On September 22, 2004, Frost & Sullivan honored industry leaders for outstanding performance and achievements in mobile and wireless communications at its first annual Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards Banquet held in Las Vegas, NV.

The banquet recognized companies that are predicted to encourage significant growth in their industries and have helped to improve everyday life. The Award recipients have identified emerging trends before they became the standard in the marketplace and have created advanced technologies that will catalyze industries in the near future. Mobile Enterprise Magazine, co-host of Mobilize 2004 and the Awards banquet, presented its Mobilizer Awards as well.

Krishna Srinivasan, President of Frost & Sullivan, remarked on the importance of Frost & Sullivan’s Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards in his welcome speech. "While many challenges face the Mobile Communications Industry, the companies in this room represent the solutions to all of these challenges. I am proud that Frost & Sullivan is able to identify the companies who are changing and growing this industry and to recognize their tremendous dedication and innovation in each of their respective markets."

A CEO Roundtable Discussion preceded the banquet earlier that day, moderated by Frost & Sullivan’s Vice President of Information & Communications Technology Practice, Joe Fristensky. During the CEO Roundtable Discussion, panelists answered a variety of questions focused on the challenges of succeeding in a demanding economy. An open networking session followed, allowing the recipient companies to develop and strengthen business relationships with each other.

Awarded companies included:

AirMagnet, Inc. - 2004 Performance Monitoring & Intrusion Detection Systems Market Leadership of the Year

Alien Technology Corporation - 2004 Wireless Radio Frequency Identification Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

ATX Group - 2004 Telematics & Voice Recognition-based Wireless Solutions for Automotive Sector Product Leadership of the Year; 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Business Development Strategy Leadership in Telematics Services

Calypso Wireless, Inc. - 2004 Wireless Switching Excellence in Technology of the Year

Chantry Networks, Inc. - 2004 Wireless LAN Solutions Excellence in Technology of the Year

Dendrite International - 2004 Mobile Vertical Market Penetration Leadership of the Year; 2004 Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for CRM Markets for the US Pharmaceutical Industry

Gaiacomm International Corporation - 2004 Wi-Max Technology Innovation of the Year

General Atomics Photonics Division, Advanced Wireless Group - 2004 Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Excellence in Technology of the Year

HP - 2004 Mobile Business Solution of the Year

iAnywhere Solutions, Inc. - 2004 Mobile Middleware Marketing Strategy Leadership of the Year

Idetic, Inc. and MobiTV - 2004 Mobile Wireless Consumer Market Product Innovation of the Year

InfoSpace, Inc. - 2004 Mobile Music Product Suite of the Year

JP Mobile - 2004 Mobile Office Innovative Solution of the Year

Microwave Data Systems - 2004 RF for Industrial Wireless Networking Excellence in Technology of the Year

Microwave Photonics - 2004 Wireless Distributed Antenna Systems Technology Innovation of the Year

Millennial Net, Inc. - 2004 Wireless Sensors Technology Innovation of the Year

Nellymoser, Inc. - 2004 Mobile Music Best Interactivity Solution of the Year

SEVEN Networks, Inc. - 2004 Mobile Office Innovative Service Model of the Year

T-Mobile USA, Inc. - 2004 U.S. Communication Services Market Penetration Leadership of the Year

UbiNetics - 2004 Core IP & Software Development for 3G Phones Excellence in Research of the Year

Versaly Entertainment - 2004 Mobile Music Brand Management of the Year

Frost & Sullivan also holds annual Awards banquets for the information and communication technologies, industrial technologies, and healthcare industries. For further information on the Award banquets or recipients or for digital photos, please contact Stacie Jones, 210.247.2450, Stacie.Jones@frost.com.