Aplicor Named Best Product Development Organization in 2006 American Business Awards.BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Aplicor, Inc., a global software publisher of subscription-based and hosted CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. (Customer Relationship Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. (Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. ) web-based software solutions, today announced the company was named the Winner in the 'Best Product Development Organization' category in the fourth annual American Business Awards. This award designation marks the first time a company has earned this Stevie award in back to back years. From a nomination list of over 1,500 entries in several categories, Aplicor was named one of three Finalists on May 12th and was designated the overall Winner at the June 12 ballroom ceremony located at the Times Square Marriott Marquis in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The ceremonies were videocast live on the Internet and broadcast nationwide on radio. In winning the Stevie, Aplicor Executive Vice President Pete Koltis was presented the Stevie before a packed ballroom by Ali Velshi, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. host of The Turnaround and CNN's Daybreak. In accepting the Stevie, Mr. Koltis said, "It is truly an honor and a privilege to be honored as the best product development organization in America two years in a row. This award designation is humbling when considering the many great organizations that Aplicor was compared to. I congratulate the other award finalists, Citrix and NS Enterprises, and thank the American Business Awards for their sponsorship." The Board of Distinguished Judges for company evaluation and winner selection included Donald Trump, Chairman, President & 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. , The Trump Organization; Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes Magazine; Scott C. Marden, President, The McGraw-Hill Companies; Barry C. Melancon, President & CEO, AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). ; Bruce Nelson, former Chairman & CEO, Office Depot; Tom Peters, best-selling author and business guru; James Spanfeller, President & CEO, Forbes.com Inc.; Han Tjan, Vice President, DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Carl Wilson, Executive VP & Chief Information Officer, Marriott International, Inc. About Aplicor Based in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. , with international offices in London, England and San Jose, Costa Rica, Aplicor is a global software publisher of subscription-based and hosted CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) web-based software solutions for high growth, mid-market and enterprise organizations. Aplicor is the most independently awarded hosted solution, has achieved the highest average user count in the hosting industry and is the only CRM and ERP hosting provider with a 100 percent uptime history. More information is available at http://www.aplicor.com. |
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