CHICAGO, Sep 16, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The International Engineering Consortium has announced the winners of the third annual InfoVision Awards, which recognize the information industry's most original products based on the following criteria: innovation, uniqueness, market impact, customer benefit, and value to society.
The winning companies will be recognized during the 1999 National Communications Forum at a ceremony that will be one of the highlights of the Information Industry Luncheon on Tuesday, October 26 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. The luncheon also features a keynote address by Robert Annunziata, chief executive officer, Global Crossing.
1999 Award winners were selected in six distinct categories: Applications and Services; Public and Private Networks; Wireless; Internet; Computer Software; and Satellite. The award winners were selected by the InfoVision Awards Committees, which are composed of chairpersons, committee members, and executives from manufacturers and service providers; editors of the industry's leading professional journals; and faculty from prestigious engineering universities.
"This year's InfoVision award winners have clearly earned the accolades and recognition they are receiving," said John Janowiak, Forum Director. "The entries demonstrate the vision of these companies, which only can be described as leading-edge. The technology advancements demonstrated by these winning entries will have a positive impact on the growth and advancement of the industry."
The InfoVision Awards program inherits the rich history of its predecessor, the ComForum Awards, which recognized innovative technologies and services within the communications/information industry. Past recipients of this exclusive award include Alcatel, Ameritech, AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Eastman Kodak, GTE Services, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Nortel, NYNEX, and Zenith.
More information on the InfoVision Award program may be obtained by contacting Tom Fergus at 312-559-3653 (e-mail is tfergus@iec.org). Information on the 1999 National Communications Forum may be obtained by calling +1-312-559-4600 or by visiting the IEC web site at www.iec.org.
Editor's Note: A complete listing of 1999 InfoVision Award Winners segmented by category is enclosed with this release.
The 1999 InfoVision Award Winners
Applications and Services
- Bell Atlantic for the Easy Number Basic and Deluxe Call-Routing
Service
- General Magic, Inc. for the Portico Virtual Assistant
- Hewlett-Packard for the HP Custom Contact Manager Version 5
- RELTEC-Marconi Communications for the DISC's Fiber Star FTTC
Public and Private Networks
- Accelerated Networks for the Multiservice Access Platform and IAD
- ADC Telecommunications for the ADC CellWorx STN
- Ameritech Communications for Ameritech Quick Directions
- Applied Microsystems Corporation for SuperSleuth
- Cisco Systems for the Voice-over-IP Module for the 3600 Router
and the Cisco 900
- Intel Corporation for the Intel Express 10/100 Stackable Hub
- Lucent Technologies for the TrueWave Balanced Fiber-Optic Cable
- Netcom Systems for Netcom's Smartbits
- Osicom for the Gigamux EPC MUX
- Packeteer for the Packetshaper 1000, 2000, and 4000
- Sentient Networks for the Ultimate Access MUX
- Siecor for the MT-RJ Multifiber Optical Connector
- Sonus for the VOIP Gateway Switch
- Tellium, Inc. for the Tellium Aurora 32 Optical Cross Connect
- Teltrend for the ASTS System
- Williams Communications Group for its Optical Network
Wireless
- AT&T Wireless Services for AT&T Digital One Rate
- Home Wireless Networks for the HWN516 Wireless Communications
System
- Motorola for the V3688 GSM 900/1800 Digital Cellular Phone
- Newbridge for point-to-multipoint Wireless Broadband Access
- RF Monolithics, Inc. for the TR1000 Transceiver Series
- Samsung Telecom for the PicoBTS Compact CDMA Base Station
- Siemens for AireNet Xpress
- Texas Instruments for the LinEPIC III
Internet
- e2 Software Corporation for the e2 Sales Office Start
- IXC Communications, Inc. for Gemini 2000
- Nortel Networks for the Versalar Switch Router 15000
- StorageTek for the NetSentry II Voice-over-IP Firewall
- Worldtalk for the Wolrdsecure Server
- Xilinx, Inc. for Internet Reconfigurable Logic
Computers and Software
- Active Voice for the Unity NT-based System
- Architel Systems Corporation for the Objectel Inventory
Management System
- Artisoft for the Televantage
- AVT Corporation for CallXpress 5.2 Unified Messaging
- IBM Corporation for the Net.Commerce V3.1.2 Merchant Storefront
Software
- Lernout and Hauspie for the Voice Xpress Professional
- Lucent Technologies for the CentrVu Advocate
- Natural MicroSystem Products for the Fusion IP Telephony
Development Platform
- Nuance Communications for the Nuance Speech Recognition
- Solect Technology Group for the Internet Administration Framework
- Starfish for REX ProPC Companion
- Telcordia Technologies for the IGCS Call Agent Software
Satellite
- LNR TrexCom for the Tri-Band Satellite Simulator |
