Mass Technology Leadership Council Names First Group of Finalists for 2007 Technology Leadership Awards
Wireless News | July 3, 2007
The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. announced the first group of finalists of the Council's annual Technology Leadership Awards honoring Massachusetts companies and individuals who best exemplify leadership and excellence in business and technology.
Unlike most technology awards, The Technology Leadership Awards recognize outstanding achievement in both the development and deployment of information technologies that address critical business issues.
The first group of Finalists for the Awards program, announced June 28, were in the following categories: CEO; CTO; Emerging Executive; and Technology Developer/Vendor companies in Enterprise, Communications, Consumer/ Social Media, Emerging/ Innovation.
INDIVIDUALS:
CEO
Doug Levin, Black Duck Software
Keith Parent, Court Square Data Group
Andrew Bernstein, Cymfony
Mark Shirman, GlassHouse Technologies
Jeremy Wertheimer, ITA SoftwareNetgeaR
Walter Doyle, uLocate Communications
CTO
Ron Newbower, CIMIT
David Cancel, Compete
Kenneth Kuenzel, Covergence
Reed Sturtevant, Eons
John Chapin, Vanu
Emerging Executives
Renat Khasanshyn, Apatar
Darren Ross, Cramer
Keith Kocho, ExtendMedia
Singu Srinivas, HiWired
Pam Radnhawa, Phase Forward
VENDORS:
Enterprise
ChoiceStream
elQnetworks
Imaginatik Plc
Open Pages
Supplyscape
Communications
BladeLogic
Equallogic
Integra5
Reva Systems
Pyxis Mobile
Silverlink Communications
Consumer/Social Media
Lycos
Cymfony
Communispace
Eons
Kaspersky Lab
Emerging/Innovation
Avid Technology
Innocentive
LiveData
NeuroLogica
Soliloquy Learning
"The Mass Technology Leadership Council is committed to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors and these awards are an important part of this effort," said Joyce Plotkin, president of the Mass Technology Leadership Council. "These honorees represent the spirit of innovation, the history of accomplishment and the future promise that define the Massachusetts technology community."
The next group of Finalists will be announced on July 17, in the following categories: CIO, CXO, Mover and Shaker, and Buyer/ User of the year.
More than 180 submissions were received during the open nomination process. The Council's Board of Trustees selected the finalists and a separate group of judges will determine the final winners. The winners will be announced at the Fall Awards Gala, October 18, at the Westin Copley Place in downtown Boston.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council is an association that addresses the critical leadership issues of innovative software and technology-enabled companies. Formed by the combination of Massachusetts Software Council and New England Business and Technology Association, Inc., the organization is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council: www.masstechleaders.org
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