Cisco Announces Winners of Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2006.Distinguished Group of Growing Organizations Honored for Innovative Use of Networking Technology SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- A New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firm, a Florida healthcare provider and a Virginia international nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. are among this year's winners of the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards. Cisco[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 : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced the winners of its annual awards program, which recognizes small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and nonprofit and public sector organizations for their unique adoption of networking solutions as a strategic asset to help drive business success. One grand-prize winner and two runners-up in each of five categories were selected from more than 400 applications received by Cisco for this year's contest. Though all applicants exhibited a distinct level of excellence in the development of their solutions, representatives from Cisco worked with a diverse panel of industry experts to narrow the broad field and select the 15 winning companies. "Our business focuses on healthcare robotics and fundamentally relies on Cisco products and capabilities, so we were extremely proud to have received Cisco's prestigious award last year," said Yulun Wang, Ph.D., 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. of InTouch Technologies, Cisco Growing with Technology Award 2005 Grand Prize Winner for Operational Excellence. "One of the ongoing challenges that we face today is our ability to bring high-quality service to all individuals at the lowest possible cost. The advances made in Internet and networking capabilities enables our business to offer a technical solution through remote presence robotics." The winners of the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2006 are: Innovators in Customer Relationship * Grand Prize: Mobile Medical Corp. (40 employees), based in Pittsburgh, Pa. * Runners-up: Integrated Building Controls (25 employees), based in Dayton, N.J.; and Satellite Logistics Group of Companies (99 employees), based in Houston. Innovators in Nonprofit * Grand Prize: NetHope (6 employees), based in McLean, Va. * Runners-up: Soaringwords (2 employees), based in New York; and Women's Initiative for Self Employment (20 employees), based in Oakland, Calif. Innovators in Operational Excellence * Grand Prize: Suncoast Medical Clinic (345 employees), based in St. Petersburg, Fla. * Runners-up: ColorQuick (14 employees), based in Pennsauken, N.J.; and Arkansas Physician Management (175 employees), based in Little Rock, Ark. Innovators in Public Sector * Grand Prize: City of Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Union stronghold where Quantrill’s Confederate band killed more than 150 people (1863). [Am. Hist.: EB, VIII: 338] See : Massacre (810 employees), based in Lawrence, Kan. * Runners-up: Mariemont City School District (200 employees), based in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. ; and Monticello Central School District (500 employees), based in Monticello, N.Y. Innovators in Sales and Marketing * Grand Prize: Childs Capital (14 employees), based in New York, N.Y. * Runners-up: Somnio Solutions (20 employees), based in Austin, Texas; and MajesticInvites.com (7 employees), based Brooklyn, N.Y. Winners were recognized during an awards presentation ceremony last night at Santana Row's Hotel Valencia in San Jose, Calif. Grand-prize winners receive $25,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment, and one complimentary Cisco networking assessment and consultation valued at $3,000. The first runners-up receive $15,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment, and the second runners-up receive $10,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment. In addition, winners will receive recognition through post-awards marketing outreach efforts. "Selecting the winners from the hundreds of submissions we received this year was a difficult task for our panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
For further details on the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards, please visit www.cisco.com/go/technology_awards. About Cisco Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Note: The Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2006 Program is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. This contest is open only to companies of the fifty (50) United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Canada. No purchase or payment is required to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Subject to all federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Copyright [c] 2006, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco, the Cisco logo, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or Website are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. This document is Cisco Public Information. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion