Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Companies for Excellence in Industrial Technologies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, honored recipients of its 2010 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards, at a banquet held on Thursday, April 29, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.    

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The Industrial Technologies Awards are given to companies that have made a significant contribution to the manufacturing, automation, logistics, distribution, materials, construction, security, and process industries. Such companies have shown success at meeting the needs of companies which may be operating in mature segments, delivering value and innovation while developing world-class companies with strong management teams.

Marshall Brain, noted author and entrepreneur, will be receiving the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award for Education Initiatives.  Marshall is the founder of online educational platform HowStuffWorks.com, now a Discovery Communications company, and his work has been featured on the National Geographic channel and the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Recognized companies included:

ACCANTO SYSTEMS - 2010 Global Service Assurance Product Differentiation Excellence Award

ACTIVELOGIX, LLC - 2010 North American Building Intelligence Solutions Customer Value Enhancement Award

AGNIK, LLC - 2010 North American Commercial Vehicle Telematics Enabling Technology of the Year Award

AVIGILON - 2010 Global Video Surveillance New Product Innovation of the Year Award

BERGSTROM, INC. - 2010 North American Commercial Vehicle Anti-idling Climate Control Systems New Product Innovation Award

BIO-MICROBICS, INC. - 2010 North American Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology Innovation Award

CPOWER, INC - 2009 North American Demand Response Market Penetration Leadership Award

CRESTATECH - 2010 North American Mobile TV Reception Technology Innovation of the Year Award

DIEBOLD, INC. - 2010 North American Physical Security Systems Integrator of the Year Award, 2010 North American Physical Security Commercial Monitoring Company of the Year Award

ERICSSON AB POWER MODULES - 2009 Global Power Supplies & Batteries Vertical Market Penetration Award, 2009 Global DC-DC Converter Green Excellence Award in Product Innovation Award

HaloSource, INC. - 2010 Global Residential Water Treatment Technology Innovation Award, 2010 North American Residential Water Treatment Hot Investment Opportunity Award

INDUSOFT - 2010 Global Web-Based Human Machine Interface Software Customer Value Enhancement of the Year Award

INGERSOLL RAND - 2010 Global Rotary Oil-Free Compressors Customer Value Enhancement Award, 2009 U.S. Automotive Technicians' Choice: Overall Best Brand of Air Compressors

ITAU-UNIBANCO - 2010 Brazilian Asset Management Growth Leadership Award

KIMBERLY CLARK - 2010 North American HVAC Air Filtration Media Product Leadership of the Year Award

MARSHALL BRAIN - 2010 Frost & Sullivan North American Lifetime Achievement Award for Education Initiatives

MS TECH LTD - 2010 Global Detection Systems Technology Innovation of the Year Award

PILLARHOUSE INTERNATIONAL LTD - 2010 European Selective Soldering New Product Innovation Award

PINNACLE OZONE SOLUTIONS, LLC - 2010 North American Advanced Disinfection Equipment Product Differentiation Excellence Award

PLANON, INC.- 2010 North American Real Estate and Facility Management Software Product Leadership of the Year Award

PUMP SOLUTIONS GROUP - 2010 North American Positive Displacement Pumps Customer Value Enhancement of the Year Award

SHEFFIELD BIOSCIENCE - 2010 Global Pharmaceuticals Excipients New Product Innovation Award

SIONEX CORPORATION - 2010 North American Spectroscopy New Product Innovation of the Year Award

SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. - 2010 North American Carbon Nanotubes Technology Innovation Award

VALENSA INTERNATIONAL - 2009 North American Eye Health Customer Value Enhancement Award

VERINT SYSTEMS, INC. - 2010 North American IP Surveillance Software Company of the Year Award

WOOD GROUP GTS - 2009 North American Gas Turbine Power Plant Customer Service Leadership Award

Frost & Sullivan's 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 Awards Banquet or recipients, or for digital photos, please contact Jake Wengroff, [email protected].

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