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Here's some NEWP news (not much, but neat): 05/18 12:01 AeA Announces 2001 High-Tech Award Winners; Six Local Companies, Four AeA Announces 2001 High-Tech Award Winners; Six Local Companies, Four Individuals Take Home Business Award Honors NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2001--The Orange County Council of AeA (American Electronics Association), awarded top honors to local technology companies at the Eighth Annual High-Tech Awards ceremony held at the Discovery Science Center last night. More than 200 attendees were on hand as AeA gave special recognition to technology companies and acknowledged outstanding individual contributions to the Orange County high-technology community. Awards were presented to: Innovative Product/Technology (four awards): Access360, Irvine -- leading provider of policy-based provisioning solutions for enterprise user administration, named by Network World as one of the magazine's "10 Start-Ups to Watch" for 2001 Dense-Pac Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:DPAC), Garden Grove -- specializes in the design of proprietary and patented three-dimensional high-density packaging. iVEA Technologies, Irvine -- a Rainbow Technologies (Nasdaq:RNBO) company, leading provider of high-performance Internet security solutions for both m-commerce and e-commerce servers and network equipment. Masimo Corp., Irvine -- privately held medical technology company that develops, licenses and markets advanced medical signal processing technologies and products for the noninvasive monitoring of vital signs. Outstanding Medical Technology Company: Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW), Irvine -- leading provider of products and services to treat advanced cardiovascular disease. Outstanding Public Company: Newport Corp. (Nasdaq:NEWP), Irvine -- design, manufacture and marketing of high-precision components, instruments and integrated systems to the fiber optic communications, semiconductor equipment, aerospace research and industrial metrology markets. Outstanding Executive/Private Company: Gordon Benhard, president and CEO, Elpac Electronics Inc., Irvine Outstanding Executive/Public Company: Walt Straub, president and CEO, Rainbow Technologies, Irvine Catalyst: Gene Goda -- Currently serves on the boards of Powerwave Technologies, CMD Technology and the Forum for Corporate Directors; has served on 19 corporate boards, four of which were public; has managed seven technology companies as CEO/president Greg Ross Community Service Award (This award is named after the late Greg Ross who, as a partner in Orange County's Ernst & Young office, was a prominent leader in the local technology business community): Phil Beaudoin, executive director, Orange County Council, AeA The High-Tech Awards were sponsored by Arter & Hadden, Deloitte & Touche, Marsh Advantage America and Silicon Valley Bank. About AeA Responding to the substantial growth in its membership and keeping pace with the new economy, the American Electronics Association has changed its name to the more succinct AeA. AeA has also adopted a new tagline, "Advancing the Business of Technology," to highlight its unique leadership and the unrivaled vitality of its member companies in shaping the new economy. Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. Founded in 1943, AeA has more than 3,500 member companies that span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels, Belgium and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. For 57 years, AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community. --30--EZ/np* FLB/np CONTACT: Lages & Associates Paula Brici, 949/453-8080 paula@lages.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com (c) 2001 Business Wire © Copyright 2001 Reuters. Click Here for Limitations and Restrictions on Use.