PRESS RELEASE
Vision Events Announces West Coast 2003 Winners and Nominees of the Midsize Enterprise Innovation™ Awards
BEDFORD, N.H., March 4, 2003 ‹ Vision Events, a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) company, today announced the West Coast 2003 winners and nominees of the Midsize Enterprise Innovation Awards. Senior IT executives and technology vendors were chosen and honored during Midsize Enterprise Summit, March 2-4, 2003 at an awards dinner and ceremony at the Westin Century Hotel and Spa in Beverly Hills, California.
"During the past year, the midmarket has gained overdue attention by technology vendors in all product and service categories," said Dennis Masella, Vice President for Vision Events. "As a result, the Midsize Enterprise Innovation Awards, and the event itself, have become a unique and sought after industry opportunity."
Jody Giles, CIO of Vans, was named IT Executive of the Year. Giles was selected for his contributions to the overall development and success of the Midsize Enterprise Summit event. The midsize business Vans manufactures a footwear collection of over 60 styles ranging from classic deck shoes and slip-ons to high performance skateboard shoes, snowboard boots and sandals. They are distributed through over 190 company-owned retail stores and outlets as well as through a nationwide network of independent shoe, sporting goods and apparel stores.
Additionally, the hundreds of senior IT executives who attend Midsize Enterprise Summit select technology vendors for Midsize Enterprise Innovation Awards based on confidential ballots completed during the event. In March 2003, corporate sponsors and vendors were recognized for these achievements:
- Best Midmarket Solution — for the best overall technology solution designed for the midsize enterprise.
Winner of the Best Midmarket Solution Award: PerformanceIT
PerformanceIT provides the technology and services needed to keep IT resources running. Their ProIT network management platform integrates monitoring, asset tracking, intrusion detection, web transactions, reporting, and trending with a robust trouble ticketing system. Through their managed services, PerformanceIT experts also proactively monitor and manage customers’ network - 24/7. For more information, visit www.performanceit.com.
Nominees selected for the Best Midmarket Solution Award are Citrix Systems and NetLedger.
- Best of Show — for recognition of the most integrated, high-visibility promotional effort throughout Midsize Enterprise Summit.
Winner of the Best of Show Award: Hummingbird, Ltd.
Hummingbird's revolutionary Hummingbird Enterprise(TM), an integrated information and knowledge management solution suite, manages the entire lifecycle of information and knowledge assets. Hummingbird Enterprise creates a 360° view of enterprise content with a portfolio of products that are both modular and interoperable. Today, five million users rely on Hummingbird, a global enterprise software company, to connect, manage, access, publish and search their enterprise content. For more information, visit www.hummingbird.com.
Nominees selected for the Best of Show Award are NEC Solutions, NetLedger and PerformanceIT.
The next Midsize Enterprise Summit takes place on the East Coast, April 27-29, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida.
About Midsize
Enterprise Summit
Midsize Enterprise Summit brings Senior IT Executives from midsize businesses
together with Gartner Analysts, and leading and emerging Technology Vendors.
The focus - enabling strategic IT decision-making — drives Gartner-led
sessions, Vendor-led World Premiere and Private Boardroom presentations,
a Showcase of Exhibits, and networking events. More information on this Summit
is available at www.midsizeenterprise.com.
About Vision
Events
Vision Events, a Gartner (NYSE:IT and ITB) company, is a leading producer
of highly focused business events that bring resellers and end users together
with leading and emerging vendors in private boardroom appointments to form
strategic partnerships and secure new business in
the technology sector. Each event, both domestic and international, is designed to enable vendors to establish new alliances and build new business with high-level decision-makers who participate by invitation only. For more information, visit www.visionevents.com.
About
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,500
clients leverage technology to achieve business success. Gartner's businesses
consist of Research, Consulting, Measurement, Events and Executive Programs.
Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and has
4,000 associates, including more than 1,000 research analysts and consultants,
in more than 75 locations worldwide. Fiscal 2002 revenue totaled $907 million.
For more information, visit www.gartner.com.
