Lithium Technologies Wins Second Consecutive Telecom Council SPIFFY Award

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lithium Technologies, the leading provider of Social Customer Solutions, has been selected as the SPIFFY award winner in the category “Core Award for Best Fixed Telecom Opportunity” by the members of the Service Provider Forum (SPiF) of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley.

“It’s terrific that our team’s dedication has been recognized as having such a big impact on the telco space”

The SPIFFY Awards recognize the most outstanding telecommunications start-ups for their innovation, execution, management and technologies. Members of the Telecom Council include leaders such as AT&T, British Telecom, Verizon, Sprint, China Mobile, and Vodafone. Liz Kerton, President of the Telecom Council, presented the award at the annual event in Redwood City, CA.

“It’s terrific that our team’s dedication has been recognized as having such a big impact on the telco space,” said Katy Keim, CMO of Lithium Technologies. “We are honored to help major brands such as AT&T, British Telecom, giffgaff and Verizon connect with their customers at the exact place and time support is needed.”

The Core Award Category recognizes Lithium Technologies’ community platform as the best investment opportunity within the fixed telecom sector. Council members, including over 25 global carriers who represent over 2 billion subscribers worldwide, selected Lithium from over 100 start ups who had presented throughout the course of the year. Lithium Technologies was also a 2010 SPIFFY award winner in the “Most Innovative Start-Up” category.

“The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley has awarded Lithium for their contribution and enthusiasm to support the advancement of the Communications Technology industry,” said Telecom Council President, Liz Kerton. “As this industry continues to provide innovative services for their customers, the Telecom Council carrier members have identified Lithium’s efforts as a partner of global telecommunications businesses to improve their online brand presence, business offerings and customer support.”

A listing of all SPIFFY award winners can found at:
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=132867

To read more about the nomination on the Lithosphere Blog:
http://bit.ly/LTSpiffy

About Lithium Technologies

Your customers are everywhere. Lithium helps you find your social customers, understand their influence, and build lasting relationships. For market leaders such as Best Buy, AT&T, Research In Motion Limited (RIM), Univision and PayPal, Lithium is the leading provider of social customer solutions that deliver real business results. The Lithium Social Customer Suite offers complete social monitoring, a comprehensive community platform, and actionable analytics across millions of blogs, forums, and social networking sites. Our technology is proven in high-volume, growth environments and provides security, open and custom APIs and multi-language support. Founded in 2001, Lithium is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville, California. For more information, visit www.lithium.com. Or engage with us on Twitter, Facebook and our community – the Lithosphere.