Frost & Sullivan Honors Information & Communications Technologies Leaders.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 Frost & Sullivan honored industry leaders for outstanding performance and achievements at last week's annual Excellence in Information & Communications Technologies Awards Banquet in Scottsdale, Ariz. The banquet recognized companies and individuals for technological developments that have helped improve everyday life and are predicted to encourage significant growth in their industries. The award recipients have identified emerging trends before they became the standard in the marketplace and have created advanced technologies that will catalyze cat·a·lyze v. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. industries in the near future. Thomas Wheeler, former president 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. of Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ), delivered the Keynote Speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work . Wheeler addressed the roles, changes and challenges of networks and how the world retrieves information. Frost & Sullivan recognized Wheeler with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contributions that have shaped telecommunications policy and technology development. A CEO Roundtable Discussion preceded the banquet earlier that day. Panelists answered a variety of questions focused on what it takes to succeed in a challenging economy. An open networking session followed the Roundtable Discussion that allowed all recipients' companies to develop and strengthen business relationships with each other. Awarded companies included: @ Road -- Mobile Communications Product of the Year Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Packet -- Voice Over Packet Product of the Year BT Conferencing, Robert Moore Robert Moore may refer to
Canto can·to n. pl. can·tos One of the principal divisions of a long poem. [Italian, from Latin cantus, song; see canticle. -- Digital Asset Management Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Concerto Software -- Contact Center Company of the Year NetScreen Technologies Inc. -- Security Technologies Product of the Year Network Associates, George Samenuk -- Security Technologies CEO of the Year North Plains Systems -- Digital Asset Management Company of the Year Rackspace Managed Hosting -- Telecommunication Services Product of the Year SealedMedia -- Digital Rights Management Product of the Year SEVEN, Bill Nguyen -- Mobile Communications CEO of the Year Siemens -- Collaborative Solutions Product of the Year Sprint -- Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year Thomson Media & Broadcast -- Digital Media Company of the Year Veraz Networks, Promod Haque, chairman of the board; Dr. Tal Simchony, chief executive officer; Amit Chawla, executive vice president of global marketing -- Voice Over Packet Executive Team of the Year WebEx Communications Inc., Subrah Iyar -- Web Conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. CEO of the Year WebWare, An INSCI Product Group -- Digital Asset Management Product of the Year Frost & Sullivan also holds annual banquets for the industrial technologies and healthcare industries. For further information on the award banquets or recipients or for digital photos, please contact Jamie Frizzell, 210-247-2496, jfrizzell@frost.com. Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global leader in growth consulting. Frost & Sullivan Awards are presented to companies that demonstrate excellence in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace. Frost & Sullivan rigorously analyzes specific criteria to determine award recipients in a vast variety of market industries and landscapes. For further information, visit www.frost.com. |
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