HERNDON, Va., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- iDirect Technologies, a privately
held company that designs, develops, and markets the fastest, most reliable
bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions using Internet
protocols, announced today that the editors of Access Intelligence's Via
Satellite magazine have selected John Kealey, president and CEO, iDirect
Technologies, as Satellite Executive of the Year for 2004.
In its 17th year, the award honors the satellite executive who has made a
lasting business impact on the global satellite industry during the previous
calendar year.
In announcing its selection of Kealey, Via Satellite's editor Nick Mitsis
cited three significant achievements that made iDirect stand out in 2004 --
its successful market growth, increased revenue, and solid client/vendor
relationships.
"This award is really an honor for the entire iDirect team," said Mr.
Kealey. "We have an incredibly talented and dynamic group that is completely
focused on what we do better than anyone else -- fast, reliable, two-way, IP
communications over satellite. Our dedication to customer support as well as
our technological capabilities have led the industry to recognize the iDirect
advantage, and the results in the past two years have been phenomenal."
As its top satellite executive for 2004, Via Satellite magazine will
showcase Kealey and his business accomplishments in its "Executive of the
Year" cover feature in the March 2005 issue. Likewise, Kealey will present the
Satellite Executive of the Year 2004 award luncheon address at this year's
SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the
Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
About iDirect Technologies
iDirect Technologies designs, develops, and markets satellite-based
broadband access solutions targeted at the enterprise, government, carrier and
educational sectors that have the need for fast, flexible, and geographically
dispersed two-way internet/intranet access. The company has developed
technology solutions that combine high performance, worldwide availability,
and ease of installation, high reliability, and low cost to end customers. In
addition, iDirect solutions offer unprecedented efficiencies, increased
revenue opportunities and higher per customer gross margins to satellite
network operators. iDirect was included in the 2003 and 2004 Inc. 500 list of
the country's fastest growing entrepreneurial firms, as well as the Deloitte &
Touche Technology Fast 500 list of the fastest-growing U.S. technology
companies and was cited as one of Virginia's top 50 fastest growing technology
companies for both 2003 and 2004. iDirect is headquartered in Herndon,
Virginia and has regional offices in Europe, Asia, and covering Latin America.
Additional information is available at http://www.idirect.net.
SOURCE iDirect Technologies
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Related links:
http://www.idirect.net
CONTACT:
Warren Brown, Vice President of Marketing of
iDirect Technologies, +1-703-648-8155, or wbrown@idirect.net
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