North Carolina Technology Association Announces 21 Awards Finalists for 2010

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA), the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina, announced today the finalists for this year’s NCTA 21 Awards. Winners will be recognized at the awards gala on Wednesday, November 10 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, N.C., presented with title sponsor Grant Thornton. The event’s James Bond-inspired theme is “A License to Excel.” More than 600 leaders from across the state are expected to attend.

The finalists in each category are as follows:

Technology Industry Awards

Software Company Award: Allscripts, APEX Analytix, SciQuest, and SilkRoad Technology. Life Sciences Company Award: LipoScience, TransEnterix, and Tryton Medical. Best Product or Service Technology Company Award: APEX Analytix, Bandwidth.com, Freudenberg IT, and goodmortgage.com. Most Innovative Technology Company Award: Axial Exchange, BlueStripe Software, TweetMyJOBS, and Yap, Inc. Industry Driven Technology Company Award: Elster Solutions, InterAct Public Safety Systems, Jackrabbit Technologies, LPS SoftPro, and Parata Systems. Green Technology Company Award: Bayer Crop Science, Clean Burn Fuels, CoaLogix, and Elster Solutions.

Excellence Awards

Best Internal Implementation of Technology Award: DunnWell, Family Dollar, and Implus Footcare. Private Company Award: APEX Analytix, Elster Solutions, Epic Games, and iContact. Public Company Award: CommScope, EMC Corporation, Goodrich Corporation, and Lenovo. Customer Service Company Award: Logical Advantage, LPS SoftPro, Utilipath, and WorkSmart. Fastest Growing Company Award: Allscripts, goodmortgage.com, iContact, and Varrow. Leading Environmental Steward Company Award: EMC Corporation, Lenovo, NetApp, and Southern Energy Management. Corporate Citizenship Company Award: AT&T, ERC Broadband, Google, and Triangle Game Initiative.

Stage of Development Awards

Emerging Technology Company Award: Axial Exchange, CivaTech Oncology, SBM Solar, and TearScience. Small Technology Company Award: Inlet Technologies, Jackrabbit Technologies, K3 Enterprises, and UpSNAP. Mid Size Technology Company Award: APEX Analytix, Connexion Technologies, Epic Games, and Parata Systems. Large Technology Company Award: CIBER, Cree, PPD, and Tekelec.

Leadership Awards

Education Leadership Award: Fidelity Investments, Golden LEAF, NC Business Committee for Education, and SAS.

Additionally, Erskine Bowles will be recognized as the Public Leadership Award Winner and Matthew Szulik, former chairman, Red Hat Board of Directors, will be recognized as the Outstanding Achievement Award Winner.

Finalists for the 2010 Tech Executive of the Year are posted online at www.nctechnology.org. The winner will be selected by popular vote and announced at the 21 Awards Gala. The online poll is available until October 15.

Sponsors for the NCTA 21 Awards include: Grant Thornton, EMC Corporation, DataChambers, NYSE Euronext, Microsoft, Credit Suisse, Duke Energy, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, AT&T, Balfour Beatty Mission Critical, Beacon Technologies, CA Technologies, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, Cisco, DPR Group, Peak 10, VACO, Smith Anderson, Business Wire, Brooks Pierce, Presidio, Level3 Communications, Resolvit, Wyrick Robbins, Business NC Magazine, and the Triangle Business Journal.

For more information or to register to attend the NCTA 21 Awards, contact Rachel Kennedy at [e-mail] or 919-856-0393, ext. 226.