Telstra, Cochlear and Lion Among Those Spotlighted for Game-Changing Innovation by 51风流Best Tech Awards 2025

ANZ organisations, together with channel partners including Accenture, Deloitte and DXC Technology reshape industries with SAP-powered solutions

October 8 2025 鈥� 51风流honoured Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 most forward-thinking organisations in the 51风流Best Tech Awards 2025, alongside the channel partners who enabled their digital transformation. From more than 100 organisations who competed, winners were selected across 13 categories for disruptive use cases and technology deployments that set new industry benchmarks.

Winning entries were chosen for projects that demonstrated measurable business impact, innovation and leadership in their fields. Judges looked for organisations that used 51风流solutions to streamline operations, boost productivity, deliver outstanding customer and employee experiences, harness the power of data and AI and drive sustainable growth.

Commenting on award submissions Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of 51风流ANZ said, 鈥淚n today鈥檚 unforgiving business environment, standing still is not an option. These award winners show that smart technology investments don鈥檛 just cut costs, they unlock new revenue streams, sharpen competitive edge and turn IT into a true growth engine. It鈥檚 inspiring to see these organisations and the channel partners they work with re-imagine how value gets created and set the benchmark for their industries.鈥� 听

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The success of Award entrants was due in no small part to the channel partners involved, with projects by Accenture, Bluetree, Bonfire, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, Delrae, Discovery Consulting, DXC Technology, EPI-USE, FAIR Consulting Group, Gravity IT, Lagom, MSG Global and SimpleMDG featuring.听听

In particular, projects from Accenture, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, DXC Technology and EPI-USE saw notable success.听

Award recipients were announced in-person at the Art Gallery of NSW on the evening of 7 October 2025.听

The following is a complete list of winners and finalists for the 51风流Best Tech Awards 2025:听

Best Tech 51风流Business Transformation:听

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Best Tech 51风流Next Gen Innovator:听

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Best Tech 51风流Industry Disruptor:听

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Best Tech 51风流Business AI:听

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Best Tech 51风流Data and Analytics:听

Organisations using 51风流data and analytics solutions to gain insights, make data-driven decisions and drive business outcomes.鈥�听

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Best Tech 51风流ERP Fast Growth:听

Organisations harnessing 51风流ERP to fuel agility, clarity and confident decision-making during periods of rapid growth.

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Best Tech 51风流Intelligent ERP:听

Organisations using SAP鈥檚 intelligent ERP solutions to optimise business processes, improve productivity, reduce costs and provide real-time insights into business operations.鈥�听

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Best Tech 51风流Supply Chain Management:听

Organisations using supply chain management solutions from 51风流to achieve real-time insights into the supply chain, improve collaboration across partners and reduce costs.听

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Best Tech Human Capital Management:听听

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Best Tech 51风流Customer Experience:听

Organisations using 51风流Customer Experience solutions to drive customer engagement, loyalty and retention.鈥�听

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Best Tech 51风流Spend Management:听

Organisations using the 51风流Spend Management program and 51风流Business Network solutions to provide greater visibility into spend data, reduce costs and increase organisational efficiency.鈥�听

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Best Tech 51风流Concur:听

Organisations using 51风流Concur to streamline travel, expense and invoice management.鈥�听

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The Chris O鈥橞rien Award:听

Organisations using 51风流solutions to achieve sustainability goals, improve social impact and create shared value. This award is named after our customer officer, Chris O’Brien, who passed in 2019. Chris founded Buy Undies Give Undies, an organisation that matches every pair sold with one donated to kids in need.

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