On June 16, 2010, Steve Shane, Managing Director, Govt – NA, Accenture presented “The Termans” at a TechAmerica Foundation event in Washington, DC.
TechAmerica Foundation announced the winners for the American Technology Awards, which bestows the only “Best Of” awards that recognize all technology products and services across the technology industry. Nominations for The American Technology Awards, “The Termans”, were vetted by industry experts and technology companies. These awards were named after Frederick Terman, who is widely credited as being the father of Silicon Valley.
“We had hundreds of nominations for these prestigious awards, and we congratulate these companies and individuals for their winning achievements,” said Phil Bond, chairman, TechAmerica Foundation. “TechAmerica Foundation is excited to highlight these companies as they continue to influence technology development throughout the rest of the world.”
The American Technology Awards were presented in 20 categories each of the inclusive segments of the technology industry: Aerospace and Defense; Clean Tech/Green Tech/Smart Grid; Cloud Computing/Software as a Service; Computers and Peripherals; Consumer Electronics; Cyber Security and Authentication; Electronic Components; Internet Services; Measurement and Control Instruments; Medical Devices; Server & Storage Technology; Software; Technology Consulting; Technology Services; and Telecommunications. The Corporate Giving, Breakthrough Technology, Government Technology Executive of the Year, Corporate Leadership, and Chairman’s awards were also presented.
The winners were announced on June 16 at TechAmerica Foundation’s Eighth Annual Technology and Government Dinner which has been a premier Washington, D.C. networking event bringing hundreds of industry, congressional and government leaders together at one venue to celebrate the partnership between industry and government.
The winners in all categories are listed below:
Honorary Terman Award: Lewis Terman
Corporate Giving: Cisco Systems
Breakthrough Technology: General Electric for the Vscan
Government Technology Executive of the Year: David M. Wennergren
Corporate Leadership Award: Arthur W. Coviello, Jr.
Chairman’s Award: Christopher Hansen
Aerospace and Defense: Cognitech, Inc. for the Pixl2GPS
Clean Tech/Green Tech/Smart Grid: Solexant Corporation for Nanocrystal Solar Cells and Modules
Cloud Computing/Software as a Service: Moobila Corporation for GMinutes
Computers and Peripherals: Samsung Electronics American Information Technology Division for the Samsung NB30 Netbook
Consumer Electronics: SRS Labs, Inc. for the MyVolume Adapter
Cyber Security and Authentication: Lockheed Martin for IronClad
Electronic Components: Altera Corporation for the Stratix IV GT FPGA
Internet Services: Aircell for Gogo Inflight Internet Service
Measuring and Control Instruments: Vektrex Electronic Systems, Inc. for SpikeSafe
Medical Devices: Aspen Medical Products for the Vista Cervical Collar
Server & Storage Technology: Netezza Corporation for TwinFin
Software: Kapersky Lab Americas for Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
Technology Consulting: SYSPRO for SEAM3
Technology Services: Infosys Technologies Ltd. For InVisualize
Telecommunications: Broadsoft for Consumer Experience
For more information, please visit www.techamericafoundation.org/thetermans.
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