International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 Announces CTIA E-Tech Awards Winners

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International CTIA WIRELESS(R) 2012

May 09, 2012, 04:00 ET

NEW ORLEANS, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 today announced the CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards winners in mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and vertical markets and infrastructure. In addition to the 15 awards categories, industry peers voted for their favorite entries online and onsite via text during International CTIA WIRELESS taking place May 8-10, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

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The entry with the most online votes, "Best Online Pick" was awarded to AIRSYS High Efficiency HVAC Wall Pack Unit (WPU), Tempest Telecom Solutions LLC. The "Best in Show" went to Leagues by Leagues LLC, which earned the most onsite text votes.

"Wireless innovation is having a significant impact on our daily lives, and the seventh annual CTIA E-Tech Awards recognize the wide array of mobile products and services that are improving how we live, work and play," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA. "The E-Tech winners consistently prove the U.S. wireless industry perpetually develops new and improved applications, solutions, hardware and infrastructure. That's why we're the world leader in wireless and so many of the hottest and coolest wireless products and services are launched here first."

Jon Fortt, technology correspondent for CNBC, hosted the awards ceremony on the Exhibit Innovations Stage at Booth 4575 at International CTIA WIRELESS 2012. Online judging for the 15 awards categories was conducted by a panel of media and industry analysts. Nearly 250 entries were judged based on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall "wow" factor. Many of the award submissions are on display in the E-Tech Showcase at Booth 4575 during International CTIA WIRELESS 2012, and all the submissions may be viewed at www.ctiashows.com/awards.

The CTIA 2012 E-Tech Awards winners are:

ENTERPRISE & VERTICAL MARKET SOLUTION

General Business

First: FEEDHENRY MOBILE APPLICATION PLATFORM, FeedHenry
Second: BoxTone Automated Mobile Application Management (MAM), BoxTone
Third: Appcelerator Titanium Mobile Platform, Appcelerator

Green Telecom & Smart Energy Solutions, Apps & Hardware

First: Consert Virtual Peak Plant Solution with integrated Novatel Wireless Expedite E396 3G PCIe Card, Novatel Wireless
Second: Vodacom mobile broadband site running purely on renewable energies, Nokia Siemens Networks
Third: Nularis LED Energy Auditor, Nularis

Healthcare & Wellness

First: Valencell V-LINC™, Valencell
Second: VGo with integrated Novatel Wireless' Expedite® E362 PCI Express Mini Card for 4G/LTE, Novatel Wireless
Third: AT&T mHealth Solutions presents DiabetesManager®, AT&T and WellDoc

Mobile Marketing & Advertising

First: Urban Airship, Urban Airship
Second: Accession Mobile Content Sharing (MCS), Metaswitch Networks
Third: AT&T Messaging Toolkit, AT&T

Transportation & Fleet

First: Sonim XP5520 BOLT, Sonim Technologies
Second: IsatData Pro, SkyWave Mobile Communications
Third: Public Safety Multi-Media Messaging Solution, Infinite Convergence

INFRASTRUCTURE

In-Building Wireless, Wi-Fi & LAN

First: Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio Wi-Fi, Alcatel-Lucent
Second: Huawei AtomCell, Huawei
Third: Unified User Access Control Software for Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN), ADTRAN, Inc.

Wide Area Network

First: BelAir2100 LTE/3G/Wi-Fi Metrocell, Ericsson
Second: Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Zone, Nokia Siemens Networks
Third: PureWave Quantum LTE, PureWave

MOBILE APPLICATIONS

Automotive, Safe Driving & Transportation

First: iOnRoad- Augmented Driving, iOnRoad
Second: Cobra JoyRide™, Cobra Electronics
Third: Scosche cellCONTROL, Scosche Industries

Health, Wellness & Fitness

First: Macaw, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. and Qualcomm Life
Second: AT&T mHealth Solutions presents DiabetesManager®, AT&T and WellDoc
Third: Lifecomm Mobile Personal Emergency Response System, Lifecomm

Mobile Commerce, Shopping & Rewards

First: Geode by iCache, iCache
Second: Eyeona, Eyeona
Third: Neustar Intelligent Cloud, Neustar

Productivity, Utility & Public Safety

First: Scout, Telenav
Second: iMap Weather Radio, Weather Decision Technologies
Third: CounterPath Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone, CounterPath

Social, Content, Media & Entertainment

First: Aha Radio 2.0, Harman International
Second: AT&T U-verse Enabled Apps, AT&T
Third: Doro Experience®, Doro

MOBILE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

Accessories

First: Geode by iCache, iCache
Second: Band, TYLT
Third: BURY EasyTouch Pro CV9000, Point to Point Technology USA Inc.

Smartphones & Handsets

First: DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola, Motorola Mobility
Second: Samsung Galaxy Note™, Samsung Telecommunications America
Third: Galaxy Nexus by Samsung (Sprint), Samsung Telecommunications America

Tablets, Netbooks & Embedded Wireless Devices

First: ARD400-W 3G Dosimeter, AnyDATA Corporation
Second: Amber Alert GPS V3 Connected by AT&T, AT&T Emerging Enterprises & Partnerships
Third: PlayStation® Vita 3G/Wi-Fi Connected by AT&T, AT&T Emerging Enterprises & Partnerships

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CTIA Shows bring together all industries advanced by wireless technology for intense business, learning and networking. International CTIA WIRELESS® is taking place May 8-10, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ takes place Oct. 9-11, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. Visit www.ctiashows.com.

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