Computerworld's Mobile & Wireless World Announces 'Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless' Award Recipients; End-User Honorees in Four Categories Demonstrate Excellence in Using and Applying Wireless Technology.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Mobile & Wireless World (MWW), owned by IDG's Computerworld, today announced the 2005 recipients of its "Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless" Awards sponsored by Intel. The 2005 award recipients will be honored at the third annual MWW conference currently being held at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.

A wide range of IT end-user companies and organizations responded to an initial "call for nominations," which was announced to multiple industry audiences, including Computerworld subscribers responsible for mobile and wireless solutions. Finalists were evaluated by a panel of mobile and wireless industry experts, technology editors and IT executives and were measured against criteria including return on investment, strategic/substantive importance to the business, customer impact, positive impact on other business/organization units and ability to address challenges of data, information and application security, recovery and business continuity.

All award recipients will be honored and presented with their award during an on-stage ceremony held at MWW at 9:30 a.m. on June 15.

"Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless" Awards Program Recipients for 2005:

--  Deploying Wireless Mobility in the Enterprise
    Recipient:          Cox Communications, Atlanta, Georgia
    Recipient:          pH Europe Ltd., Huddersfield, United Kingdom
    Honorable Mention:  Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts

--  Transforming the "Brick and Mortar" of the Enterprise
    Recipient:          Landstar System, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
    Recipient:          Zipcar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Honorable Mention:  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts,
                        Boston, Massachusetts

--  Business Evolution Through Mobilizing Field Workers
    Recipient:          Maytag Corporation, Newton, Iowa
    Recipient:          Saia Motor Freight, Duluth, Georgia
    Honorable Mention:  The ServiceMaster Company, Downers Grove,
                        Illinois

--  Managing Cellular Mobile Data
    Recipient:          The PMI Group, Inc., Walnut Creek, California

"As the mobile and wireless revolution continues to provide substantial opportunities to advance efficiencies and profits, it is imperative that IT executives remain well-informed," said Ron Milton, executive vice president at Computerworld. "Our 'Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless' Award Program recipients have risen to the challenges inherent in mobile and wireless technology to deliver strategic value across their organizations and demonstrate the promise of mobile and wireless solutions. We look forward to honoring recipients and honorable mentions in front of their peer end-users at Mobile & Wireless World."

Debuting in 2003, MWW has become the market's leading content-rich conference designed to arm IT executives and managers with valuable case studies and best practices from, and for, the enterprise. As in previous years, the current conference is featuring the successes and challenges of IT executives and is highlighting services and products now available in the mobile and wireless arena. Additional information is available at www.mwwusa.com.

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