2005 NCTA 21 Awards Finalists Announced; Best in North Carolina Selected for Excellence in Leadership & Innovation.RALEIGH Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. , N.C. -- The North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Technology Association (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) ) and Grant Thornton, a leading accounting, tax and business advisory firm, announced today the finalists for the 2005 NCTA 21 Awards. Grant Thornton directed the awards selection process, in collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. with past and present NCTA chairpersons, for the third consecutive year. The 2005 NCTA 21 Award winners will be presented at the 11th Annual Awards Gala ceremony on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, N.C. This year's theme is "A Sea of Opportunity," and the program begins with a welcoming reception at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and the presentation of awards. To register for the event, please visit http://www.nc-tech.org/news/21awards.asp. Finalists nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for the 2005 NCTA 21 Awards include: Communications Company of the Year: Hatteras Networks, Inc., JPS Communications, Tekelec and Time Warner Telecom Consumer Technology Company of the Year: Batanga, goodmortgage.com and Summus Corporate Citizenship of the Year: EMC Corporation, Duke Energy and Progress Energy Corporate Education: Cisco Systems, Inc., EMC Corporation and SAS Early Stage Company of the Year: Cyberlux Corporation, Inlet Technologies, Rural Sourcing and TransLoc, Inc. Electronics Company of the Year: Cree, Inc., Flextronics and RF Micro Devices Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Company of the Year: GSK, Icagen, MercuryMD and Misys Healthcare Systems IT Support Services Award: CapStrat, Peak 10 and RBC Centura Large Company of the Year: Constella Group, Red Hat and SAS Media Award: Business North Carolina, News 14 Carolina and the Triangle Business Journal Mid Size Company of the Year: LVL7 Systems, Inc., MercuryMD, Peak 10 and Raindrop Geomagic NCTA Volunteer: Jeff Barber of PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Company of the Year: A4 Health Solutions, ChannelAdvisor, Constella Group, Motricity and Peopleclick Public Company of the Year: Bank of America, BB&T, Duke Energy, Nucor and Wachovia Public Leadership in Technology: North Carolina State Senator Tony Rand Software Company of the Year: Misys Healthcare Systems, Peopleclick, SAS and Ultimus Top Customer Service Company of the Year: goodmortgage.com, SAS, Schooldude.com, Time Warner Telecom and US LEC Top Government / Non-Profit Technology of the Year: Donors Choose, Futures 4 Kids and Triangle United Way Top Growth Company of the Year: CommScope, Inc., LVL7 Systems, Inc., Schooldude.com and Tekelec Top VC Invested Company of the Year: Cellective Therapeutics, Motricity, SciQuest and Targacept In addition, an Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented at the gala. The NCTA 21 Awards are the oldest technology awards in North Carolina and recognize outstanding contributions that technology companies and individuals have made over the past year to the industry, community and state. The awards are grouped in five different categories: technology industry awards, stage of development awards, functional awards, leadership awards and excellence awards. About The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) NCTA is a not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. membership-driven trade organization and the primary voice of the information technologies industry in North Carolina. NCTA is the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of leadership and technology, fueling the growth of North Carolina through Executive Engagement, Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , and a Knowledge Workforce. For more information, visit www.nc-tech.org. About Grant Thornton LLP  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the six global accounting, tax and business advisory organizations. 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