Metroplex Technology Business Council Names Mavenir Systems CEO 11th Annual Tech Titans Awards Finalist

DALLAS, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC), the largest technology trade organization in Texas, has named Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir Systems, as a finalist in the Corporate CEO category as part of the 11th Annual Tech Titans and Titan Fast Tech Awards. Mavenir Systems also is a finalist for the Titan Fast Tech Award. Tech Titans are recognized as outstanding technology companies and individuals in the North Texas area who have made significant contributions to their industries during the past year.

The Tech Titans Award winners will be revealed at the Tech Titans Award Gala at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, August 26, 2011. More information about the event is available at www.metroplextbc.org/techtitans.

"Tech Titans is the premier recognition of fast-growing, highly innovative companies that contribute to the vibrancy of the North Texas economy and make our region an exciting place to live and work," said Hernan Giraldo, Vice-President Sales for applications software at AlcatelLucent and Chair of the MTBC's Tech Titans steering committee. "We look forward to showcasing true leaders in our industry and celebrating their hard work and creativity."

"We are honored to be a member of the North Texas technology community and to be recognized as a leading player in developing many of the world's most innovative nextgeneration products and services," Kohli said. "Being based in North Texas, Mavenir is laying the foundation for the region's continued success for years to come."

Besides the MTBC and Title Sponsor SoftLayer, other supporters of the Tech Titans Awards event include Ericsson, VCE, RIM, Digital Realty Trust, Fujitsu Network Communications, Deloitte, AT&T, BKD LLP, Huawei, Munck Carter, Alcatel-Lucent, Employer Flexible, BDO, Haynes and Boone LLP, Telecommunications Industry Association, Texas Instruments, Cisco Systems, Genband, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Dallas, AVMG, Park Place Porsche, creative sponsor SKSW and the Dallas Business Journal. Travis Wolff and Comerica Bank Life Science are sponsors for Fast Tech. The Fast Tech Awards recognize the fastestgrowing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex over a three-year period.

About Mavenir

Mavenir Systems, Inc. provides mobile infrastructure solutions to mobile operators looking to deploy LTE communications services. Mavenir offers the most complete portfolio of convergence applications and solutions to power new Mobile Cloud Services such as Converged Voice solutions for Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Mobile VoIP and Mobility; Converged Messaging solutions for SMS/MMS over LTE, Rich Communication Suite (RCS, RCS-e) and Converged IP Messaging (CPM); and Converged Video solutions for Mobile Video and Telepresence. These solutions are based on Mavenir's carrier-grade mOne™ Convergence platform.

For more information, visit www.mavenir.com

About the Tech Titans Awards

The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by the Metroplex Technology Business Council, North Texas' most comprehensive organization supporting technology. The prestigious annual contest recognizes outstanding technology companies and individuals in the North Texas area who have made contributions during the past year locally, as well as to the technology industry overall. The Tech Titans committee is a group of dedicated volunteers who organize the awards ceremony each year, and judges for the contest are drawn from a variety of disciplines in technology, leaders in the DFW area and past winners. For more information, visit www.metroplextbc.org/techtitans.

About The MTBC

The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) is the innovation hub for North Texas' technology community and actively connects entrepreneurs, universities and corporations for significant technological advancements. Founded in 1994 as a non-profit organization with approximately 300 members, it includes technology businesses and providers from across the DFW Metroplex. The MTBC is a TITAN, focused on growing Talent, Innovation, Tech Titans, Advocacy and Networking. It promotes the Dallas region as the center of cloud computing and fosters a culture of innovation among major technology companies in the region. Events include monthly Tech Industry Luncheons, Cloud Computing Special Interest Group Events, CEO Forums, Tech Week in Austin and the annual Tech Titans Awards Gala event. More information about MTBC can be found online by visiting www.metroplextbc.org.  

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