Avnet Wins Two Stevie Awards; Web Site and Leadership Video Recognized in Business Industry's Oscar Equivalent.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004 Although it is ineligible for the Oscars, Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) recently won two of its equivalent in the business industry. The company received International Business Awards (Stevies) in the Corporate Web Site and Corporate Film or Video categories. Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 , Stevies recognize companies and individuals who set the standard for business integrity, creativity, perseverance, humanity and profitability. "As a global company, Avnet is pleased to see its communications efforts receive the international recognition the Stevies provide," said Al Maag, chief communications officer The chief communications officer or CCO is a job title for the head of communications, public relations and/or public affairs within an organization. Most typically, the CCO reports to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a corporate entity or president of an operating unit. at Avnet. "However, winning both awards only confirms what we already knew -- we employ some of the finest communications professionals in the industry, and their work is top notch." Winning the Corporate Information subcategory sub·cat·e·go·ry n. pl. sub·cat·e·go·ries A subdivision that has common differentiating characteristics within a larger category. , Avnet was recognized for providing Avnet.com visitors with more comprehensive, helpful information than many other corporate sites, including expanded Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. content and the addition of Press Room and Quality sections. "Great Leaders," a video produced for Avnet's annual global leadership meeting, won in the Intro: Company/Association Meeting subcategory. In just six-and-a-half minutes, this upbeat video set the tone for the meeting while highlighting nine critical qualities of leadership by featuring more than 40 world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. who exemplify them. The teams working on both efforts are located at the Avnet Corporate Broadcast Center, Arizona's premier broadcast and video production facility, which brings Arizona's best webcasting/multimedia, post-production and independent news gathering services together under one roof to provide turnkey services for clients. About Avnet Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. is an authorized B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business distributor for the products of more than 250 of the world's leading technology manufacturers such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, Intel, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, HP and National Semiconductor. Via its two operating groups, Avnet markets, distributes and adds value to electronic components, embedded systems and enterprise computing products, and serves more than 100,000 customers including original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, value-added resellers, systems integrators and end users in 68 countries. Avnet also delivers services such as inventory management and logistics, supply-chain integration, bill-of-materials analysis, systems integration and configuration, technical assistance and engineering design. A Fortune 500 company, Avnet's revenues for fiscal 2003 (year ended June 27, 2003) were $9.05 billion. Its Web site is located at www.avnet.com. The Avnet Corporate Broadcast Center Web site is www.avnet.tv. About The International Business Awards A celebration of great performances in the workplace, The International Business Awards are the first worldwide, all-encompassing business awards program. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the awards recognize leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork, and integrity through more than 40 categories. The first annual International Business Awards -- nicknamed The Stevies(TM) from the Greek word for "crowned" -- will be presented 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. on Monday, March 22, 2004. Sponsors of The International Business Awards include the BusinessDay (South Africa), the BusinessTalk Radio Network (USA), Clickmedios (Argentina), The Financial Times (U.K.), Mundo Ejecutivo (Mexico), Propaganda & Marketing (Brazil), Selling Power Magazine and Semana Economica (Peru). For more information on the Stevie Awards, please visit http://www.stevieawards.com. |
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