Click Commerce Chairman and CEO Named a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Award; Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Recognized in Lake Michigan Area Program.CHICAGO -- Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, announced today that Chairman 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. Michael W. Ferro, Jr. has been named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 award for the Lake Michigan Area Program. "This year's finalists are true visionaries who have contributed to economic growth, innovation, and cutting-edge products and services," said Randy Tavierne, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program director for the Lake Michigan Area. "We proudly celebrate their achievements as we mark the 20th anniversary of this prestigious awards program." "Through my work at the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, I have met many entrepreneurs with great ideas and a passion for their business," said Ferro. "It is an honor to be recognized by Ernst and Young, another organization that supports our growing community of entrepreneurs." Lake Michigan Area award winners will be eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 national program. Winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. on November 18, 2006. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and continues to recognize the leaders and visionaries who are creating and building world-class businesses. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. Ferro is co-chairman of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ), a nonprofit affiliate of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is the largest association of businesses in Illinois, dedicated to the success of their 2,600 members and their 1.3 million employees. Their mission is to make Chicagoland, which they define as the six counties surrounding Chicago (Cook, DuPage, that seeks to make a perceptible per·cep·ti·ble adj. Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind: perceptible sounds in the night. [Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin perceptus and lasting economic impact on the Chicagoland region by helping entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses build viable, sustainable, and profitable enterprises. In the last 18 months, the CEC has made over 1,000 introductions for its clients, which resulted in more than $40 million of new contracts. About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards The Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) awards program was created and is produced by professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries. About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 107,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
About Click Commerce, Inc. Click Commerce, Inc., (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, enables millions of users in 70 countries to collaborate, in real time, with business partners across the extended enterprise. Click Commerce solutions support the unique business processes of multiple industry segments such as manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and high-tech. Click Commerce enables corporations including Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. , BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , Citibank, Delphi, Eastman Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, and Verizon to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com. |
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