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Palo Alto, CA, United States, 2007/02/12 - Frost & Sullivan honored companies for industry leadership at the annual Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards Banquet held in Anaheim, California last week.
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These Awards recognized companies and individuals that are predicted to encourage significant growth in their industries, have identified emerging trends before they became the standard in the marketplace, and have created advanced technologies that will catalyze industries in the near future.
In his welcome speech, Jeff Frigstad, Director of Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Group stated, "The companies that are represented here tonight are true leaders. Frost & Sullivan is proud to recognize their exceptional work and congratulates them on their achievements."
Awarded companies included:
• A.O. Smith Corporation - 2006 North American Water Heaters Product Innovation of the Year Award
• Agent Video Intelligence™, Inc. - 2006 Global Video Analytics Product Innovation Award
• Ansell Healthcare Products Inc. - 2006 North American Medical Gloves Brand Development Strategy Leadership Award
• Argentum Medical, LLC - 2006 U.S. Antimicrobial Dressings Product Innovation Award
• Assembléon - 2006 North American SMT Equipment Customer Value Enhancement Award
• ATS Medical, Inc. - 2006 North American Artificial Heart Valves Growth Strategy Leadership Award
• Axion Power International, Inc. - 2006 North American Lead Acid Batteries Technology Innovation Award
• BelAir Networks - 2006 North American Wireless Mesh Networks Technology Innovation Award
• Braeburn Systems LLC - 2006 North American Thermostats Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year Award
• C. R. Bard, Inc. - 2006 U.S. Angioplasty Balloon Catheters Product Differentiation Leadership Award
• Cardiva Medical, Inc. - 2006 U.S. Angioplasty & Vascular Closure Devices Entrepreneurial Company Award
• Celestica - 2006 North American EMS Aerospace & Defense Customer Service Leadership Award
• Corbett Life Science - 2006 North American qRT-PCR Technology Innovation Award
• CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions - 2006 North American EMS Aerospace & Defense Product Quality Leadership Award
• Digital Fountain, Inc. - 2006 North American Forward Error Correction Technologies Excellence in Research Award
• DuPont Qualicon - 2006 North American Pathogen Detection Excellence in Technology Award
• Engenuity Technologies Inc. - 2006 North American Distributed Mission Operations Product Innovation of the Year Award
• Epocal Inc. - 2006 North American POCT Technology Innovation Award
• Faraday Technology Corporation - 2006 Global VLSI Design Services Customer Service Innovation Award
• Generex Biotechnology Corporation - 2006 North American Emerging Therapies for Diabetes Technology • Innovation Award
• Hughes Networks - 2007 North American Space & Communications Company of the Year Award
• InfoVista - 2006 Global Network Performance Monitoring & Management Solutions Product Differentiation Innovation Award
• Innovative Silicon Inc. - 2006 North American Product innovation Award for Emerging Trends of SOI Technology
• ioimage - 2006 Global Video Analytics Growth Strategy Leadership Award
• Ivey International Inc. - 2006 North American Enhanced Bioremediation Technologies Technology Innovation Award
• Kionix, Inc. - 2006 North American Microelectronic Mechanical Systems Sensors Entrepreneurial Company
• MannKind Corporation - 2006 North American Diabetes Pipeline Product Innovation of the Year Award
• McKesson - 2006 North American Web-based Solutions for Ambulatory Care Excellence in Technology Award
• Networkcar - 2006 North American Automotive Emission Monitoring Technology Innovation Award
• On2 Technologies - 2006 North American Advanced Video Compression Enabling Video Content Distribution Technology Innovation Award
• Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 2006 North American Technology Innovation Award
• Shunra Software Ltd. - 2006 Global Network Performance Monitoring & Management Solutions for Enterprise Growth Strategy Leadership Award
• Snap-on - 2006 US & UK Technicians' Choice Awards for Best Overall Scan Tools-AND- 2006 US & UK Technician’s Choice Awards for Best Overall Hand Tools– And- 2006 US & UK Technician’s Choice Awards for Best Overall Tool Storage –AND- 2006 UK Technician’s Choice Award for Best Overall Power Tools
• Sola/Hevi-Duty - 2006 North American Power Quality & Power Supplies Customer Value Enhancement Award –AND- 2006 North American Product Line Strategy Award in Power Quality & Power Supplies –AND- 2006 North American Customer Service Excellence in Power Quality & Power Supplies Award
• Vitronics Soltec - 2006 North American Wave Soldering Equipment Technology Leadership Award
• Wabash Technologies - 2006 North American Automotive Speed & Position Sensor Product Innovation of the Year Award
• Werum Software & Systems - 2007 North American Manufacturing Execution Systems Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industries Company of the Year Award
• XCI Corporation - 2006 North American Thermostats Entrepreneurial Company Award
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics.
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