Acme Packet CEO Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.Andy Ory Receives Ernst & Young New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Communications Title for Entrepreneurial Excellence BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Packet[R] (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced that Andy Ory, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Acme Packet, was named New England's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year[R] (EOY EOY Entrepreneur of the Year EOY End-Of-Year EOY Every Other Year (timeshare) EOY Entertainer Of the Year EOY Eyes-On-You ) in the Communications category at an awards banquet held recently in Boston. Recipients in 15 categories were recognized during the event, chosen out of 44 finalists from almost 100 formal nominations. "All our finalists undergo a rigorous judging process during which they share their experiences in cultivating a successful business," explained Bryan Pearce Walter Bryan Pearce (25 July1929 – 11 January,2007) was a British painter. He was recognised as one of the UK's leading naïve artists. Early life Pearce was born in St. Ives, Cornwall, which remained his home for the rest of his life. , partner and host of the Ernst & Young EOY awards. "Andy impressed the judges not only with the continuing success of Acme Packet, but with his clear commitment to personal integrity and entrepreneurial vision." The Ernst & Young EOY award honors entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. All award recipients were selected by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Acme Packet team, without which I would not be where I am today," said Ory. "I'm proud to accept this award on behalf of the exceptional group of people I work with, and look forward to continued success with them for many years to come." About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables the delivery of trusted, first class interactive communications--voice, video and multimedia sessions--across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family of session border controllers A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. supports multiple applications in service provider, large enterprise and contact center networks--from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence. They satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks; and support multiple protocols--SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248--and multiple border points--interconnect, access and data center. Our products have been selected by over 390 service providers in 77 countries, including 23 of the top 25, and 75 of the top 100 service providers in the world. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com. Acme Packet Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our position in the session border control market, our expected financial and operating results, our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property rights, our ability to build and grow Acme Packet, the benefits and advantages of our products, including any enhancements or new features, services and programs and our ability to achieve our goals, plans and objectives. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: difficulties in growing our customer base, difficulties leveraging market opportunities, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially form those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are contained in our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in such filings. |
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