Frost & Sullivan Honors Contactual with Global Excellence in Technology Award

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Frost & Sullivan Honors Best Practices Leaders

PALO ALTO, Calif. --Business Wire-- April 22, 2005 -- Frost & Sullivan honored industry leaders for outstanding performance at the Best Practices Awards Banquet held Wednesday in Fort Myers, Florida.

The banquet recognized companies that are predicted to encourage significant growth in their industries, have identified emerging trends before they became the standard in the marketplace, and have created advanced technologies that will catalyze industries in the near future.

A CEO Roundtable Discussion preceded the banquet earlier that day. This executive panel addressed a variety of questions focusing on competitive intelligence, advanced marketing research, and the challenges of succeeding in a demanding economy.

Roundtable participants included: Michael Fisher, Vice President of Sales, Alterian; Larry Midland, CEO, Hirsch Electronics Corporation; John Tulley, Vice President of Sales, International Safety Instruments (ISI); March P. Flores, President and CEO, MedicalCV Inc.; and Richard E. Bennett, President and CEO, SmartVideo Technologies Inc.

An open networking session followed, allowing the recipient companies to develop and strengthen business relationships.

Awarded companies included:

Alistagen Corporation: 2005 Advanced Coatings and Surface Technology Technology Innovation Award

Alterian plc: 2005 CRM Analytics Customer Service Leadership Award

Aspect Communications: 2005 Global Customer Contact Center Technologies Global Excellence in Business Operations Company Of The Year

BYK-Chemie: 2005 Paint Additives Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Contactual Inc.: 2005 Customer Contact Center/Global Excellence Excellence in Technology Of The Year

Envision Telephony Inc.: 2005 Global Customer Contact Center Technologies Global Excellence in Technology of the Year

Harris Corporation: 2005 Tactical Military Communications Competitive Strategy Leadership Award

Hirsch Electronics Corporation: 2005 Security Industry Global Excellence in Technology of the Year

Interactive Quality Services: 2005 Customer Contact Center/Global Excellence Product Leadership Of The Year

International Safety Instruments (ISI): 2005 Environmental Health & Safety Industry Respiratory Protection Products Global Excellence in Technology Innovation Award

MedicalCV Inc.: 2005 Medical Devices Excellence in Technology Award

mPhase Technologies Inc.: 2005 Smart Batteries Excellence in Technology Award

Rostrvm Solutions Ltd.: 2005 Global Customer Contact Center Technologies Global Excellence in Technology Innovation Of The Year

SmartVideo: 2005 Mobile Video Services Entrepreneurial Company Award

Thales Communications Inc.: 2005 Tactical Military Communications Leadership Growth Strategy Award

Frost & Sullivan holds annual awards banquets for the information and communication technologies, industrial technologies, and healthcare industries. For further information on the award banquets or recipients or for digital photos, please contact Stacie Jones, 210-247-2450, Stacie.Jones@frost.com.

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