Frost & Sullivan Honors Companies for Excellence in Industrial Technologies

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan honored
companies for outstanding performance in industrial markets at last week's
Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards Banquet and Networking
Sessions held in Orlando, Florida.
    The recipients of these Awards have identified emerging trends before
they have become the standard in the marketplace and have created advanced
technologies that will catalyze industries in the near future.
    An open networking session preceding the presentations allowed the
recipient companies to develop and strengthen business relationships.
    Awarded companies included:
 
Pure Air Control Services, Inc. -- 2005 IAQ Product Differentiation Innovation Award of North
America  www.pureaircontrols.com
     3VR Security, Inc. -- 2006 Security Product of the Year Award
    Activplant Corporation -- 2006 Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence
Enabling Technology of the Year Award
    Adept Technology, Inc. -- 2006 Robotics Solutions Customer Service
Leadership of the Year Award
    Aegis Industrial Software Corporation -- 2006 Surface Mount Technology
Software Company of the Year Award
    Averna -- 2006 Advanced Surface Inspection Excellence in Technology of
the Year Award
    CPI Card Group -- 2006 Smart Card Entrepreneurial Company of the Year
Award
    Danfoss Turbocor -- 2006 HVAC&R Compressors Technology Leadership of
the Year Award
    Datastrip -- 2006 Smart Card Product Innovation of the Year Award
    DEK -- 2006 World SMT Screen Printers and Glue Dispenser Market
Leadership Award
    Emerson Process Management -- 2006 Industrial Automation & Process
Control Company of the Year Award
    Empirix -- 2006 VoIP Product of the Year Award
    Firefly Energy -- 2006 Advanced Lead Acid Battery Technology Innovation
of the Year Award
    GE Security -- 2006 Homeland Security Company of the Year Award
    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. -- 2005 U.S. Unmanned Aerial
Systems Business Development Strategy Leadership of the Year Award
    HelloSoft, Inc. -- 2006 VoIP Product Innovation of the Year Award
    Home Automation, Inc. -- Jay McLellan- 2006 Building Technologies CEO
of the Year Award
    Honeywell -- 2006 Industrial Automation & Process Control Product
Innovation Leadership of the Year Award
    ImageWare Systems, Inc. -- 2006 Biometrics Product Innovation of the
Year Award
Infilco Degremont -- 2006 U.S. Emerging Water & Wastewater Treatment
Technology Innovation of the Year Award
    Intermec Technologies -- 2006 Supply Chain Management Enabling
Technology of the Year Award
    Metris -- 2006 Dimensional Metrology Growth Strategy Leadership of the
Year Award
    Moldex-Metric, Inc. -- 2005 Hearing Protection Products Growth Strategy
Leadership of the Year Award
    NCOIC -- 2005 Airborne Command & Control Industry Innovation &
Advancement of the Year Award
    NICE Systems -- 2006 IP Video Surveillance Competitive Strategy
Leadership of the Year Award
    NovusEdge, Inc. -- 2006 Building Automation Systems Business
Development Strategy Leadership of the Year Award
    Pavilion Technologies Inc. -- 2006 Advanced Process Control Solutions
Emerging Company of the Year Award
picoChip -- 2006 Semiconductors Industry Innovation & Advancement of
the Year Award
    Pixim, Inc. -- 2006 Video Surveillance Technology Innovation &
Leadership of the Year Award
    Richards-Zeta -- 2006 Building Automation Systems Industry Innovation &
Advancement of the Year Award
    ROVSING Dynamics A/S -- 2006 Condition Monitoring Equipment
Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award
    SafeNet, Inc. -- 2006 Semiconductor Security Product Innovation of the
Year Award
    Sanmina-SCI Corporation -- 2006 Electronics Manufacturing Services
Company of the Year Award
    Shenick Network Systems Limited -- 2006 Communications Test &
Measurement Emerging Company of the Year Award
    Siemens AG -- 2006 Automation Solutions Company of the Year Award
SMT Resource Group, LLC -- 2006 Surface Mount Technology Pre-owned
Equipment Vendor of the Year Award
    Speedline Technologies -- 2006 World SMT Screen Printers & Glue
Dispensers Market Competitive Strategy Leadership
    TACO Incorporated -- 2006 North American HVAC Circulator Pumps -AND-
2006 Hydronic Solutions Market Leadership of the Year Award -AND- Company
of the Year Award
    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. -- 2006 Information Technology Services
for the Manufacturing Industry Company of the Year Award
    Trane -- 2006 HVAC Dehumidification Systems Product Innovation of the
Year Award
    UGS Corp. -- 2006 Product Lifecycle Management Solutions Company of the
Year Award
    UNICCO Service Co. -- 2006 Integrated Facility Management Services
Customer Service Innovation of the Year Award
    Virage Logic Corporation -- 2006 Semiconductor IP Customer Service
Leadership of the Year Award
    Wonderware -- 2006 Human Machine Interface & Manufacturing Software
Solutions Company of the Year Award
WR3 Technologies Inc. -- 2005 U.S. Sludge & Odor Treatment Equipment
Technology Innovation of the Year Award
 
Through these Awards, Frost & Sullivan's teams of industry best
practices experts recognized the recipients' diligence and innovation
required to implement a successful business plan and excel in the
increasingly competitive global marketplace. An annual event, Frost &
Sullivan's Industrial Technologies Awards banquet recognizes the quality
and merit of distinguished individuals and companies that deliver
unparalleled insight on the industry, products and services.

    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.

For further information on the Award banquets or recipients or for
digital photos, please contact Stacie Jones, 210.247.2450,
Stacie.Jones@frost.com .

    About Frost & Sullivan
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for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth
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investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that
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markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more
information, visit http://www.awards.frost.com .
Contact:
     Stacie Jones
     210.247.2450
     Stacie.Jones@frost.com
 
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