WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 industry contenders
competed for the coveted Government Computer News (GCN) Best New Technology
Awards at FOSE 2004, the government's largest gathering of information
technology professionals. Qovia Inc. took the Best of Show prize for its
Internet telephony software that reduces operating cost, improves voice
quality, and enhances efficiency. Awards were presented on March 23, the
opening day of FOSE 2004. Winners were chosen by a team of GCN and Washington
Technology editors.
FOSE 2004, featuring more than 500 exhibitors who are demonstrating their
technology solutions to 20,000 federal high tech buyers, runs from March 23
through March 25 at the Washington DC Convention Center. Entry to the
exhibits is free for government professionals.
Thomas R. Temin, senior vice president and editor-in-chief for
PostNewsweek Tech Media, summed up the Best New Technology at FOSE contest
this way, "Our editors looked for innovative products that apply to the
government market in a powerful way. The editors, led by our GCN Lab staff,
carefully analyzed the nominations to select the winning products. Hats off to
these companies for their deep understanding of what products our government
needs."
This year, GCN also awarded two products Special Judges Awards.
John Breeden II, GCN's Lab director, said, "We looked at the new offerings
based upon ten different categories. Two finalists fell outside those
categories but were compelling solutions that we felt deserved recognition."
Those special awards went to Psion Teklogix' Netbook Pro and Global Bay Mobile
Technologies, Inc. for their Defensor Mobile."
GCN's Best New Technology Awards program also found winners in 10 product
categories. They were:
Security Products: Kanguru Solutions' Kanguru Wizard and UltraBac
Software's UBDR Gold;
Storage Systems: Exabyte Corporation's Exabyte VXA-2 PacketLoader 1x10
IU;
Network Hardware: MPC Computers' TransPort T3000;
Portable Computers: Hewlett-Packard Company for HT Forms Automation
System;
Peripherals: Dell Inc. for their PowerConnect 2600 Series;
Handheld Client: Research in Motion Ltd. for Blackberry 7510 Wireless
Handheld;
Enterprise Systems Software: Qovia Inc.;
Enterprise Application Software: Macromedia, Inc. for Macromedia Studio
MX2004;
Display Devices: InFocus Corporation for the LP640, and
Desktop Client: Gateway for the Gateway Profile 5.
FOSE 2004 is taking place at the new Washington DC Convention Center from
Tuesday to Thursday, March 23-25, 2004. The trade show and education program
are free to government professionals. Government Computer News' Best New
Technology Awards were presented on Tuesday, March 23 at 11:00 AM in Booth
2950 on the FOSE Exhibit Floor. For more information about FOSE, visit
http://www.fose.com.
PostNewsweek Tech Media is the leading media company in the government
technology community, offering focused national publications, Web sites, trade
shows, and conferences for the government information technology market.
PostNewsweek Tech Media produces Government Computer News, a controlled-
circulation magazine published 30 times per year for government managers who
buy information technology products and services; and Washington Technology, a
twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government information
technology systems integrators.
PostNewsweek Tech Media produces the FOSE trade show, which is held each
spring in Washington, D.C., for information technology decision makers in
government and industry; and the PSX trade show, which focuses on government
procurement officers and the services they purchase for the government. The
company also produces a series of smaller conferences, publications, and
events, including an annual gala awards dinner honoring government IT leaders,
the Top 100 events that honor the largest and fastest growing government
contractors, and GCN's Federal Technology Almanac, a complete reference guide
for federal government IT managers containing information on key people,
vendors, contracts, rules and regulations and developments affecting
technology policy and procurement. PostNewsweek Tech Media's online products
include http://www.gcn.com , http://www.washingtontechnology.com and http://www.fose.com .
To register for FOSE 2004, come to the Washington DC Convention Center
between 7 AM and 4 PM on Tuesday to Thursday, March 23-25 or call
1-800-791-FOSE (800-791-3673).
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