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Hundreds
of senior IT executives who attended the recent Midsize
Enterprise Summit, completed confidential ballots
to select technology vendors for Midsize Enterprise
Innovation Awards. During the awards ceremony on September
12, 2003, corporate sponsors and vendors were recognized
for these achievements:

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Award
Winner:
NPI is a privately held company who offers high-tech
financial advice by reviewing a company’s
IT spending to ensure it is in-line with current
market conditions. NPI provides assessments of
all expenditures (hardware, software, services,
maintenance) and delivers a comparative analysis
of a company’s spending levels versus the
industry standard using NPI’s fair-market-value
database. With this innovative offering, NPI guarantees
a 100% ROI in the first year of service. |

for
the best overall technology solution designed
for midsize manufacturing businesses
Nominees:
PeopleSoft
and
Selectica |
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Award
Winners (tie):
Citrix
Systems, Inc. is the global leader
in access infrastructure solutions for businesses,
government agencies, and educational institutions.
The most trusted name in enterprise access,
the Citrix® MetaFrame® Access Suite
enables people to easily and securely access
the on-demand enterprise, from anywhere, anytime,
using any device over any connection. Based
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Citrix has offices
in 22 countries, and more than 7,000 channel
and alliance partners in more than 100 countries.
Gateway,
Inc. is a leading branded integrator
of technology solutions for education, government,
SMB and enterprise markets. For nearly 20 years,
the Gateway team has provided a superior customer
experience by making the purchase, use and support
of technology simple. This enables organizations
to be more productive, allowing them to focus
on their core business. For more information
on Gateway products and services, visit www.gateway.com/business.
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Award
Winner:
Jack
Henry & Associates, Inc. products
have been readily adopted by banks and credit
unions in the midtier market segment to capitalize
on the strong integration offered between the
core solution and complementary products. With
its SilverLake System® in the banking industry
and Episys™ in the credit union industry,
Jack Henry now services over 70 institutions
with assets in excess of $1 billion. |

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Award
Winner:
NEC
Solutions America, a world-class IT
services provider, brings a business services
perspective and new forms of accountability
to unlock the full potential of the connected
enterprise. Our offers in the areas of Business
Service Management, Application Data Management,
Network Security, Managed Services and Professional
Services are specially designed to address the
expanding challenges of today’s Connected
Enterprise. |

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for recognition of the most integrated,
high-visibility promotional effort throughout
Midsize Enterprise Summit
Nominees:
Dell
and
PerformanceIT
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Award
Winner:
Gateway, Inc. is a leading branded
integrator of technology solutions for education,
government, SMB and enterprise markets. For nearly
20 years, the Gateway team has provided a superior
customer experience by making the purchase, use
and support of technology simple. This enables
organizations to be more productive, allowing
them to focus on their core business.
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