CUPERTINO – – October 29, 2026 -- Constellation Research named seven winners of its 16th annual SuperNova Awards, with ABB Ltd, Lumen Technologies and Picarro, Inc. among the honorees for technology-led business results.
Winners span seven enterprise technology categories
The awards were revealed at Connected Enterprise, Constellation Research's flagship executive conference. The winners by category:
- Data to Decisions: Thrive Learning
- Digital Safety, Governance, Privacy & Cybersecurity: Picarro, Inc.
- Future of Work: Employee Experience: Team Air Distributing
- Future of Work: Human Capital Management: ecosio
- Marketing & Sales Effectiveness: Lumen Technologies
- Next-Generation Customer Experience: The Dufresne Group and Jaguar Land Rover
- Tech Optimization & Modernization: ABB Ltd
Selection combines analyst panel review with public polling
Winners were chosen through expert evaluation by a panel of analysts, influencers, media and industry leaders, together with input from public polling.
Constellation CEO points to a shift from experimentation to deployment
Founder and CEO R "Ray" Wang said this year's winners moved beyond experimentation and applied emerging technologies to real business challenges. The company said the winning initiatives respond to pressure on business leaders to turn AI and other technology investments into measurable results across data, cybersecurity, employee experience, human capital management, marketing and sales, customer experience and technology modernization.