Storage Networking World Names Recipients of 'Best Practices in Storage' Awards; Awards Presented at Storage Networking World in Orlando.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. (SNW), the world's largest educational event on storage networking technologies, announced the recipients of its "Best Practices in Storage" awards at a ceremony held Wednesday night. The event, which concluded yesterday at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Florida, is co-owned by IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," and the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA). Recipients of the "Best Practices in Storage" awards were selected from approximately 100 entries in five categories, with two honorees per category and honorable mentions for each. They were judged by representatives from a variety of organizations including Pace University, Rent-A-Center and The Evaluator Group. Awards were presented to the following organizations: --Innovation and Promise -- Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee and Navy Surface Combat Systems Center, Wallops Island, Virginia --Industry Regulation Compliance and Corporate Governance -- Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New , New York, New York --Data Lifecycle Management -- Palmetto Health, Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city of South Carolina. As of 2006, estimates for the population of the city proper is 122,819[1]. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a small portion of the city extends into Lexington County. and SMART Communications, Inc., Makati City, Philippines --Systems Implementation -- Cerner Corporation, Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city in Jackson County and Cass County, Missouri. In 2007, the city had a total population of 81,913[1]., making it the seventh-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the sixth-largest city in Missouri. and Community Health, Indianapolis, Indiana --Storage Reliability and Data Recovery -- William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,062. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby. and Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Recipients of this year's 'Best Practices in Storage' awards clearly understand the importance of information and storage technology working together to improve decisions," said Ron Milton, executive vice president, Computerworld. Storage Networking World was held from October 24 - 27, 2005 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Fla. About Computerworld Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for the critical information needs of senior IT management. Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network through its weekly publication, Computerworld.com Web site, focused conference series and custom research. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence, surpassing its direct competition by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . Recognition includes the 2004 Magazine of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and events company. 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. , IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites, with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide, including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO(R) and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. About the SNIA The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of more than 460 member companies and close to 7,000 active individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share the common goal of advancing the adoption of storage networks as complete and trusted solutions. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at http://www.snia.org. |
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