for Best Java Technology for the Open Source Community. This is the first Duke’s Choice Award for Grameen Foundation and the first-ever for a microfinance-focused technology initiative.

The Duke’s Choice Awards program recognizes the year’s most influential Java technology-based applications submitted by developers and companies from around the world. The winners are chosen by Vice President and Sun Fellow James Gosling, along with a panel of Java technology experts at Sun. Click here for the release issued by Sun Microsystems.

Mifos senior software developer Van Mittal-Henkle and Mifos contributor Sam Birney received the award from James Gosling on June 5 at the JavaOne 2009 Conference in San Francisco and also give a brief demonstration during Gosling’s keynote session. Click here to watch. 

In addition, Sam Birney was interviewed on June 4 on JavaOne Radio. Click here to listen.