Orange County winners to be unveiled the evening of June 9 at annual dinner
IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechAmerica today announced finalists in its 18th Annual Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. This premier business event celebrates excellence and achievement in the region's technology industry, and honors local companies, individuals, and products that drive innovation in Orange County. In partnership with Project Tomorrow and Emulex, TechAmerica also will highlight Orange County's best in innovation in education during a special awards segment. All winners will be named during the event, which will take place June 9, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, Calif.
"This region boasts many noteworthy individuals, companies, and products that help advance the business of technology not only in Orange County but also throughout the world," said Bob Brunson, director, TechAmerica Orange County. "This year we saw a record number of 100 nominations, including many from companies new to the competition. We congratulate all of this year's finalists, and look forward to celebrating their achievements with them and the local business community."
The finalists in all categories are listed below:
Outstanding CEO |
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Powerwave Technologies – Ronald J. Buschur |
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Quality Systems – Steven T. Plochocki |
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VIZIO, Inc. – William Wang |
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Outstanding Technology Company |
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Quality Systems |
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SRS Labs |
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VIZIO, Inc. |
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Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award |
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Amonix |
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Fisker Automotive |
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Flex Energy, Inc. |
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Greenway Design Group, Inc. (GDGI.TK) |
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Innovative Product/Technology in 2010 |
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Cloud |
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Evantix Risk and Compliance Portal by Evantix |
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Mavenlink Online Interactive Business Environment Platform by Mavenlink |
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Rcampus Outcomes by Reazon Systems |
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Sage ERP Accpac by Sage |
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Telogis Fleet 8 by Telogis |
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Voice Assist by Voice Assist Inc |
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Hardware |
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CE-Secure Encrypted Flash Drive by CMS Products |
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T964 Digital Resource Module by EADS North America Test & Services |
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ViridiSTOR Green Box™ Solution by ViridiSTOR LLC |
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Internet E-Commerce |
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MOBI Vibes 2.0 by WiseWindow |
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OrderCup |
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WebJaguar Website eCommerce platform by AdvancedEMedia Inc. |
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Medical Devices |
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BioniCare by VQ OrthoCare |
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Masimo Pronto-7 by Masimo |
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The Web by Sequent Medical |
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Semiconductors |
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Broadcom BCM57712 by Broadcom |
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Broadcom BCM6840 by Broadcom |
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RFX2402 Single-Chip Single-Die Silicon RF Front-end Integrated Circuit (RFeIC) by Rfaxis Inc. |
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Software |
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OneCommand Vision by Emulex |
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TrakSYS by Parsec Automation Corp. |
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TheaterSound by SRS Labs |
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Telecommunications |
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CallXpress 8 by Applied Voice & Speech Technologies |
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Powerwave Triple Broadband Antenna Family by Powerwave Technologies |
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StreamCell by StreamQuik Inc. |
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Project Tomorrow Innovation in Education Finalists |
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Emerging Student Innovator |
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Rahia Zaidi, Brea Olinda High School, Brea Olinda Unified School District |
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Aliza Braunstein, Dana Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District |
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High Impact Teacher in Science, Math and Technology |
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Betty Cappelletti, JSerra Catholic High School |
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Catherine Nolan, San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District |
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David Knight, University High School, Irvine Unified School District |
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Innovation School Program in Science, Math and Technology |
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A. Greg Bowden, Ed. D., Principal, Canyon High School, Orange Unified School District |
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Kevin Rafferty, Principal, Davis Magnet School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District |
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Lynn Matassarin, Principal, Sierra Vista Middle School, Irvine Unified School District |
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Tickets Now Available
Tickets to the 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards are available now. Individual tickets are $175. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $1,300 for members and $1,500 for nonmembers. TechAmerica is taking registrations online. For questions regarding registration, contact Yalanda Oglesby at 949-502-0051 or [email protected].
Event Sponsors
The program is underwritten and produced by financial and in-kind sponsors. These include Platinum sponsors Deloitte, Silicon Valley Bank and Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. Dickstein Shapiro is our Wine sponsor. UPS is our Gold sponsor. Our Silver sponsors include Emulex, who will present the Project Tomorrow Innovation in Education Awards, Mavenlink, who will present The Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award and UnitedHealthcare. Remarx Media is the public relations and marketing sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities still are available, and interested companies and organizations can contact Bob Brunson at 949.502.0053 or [email protected].
For more information about the High-Tech Innovation Awards, visit http://www.techamerica.org/hta18.
About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,200 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing).It was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA).Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.
SOURCE TechAmerica
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