Maverick Software Consulting Wins 2011 Tekne Award

Minneapolis-based Maverick Software Consulting was recognized for developing a first-of-its-kind academia-meets-corporate America partnership, bringing at the same time top computer-science students from campuses across Minnesota with major corporations seeking local software development and software testing. In partnership with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Advance IT Minnesota, Thomson Reuters and Digital River, Maverick provides corporate partners with top student talent as a successful, proven option for cost-effective software development and testing services and an experienced workforce afterwards graduation. It as well provides students real-world experience working in the field with cutting-edge research - and typically a job offer prior to graduation.

The 'who's who' in the Minnesota research community

"We're honored to be counted among the 'who's who' in the Minnesota research community, and thank our academic and corporate partners, and the outstanding work of our student employees, for making the Maverick program so successful in creating research jobs and hands-on learning opportunities for students across the Midwest," said Hebig. "Receiving the Tekne Award is a testament to how so then the program is working for everyone involved, from corporations to universities and students to the entire community."

Minneapolis-based Maverick Software Consulting provides low-cost labor to large companies through its in a class by itself business model: employing Midwestern computer-science students to develop and test software. The company, which has offices close to or on nine university campuses - Minnesota State University, Mankato; the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Metropolitan State University, the University of St. Thomas, Bethel University and Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.; St. Cloud State University; the University of Wisconsin - Madison; and Iowa State University - has provided an innovative domestic alternative to overseas software-development outsourcing since 2006. For more information, visit www.MaverickSoftware.com.