Avvenu Wins 2006 World Class Award from PC World.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Avvenu, Inc., the company that provides free remote access to home and work computers from around the corner or around the globe, today announced that the Avvenu service was honored by PC World with a 2006 World Class Award as one of the 100 best products of the year. Avvenu was chosen for this honor from among thousands of new products announced this year and will be showcased in the July 2006 issue of PC World. Avvenu, which also received the PC World Innovations Award, the MobileTrax Mobility Award and the MobileTrax Best of Mobile Technology Award earlier this year, gives users secure remote access to all of their documents, music collections and images. Avvenu is a free service with optional premium features that lets business users and consumers securely access their office and home computers directly from a web-enabled mobile phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or computer. In addition to accessing their own content, Avvenu users can quickly and securely share access to their content with colleagues, friends and family. Celebrating its 24th year, the respected World Class Awards honor products that meld practical features with innovation and reflect the rapidly changing technology marketplace. To select the winners, PC World's editors examined hundreds of products, including those that have appeared in the magazine over the past 12 months. The 100 winning products and services were selected for their exemplary design and usability, features, performance, innovation and price. "Products that win PC World's World Class Awards set the standard for excellence in the IT and consumer electronics industries," stated Harry McCracken Harry McCracken (born April 2, 1964) was educated in the public schools of Newton, Massachusetts, the Cambridge School of Weston, and Boston University, where he earned the B,A, in history. McCracken is the current Editor in Chief of PC World. , editor in chief of PC World. "From notebook computers and security software to music players and Web sites, the editors reward the most outstanding performers in this annual awards program. Congratulations to Avvenu." "It is an incredible honor to receive the 2006 World Class Award from the editors at PC World," said Richard French Richard French (June 20, 1792 - May 1, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Boonesborough, Kentucky, French attended private schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky. , 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 Avvenu. "These knowledgeable individuals see innovative devices and software on a daily basis. To be recognized by this organization is a tribute to the hardworking and inventive team at Avvenu." While Avvenu offers its service directly to consumers, the company is also working with major corporations to enable them to deliver this capability to their customers. Partners include Motorola, Palm and Maxthon. The Avvenu service is based on patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu, Inc. based in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with venture funding provided by Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures. For more information visit www.avvenu.com. Avvenu is a trademark of Avvenu, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. |
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