9th Annual 2017 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards

Grand Trophy Winners

Grand Trophy Winners (alphabetically)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees)
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines)
Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees)
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees)
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Riverwoods, IL USA – 2,500 or more Employees)

New Products and Services from all over the world

New Products and Services – Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance
Gold Winner
Wolters Kluwer’s CT Corporation (New York, NY USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Legal) for Business License Hub
Silver Winner
Bloomberg BNA (Arlington, VA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for BNA Fixed Assets™ Web v2017.1
Bronze Winner
Idea Bank SA (Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for Happy Miles
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Riverwoods, IL USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for CCH AnswerConnect v2.0

New Products and Services – Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
Gold Winner
ReachLocal (Woodland Hills, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for ReachEdge v3
Silver Winner
Catapult PR-IR (Boulder, CO USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for Strategic Narrative Marketing 

New Products and Services – Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics
Gold Winner
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle (Cayirova, Kocaeli, Turkey – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for Smart Screen Project v1

New Products and Services – Business Products and Services
Gold Winner
HomeServe USA (Norwalk, CT USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – industry: Business Products and Services) for: Interior Plumbing & Drainage – AARP Service Plan
Silver Winner
Allegis Global Solutions (Hanover, MD USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) for IGNITE 
Bronze Winner
OnProcess Technology (Ashland, MA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) for OnProcess Dynamic Parts Planning Service 

New Products and Services – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet – 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
Evergage (Somerville, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Evergage Recommend
Silver Winner
Impartner (South Jordan, UT USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Impartner PRM v5.3.1

New Products and Services – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet – 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
Sage Intacct (San Jose, CA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Intacct Contract and Revenue Management v1
Silver Winner
ZINFI Technologies, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Partner Relationship Management v8.8
Bronze Winners
Brainshark, Inc. (Waltham, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Brainshark for Coaching v4.5 
Qstream (Burlington, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Qstream Coaching Hub

New Products and Services – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet – 500 – 2,499 Employee
Gold Winner
HighRadius Corporation (Houston, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Freda™ 
Silver Winner
HighRadius Corporation (Houston, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for HighRadius Integrated Receivables

New Products and Services – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet – 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
Ceridian (Minneapolis, MN USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Dayforce Onboarding

New Products and Services – Consumer Products and Services
Gold Winner
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (Carle Place, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for Gwyn
Silver Winners
ARIIX, LLC (Bountiful, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for Puritii Water Filtration System v2
Arbonne Canada (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for Arbonne Intelligence® Genius Ultra 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (Provo, UT USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for ageLOC LumiSpa v1

New Products and Services – Electronics
Gold Winner
Epson America, Inc. (Long Beach, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Electronics) for BrightLink Pro 1470Ui Laser Interactive Display (4th Generation)
Silver Winners
Epson America, Inc. (Long Beach, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Electronics) for Epson DS-780N Network Color Document Scanner
Epson America, Inc. (Long Beach, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Electronics) for Epson WorkForce ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner with ADF

New Products and Services – Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services
Gold Winner
Makers Nutrition, LLC (and StockSoftgels.com by Makers Nutrition) (Hauppauge, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for Makers Nutrition’s Private Label Stock Program

New Products and Services – Human Resources
Gold Winner
iWorkGlobal (San Francisco, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Human Resources) for iWorkGlobal MyVista v1.0

New Products and Services – Information Technology Services
Gold Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Data, Visualization & Analytics Platform as a Service (dvaPaaS) – Accelerating Digitization v5
Silver Winner
Masergy Communications, Inc. (Plano, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Cloud Contact Center v1
Bronze Winner
Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Wipro’s Threat Intelligence as a Service v1

New Products and Services – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
DriveScale (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for DriveScale System
Silver Winner
Astute Solutions (Columbus, OH USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) Astute Bot v1.0 (2.0 slated for July 2017)
Bronze Winner
Jinfonet (Rockville, MD USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for JReport 14

New Products and Services – Security Hardware
Gold Winner
CSPi (Lowell, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) for CSPi SDS Platform

New Products and Services – Security Services
Gold Winner
EmeSec (Chantilly, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Simplify CUI Compliance 
Silver Winner
Alert Logic (Houston, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Alert Logic Cloud Defender v1

New Products and Services – Security Software
Gold Winner
IdentityForce, Inc. (Framingham, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for IdentityForce Mobile v1.0
Silver Winners
Corero Network Security, Inc. (Marlborough, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for SmartWall Service Portal v1.1.0
WireX Systems (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Network Forensics Platform (NFP)
Bronze Winners
Corero Network Security, Inc. (Marlborough, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for SmartWall Threat Defense System 1100 vNTD 1100
IdentityForce, Inc. (Framingham, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for IdentityForce v5.1
Lastline, Inc. (Redwood City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Lastline Enterprise
RoboCyberWall, Inc. (Houston, TX USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for RoboCyberWall™ Version 1.0

New Products and Services – Telecommunications
Gold Winner
Actiontec Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Optim WiFi Extenders
Silver Winners
ADTRAN, Inc. (Huntsville, AL USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for ProCloud Subscription Service 
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe GmbH (Koeln, North-Rhein-Westphalia, Germany – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Digitalized, IT-based self-service for job references v2
Bronze Winners
Actiontec Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Optim
Actiontec Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for T3200M
Nextivity Inc. (San Diego, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Cel-Fi GO

New Products and Services – Others
Gold Winner
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) for Home Elevation

Innovations in Technology (All)

Innovations in Technology (All) – Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance
Gold Winner
Billtrust (Hamilton, NJ USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for Quantum Payment Cycle Management v1

Innovations in Technology (All) – Business Products and Services
Gold Winner
OC Tanner (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) for Welbe v2

Innovations in Technology (All) – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet
Gold Winner
Apttus Corporation (San Mateo, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Max – The World’s First and Only Quote-to-Cash Virtual Assistant v2

Innovations in Technology (All) – Consumer Products and Services
Gold Winner
Fasetto LLC (Superior, WI USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for LINK

Innovations in Technology (All) – Electronics
Gold Winner
Epson America, Inc. (Long Beach, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Electronics) for WorkForce Enterprise WF-C20590 (1st generation)

Innovations in Technology (All) – Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services
Gold Winner
AirXpanders Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for AeroForm® Tissue Expander System v1

Innovations in Technology (All) – Human Resources
Gold Winner
Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) (Madison, MI USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources) for Compliance Dashboard v1

Innovations in Technology (All) – Information Technology Hardware
Gold Winner
CloudPoint Technology Co., Ltd (Guangzhou, Guangdong, China – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Hardware) for vCloudPoint Zero Client

Innovations in Technology (All) – Information Technology Services
Gold Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Innovative Analytics & Insights v5
Silver Winner
Cybera (Franklin, TN USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Cybera ONE Managed SD-WAN
Bronze Winners
Digi International (Minnetonka, MN USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – industry: Information Technology Services) for Digi XBee® Cellular v1
Lifesize (Austin, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Lifesize App

Innovations in Technology (All) – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
Intellect SEEC (An Intellect Design Arena Company) (Jersey City, NJ USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Intellect Risk Analyst v17.2
Silver Winner
Acronis (Schaffhausen, Switzerland – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Acronis Backup 12.5
Bronze Winners
ClearSlide, Inc. (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for ClearSlide (version Polaris)
StrategyBlocks (Auckland, New Zealand – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for StrategyBlocks 4.0

Innovations in Technology (All) – Security Services
Gold Winner
Armor (Richardson, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Armor Anywhere

Innovations in Technology (All) – Security Software
Gold Winner
Thycotic (Washington, DC USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Thycotic Secret Server 10.1
Silver Winner
Netsparker (London, England, United Kingdom – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Netsparker
Bronze Winner
Arxan Technologies (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Arxan Application Protection Solution v6.0 to 9.0
Verint Systems, Inc. (Melville, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Verint Social Engagement v15.1

Innovation of the Year in Industries from all over the World

Best Product, Service, or Innovation of the Year
Gold Winner
John Hancock Insurance (Boston, MA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for John Hancock Vitality HealthyFood benefit v1
Silver Winner
RippleNami, Inc. (Cardiff, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for rWaves v1.13
Bronze Winner
ARIIX, LLC (Bountiful, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for NATRIIX™ v1
KMS Designs Inc. (Portage, MI USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for TheGreenGloveDryer
Nintex (Bellevue, WA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Nintex Workflow Cloud™ v1
StrategyBlocks (Auckland, New Zealand – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for StrategyBlocks 4.0
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Riverwoods, IL USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for CCH AnswerConnect v2.0

Energy Industry Innovations

Energy Industry Innovations – 1 – 10 Employees
Gold Winner
Exclin (London, United Kingdom – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for Vertex Lift System
Silver Winner
KMS Designs (Portage, MI USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for Thegreenglovedryer

Energy Industry Innovations – 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
Life Safety Systems Inc. (Depere, WI USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction, Consulting and Architectual) for Reusable Steam Blankets and Massive Savings

Energy Industry Innovations – 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
Attivo Networks (Fremont, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Hardware) for Attivo Networks ThreatDefend Platform for ICS-SCADA 
Silver Winner
Preferred Proppants, LLC (Radnor, PA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Energy & Utilities) for FloPRO: A Multifunctional Proppant Coating Technology
Bronze Winner
Freewave Technologies, Inc. (Boulder, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Engineering and Technology) for ZumLink
Oildex (Denver, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for OpenInvoice Field Ticket 

Energy Industry Innovations – 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
Orange (Châtillon, Hauts de seine/île-de-France, Orange – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for The Orange Solar Home System

Innovations in Information Technology and Security – Best Product or Service of the Year

Application Delivery Innovations 
Gold Winner
AppViewX (Seattle, WA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for ADC+ (version AVX 12.0)
Silver Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – industry: Information Technology Services) for Cisco Commerce Workspace v10.0

Application Development Innovations
Gold Winner
CollabNet (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for TeamForge v17.4

Application Security
Gold Winner
Prevoty (Los Angeles, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Prevoty Autonomous Application Protection 

Auditing Innovations 
Gold Winner
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Tampa, FL USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for TeamMate+ v2.0

Back-up and Recovery Innovations 
Gold Winner
Veritas Technologies (Mountain View, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees) for NetBackup 8.0
Silver Winner
Code42 (Minneapolis, MN USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Code42 v6.0
Bronze Winner
Acronis (Schaffhausen, Switzerland – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Acronis Backup 12.5

Business Intelligence Innovations 
Gold Winner
The Climate Corporation (San Francisco, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Others – Agriculture) for Climate FieldView v4.8.1 (iOS)/ 4.8.0 (Android)
Silver Winner
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle (Cayirova, Kocaeli, Turkey – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for Smart Screen Project v1
Bronze Winner
Xavient Information Systems (Simi Valley, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Sentiment Analysis Engine v2.0

Business Process Management Innovations 
Gold Winner
ContactEngine (London, UK – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for BackFill

Cloud Computing/SaaS Innovations 
Gold Winner
GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (San Antonio, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) on Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure v7.3.3
Silver Winner
StrategyBlocks (Auckland, New Zealand – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for StrategyBlocks 4.0

Cloud Security Innovations 
Gold Winner
Dome9 Security, Inc. (Mountain View, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Dome9 Arc Platform
Silver Winner
Darktrace (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees) for Enterprise Immune System v2.7
Bronze Winners
Alert Logic (Houston, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Alert Logic Cloud Defender v1
Arbor Networks (Burlington, MA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Arbor Cloud
Bitglass (Campbell, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Cloud Security
Vectra Networks (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Vectra Cognito 3.7

Collaboration and Web 2.0 tools Innovations 
Gold Winner
StrategyBlocks (Auckland, New Zealand – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for StrategyBlocks 4.0

Data Center Innovations 
Gold Winner
Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting (Oceanside, CA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Comprehensive Cloud Solutions
Silver Winner
Vectra Networks (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Vectra Cognito 3.7

Data Protection Innovations 
Gold Winner
Acronis (Schaffhausen, Switzerland – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Acronis Backup v12.5

Deception Based Security  
Gold Winner
GuardiCore (Tel Aviv, Israel – 11 – 99 Employees) for GuardiCore Centra Security Platform v2.5
Silver Winner
Cymmetria (Palo Alto, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for MazeRunner v1.2.0
Bronze Winners
Attivo Networks (Fremont, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Hardware) for Attivo Networks ThreatDefend Platform v4.0
Javelin Networks (Austin, TX USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Javelin AD | Protect v3

Encryption Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
CSPi (Lowell, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for CSPi SDS v1.1

Endpoint Security Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
Javelin Networks (Austin, TX USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Javelin AD | Protect v3
Silver Winner
Nehemiah Security (Tysons, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for AtomicEye RQ 

Gateways Innovations 
Gold Winner
Fireglass (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Fireglass Threat Isolation Platform v1.5

Governance, Risk and Compliance Innovations 
Gold Winner
Comensure (Houston, TX USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Comensure GRC™ v2
Silver Winner
Coalfire (Denver, CO USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for FedRAMP Third-Party Authorization Services
Bronze Winner
GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (San Antonio, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) v7.3.3

Identity Management Innovations
Gold Winner
SSO Easy (Needham, MA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for EasyConnect vQ12017
Silver Winner
Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Wipro Identity Cloud v2.3

Information Security and Risk Management Innovations 
Gold Winner
Lastline, Inc. (Redwood City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Lastline Enterprise
Silver Winner
RiskSense, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees) for RiskSense Platform v7.0
Bronze Winners
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Cisco Systems’s DEMA – Autonomous Database Disaster Management Solution
NSS Labs (Austin, TX USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for CAWS 2.2 – Cyber Threat Protection Platform

Information Technology (Hardware) Innovations 
Gold Winner
Eaton (Dublin, Leinster, Ireland – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Conglomerates) for 5P rackmount compact uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Information Technology (Services) Innovations 
Gold Winner
Infinite Computer Solutions (Rockville, MD USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Zyter, a collaboration platform v1
Silver Winner
Ekin – Leader In Safe City Technologies (Istanbul, Turkey – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Ekin Patrol v1
Bronze Winner
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle (Cayirova, Kocaeli, Turkey – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for Smart Screen Project v1

Information Technology (Software) Innovations 
Gold Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – industry: Information Technology Services) for Cisco Commerce Workspace v10.0
Silver Winner
Intelenet Global Services (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Others – BPO) for iFare v2
Bronze Winners
CollabNet (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for CollabNet DevOps Lifecycle Manager v1
Eaton (Dublin, Leinster, Ireland – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Conglomerates) for Visual Power Manager software
Netfortris (Plano, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Fonality Heads Up Display (HUD) v1.4

Integrated Security (Services) Innovations 
Gold Winner
Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Wipro’s Integrated Security Assurance Services (iSAS) for Enterprises v2.0

Integrated Security (Software) Innovations
Gold Winner
Vectra Networks (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Vectra Cognito 3.7

Internet of Things (IoT)  
Gold Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Cisco’s SmartDB – An IoT Solution to improve service availability 

Managed File Transfer Innovations 
Gold Winner
GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (San Antonio, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) with the Accelerate Module v7.3

Managed Security Service Innovations 
Gold Winner
Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Security Management Center v1.1

Mobile Security Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
Bitglass (Campbell, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Mobile Security 
Silver Winner
Zimperium, Inc. (San Francisco, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Mobile Threat Defense) for Zimperium Mobile Threat Defense v4.0

Monitoring and Testing Innovations 
Gold Winner
Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for DBParamedics – Redefining the Database Service Availability

Network Firewalls Innovations 
Gold Winner
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) for WatchGuard T70 (Firebox T70 with Fireware version 11.12)

Network Management and Intelligence Innovations 
Gold Winner
Entuity (London, United Kingdom – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Entuity Network Management v16.5

Network Security Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
Sqrrl Data, Inc. (Cambridge, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Sqrrl v2.7
Silver Winner
Fireglass (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Fireglass Threat Isolation Platform v1.5
Bronze Winners
CSPi (Lowell, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for CSPi SDS v1.1
Vectra Networks (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Vectra Cognito 3.7

Network Visibility Innovations 
Gold Winner
Ixia (Calabasas, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for CloudLens
Silver Winner
Genie Networks (Taipei, Taiwan – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for GenieATM 6000 series (GenieATM) v6.3.2

Privileged Access Management Innovations
Gold Winner
Avecto (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Defendpoint v4.4

Remote Access Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
HOB GmbH & Co. KG (Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for HOB RD VPN v2.2

Risk Management Solution Innovations 
Gold Winner
Tailored Solutions and Consulting (TSC Advantage) (Silver Spring, MD USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Secure Halo™ v2
Silver Winners
RiskSense, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees) for RiskSense Platform v7.0
RiskVision, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for RiskVision Platform v8.5
Bronze Winner
Nehemiah Security (Tysons, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for AtomicEye RQ 

Security Hardware (New or Upgrade version) Innovations 
Gold Winner
Arbor Networks (Burlington, MA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Arbor APS v5.10
Silver Winner
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) for WatchGuard T70 (Firebox T70 with Fireware version 11.12)
Bronze Winner
CSPi (Lowell, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for CSPi SDS v1.1

Security Service (New or Upgrade version) Innovations 
Gold Winner
RiskSense, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees) for RiskSense Platform Service v7.0
Silver Winner
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) for WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response (TDR) v1
Bronze Winner
Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Wipro’s Threat Hunting as a Service v1

Security Software (New or Upgrade version) Innovations 
Gold Winner
PSafe (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for PSafe DFNDR v3.12
Silver Winner
InAuth (Boston, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for InMobile v7.8
Bronze Winners
AppViewX (Seattle, WA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for CERT+ (version AVX 12.0)
Circadence Corporation (Boulder, CO USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Education and Training) for Project Ares 3.0
CSPi (Lowell, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for CSPi SDS v1.1
HOB GmbH & Co. KG (Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for HOB RD VPN v2.2
Seceon (Westford, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees) for Seceon Open Threat Management platform: MSSP edition v3.0.0

Security Solution for Government Innovations
Gold Winner
Tailored Solutions and Consulting (TSC Advantage) (Silver Spring, MD USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Secure Halo™ v2

Security Solution for Service Providers Innovations 
Gold Winner
Genie Networks (Taipei, Taiwan – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for GenieATM 6000 series (GenieATM) v6.3.2

Social Media, Networking or Collaboration Innovations 
Gold Winner
Prysm, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Engineering and Technology) for Prysm Go 

Training and Education
Gold Winner
Circadence Corporation (Boulder, CO USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Education and Training) for Project Ares 3.0
Silver Winner
Dubai Police (Dubai, UAE – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Non-Profit or Government Organizations) for Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) virtual training
Bronze Winner
Inspired eLearning, LLC (San Antonio, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Others – Security Awareness and Compliance Training) for Security Awareness – A Day in the Life

URL, Web, and Internet Filtering Innovations
Gold Winner
Fireglass (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Fireglass Threat Isolation Platform v1.5

User Behavior Analytics (UBA)  
Gold Winner
Xavient Information Systems (Simi Valley, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Sentiment Analysis Engine v2.0
Silver Winner
E8 Security (Redwood City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for E8 Security Fusion Platform v2.1
Bronze Winner
Dtex Systems (San Jose, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for Dtex Advanced User Behavior Intelligence Platform v4.2

VPN/IPSec/SSL Innovations
Gold Winner
HOB GmbH & Co. KG (Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for HOB RD VPN v2.2

Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation Innovations 
Gold Winner
Nehemiah Security (Tysons, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for AtomicEye RQ 
Silver Winners
RiskSense, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees) for RiskSense Platform v7.0
RiskVision, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) for RiskVision Threat and Vulnerability Management v8.5

Apps, Live Events, Publications, Videos, Websites, and White Papers Awards

Apps – 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
SchoolMint (San Francisco, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Education and Training) for SchoolMint
Silver Winner
OpenKey (Plano, TX USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure) for OpenKey
Bronze Winner
Hilton Software (Coral Springs, FL USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for WingX Electronic Flight Bag for iOS

Apps – 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
TouchBistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Food & Beverage) for TouchBistro – Creative and production: Development teams and supports: more than 20 people based in France, Marketing/Design: 6 – Developers 13 – Technical Architects: 3 – Project Leader 5
Silver Winner
AZEK Building Products (Skokie, IL USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for AZEK Building Products

Apps – 500 – 2,499 Employees
Gold Winner
Transurban (Alexandria, VA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for 495 and 95 Express Lanes Mobile Application

Apps – 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
USO (Arlington, VA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Non-Profit or Government Organizations) for The USO – nominated by Mobomo (Vienna, VA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) 
Silver Winner
Orange (Châtillon, Hauts de seine/île-de-France, Orange – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for My Orange for MEA
Bronze Winners
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for Cebuana Lhuillier Alerto App
Tata Consultancy Services (New York, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for TCS New York City Marathon Mobile App

Live Events – Brand Experience Event
Gold Winner
HP Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Engineering and Technology) for Power of Print
Silver Winner
Epicor Software Corporation (Austin, TX USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Epicor Insights Customer Conference
Bronze Winner
Globoforce, Inc. (Framingham, USA and Dublin, Ireland – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources) for Globoforce’s WorkHuman 2017 Conference

Live Events – Corporate Image Event
Gold Winner
Globoforce, Inc. (Framingham, USA and Dublin, Ireland – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources) for Globoforce’s WorkHuman 2017 Conference

Live Events – Partner, Channel, or Reseller Event
Gold Winner
AZEK Building Products (Skokie, IL USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for AZEK Best Decks Tour

Corporate Collateral and Publication – Best Annual Report – Online/Digital
Gold Winner
Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for 2015 Annual Report

Corporate Collateral and Publication – Best E-Book
Gold Winner
Spectralink Corporation (Boulder, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Mobilizing a New Era of Retail Customer Care
Silver Winner
Spectralink Corporation (Boulder, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for 6 Steps to a Successful Clinical Smartphone Strategy
Bronze Winner
Spectralink Corporation (Boulder, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for How the Extend the Value of Skype for Business

Videos – Brand Awareness or Entertainment
Gold Winner
Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for “Engineered for Support” Spotted on CNBC, CNN and Fox News! 

Videos – Internal/Employee Communications
Gold Winner
Orange (Châtillon, Hauts de seine/île-de-France, Orange – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for #Débloqués – Web series of Orange Group – Creative and production: The first season is done in association with Filmarium Production owned by Loïc Paillard and Elise Ménard

Videos – Product or Service: Launch or Hands-On
Gold Winner
AZEK Building Products (Skokie, IL USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) for AZEK Building Products

Videos – Sales: Product or Service
Gold Winner
Makers Nutrition, LLC (Hauppauge, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) Creative and Production includes: Chris Zecha, Operations Manager 
Silver Winner
Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for Cepheid GeneXpert — A Game Changing Testing Platform
Bronze Winner
TrueERP Inc. (Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for TrueERP USA Main Demo

Videos – Training
Gold Winner
Inspired eLearning, LLC (San Antonio, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Others – Security Awareness and Compliance Training) for Information Security for Executives

Videos – Others 
Gold Winner
Envolve, Inc. (Clayton, MO USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for “Did You Know?” Clinical Health Tip Video Series (Health Education)
Silver Winner
Envolve, Inc. (Clayton, MO USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for Envolve Health Tip Animation Series (Animation)
Bronze Winner
USI Insurance Services (Valhalla, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for USI ONE Advantage (Value Proposition)

Website of the Year – Best Overall Web Design
Gold Winner
Utah.Gov (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 2,500 or more Employees – industry: Non-Profit or Government Organizations) Creative and Production includes: Michael Hussey, Utah Chief Information Officer; David Fletcher, Utah Chief Technology Officer
Silver Winner
Makers Nutrition, LLC (Hauppauge, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for Health Products and Services – Creative and Production includes: Chris Zecha, Operations Manager, Dan Abitol, Web Designer
Bronze Winners
Actiontec Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications)  
Makers Nutrition, LLC (Hauppauge, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) Creative and Production includes: Chris Zecha, Operations Manager, Dan Abitol, Web Designer
SignUpGenius (Charlotte, NC USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)

Website of the Year – Best Product/Service Site
Gold Winner
SignUpGenius (Charlotte, NC USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)
Silver Winner
TrueERP Inc. (Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 

Website of the Year – Best Training Site
Gold Winner
TechStorey Systems Pvt Ltd. (Bangalore, Karnataka, India – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Education and Training)

White Paper or Research Report
Gold Winner
Alert Logic (Houston, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) for Customer Technology Profile: Evolve Security Operations Strategy: Account For Cloud

Executive, Maverick, Management Team, Women in Business, and Most Innovative Executive Awards

Executive of the Year – Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance
Gold Winner
Troy McQuagge, CEO – USHEALTH Group, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 
Silver Winner
Karen Abramson, CEO – Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (New York, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Bronze Winners
Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO – PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Pat Conroy, Chief Financial Officer – Advance Financial (Nashville, TN USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)

Executive of the Year – Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
Gold Winner
Karen Kahn, Chief Communications Officer – HP Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)  
Silver Winner
Jessica Hasson, CEO and Founder – PulpPR (Los Angeles, CA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)

Executive of the Year – Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics
Gold Winner
Jay Adair, Chief Executive Officer – Copart (Dallas, TX USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics)

Executive of the Year – Chemicals
Gold Winner
Nicholas Clark, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director – Alexium International (Greer, SC USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Chemicals)

Executive of the Year – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet
Gold Winner
Parag Mamnani, Founder and CEO – Webgility (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) 
Silver Winner
Kirk Krappe, Co-founder, CEO and Chairman – Apttus Corporation (San Mateo, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet)

Executive of the Year – Diversified Services
Gold Winner
Rick Smith, CEO – Securus Technologies (Dallas, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Diversified Services) 

Executive of the Year – Environmental Products and Services
Gold Winner
Gary Gerber, President and CEO – Sun Light & Power (Berkeley, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Environmental Products and Services) 

Executive of the Year – Food & Beverage
Gold Winner
James Worthington, CEO – Kneaders Bakery & Cafe – Orem, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Food & Beverage)

Executive of the Year – Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Service
Gold Winner
Tim Law, President – Novarad (American Fork, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services)

Executive of the Year – Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure
Gold Winner
Michael Tetterton, CEO/Founder – Creative Lodging Solutions (Lexington, KY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure)
Silver Winner
Jeff Rostek, Managing Director – Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport (Los Angeles, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure)

Executive of the Year – Human Resources
Gold Winner
Sanjay Sathe, President and Chief Executive Officer – RiseSmart (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources)

Executive of the Year – Information Technology Services
Gold Winner
Surya (Sury) Kant, TCS President of North America, UK and Europe – Tata Consultancy Services (New York, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) 

Executive of the Year – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
Dr. Hilton Goldstein, CEO and Chief Architect – Hilton Software (Coral Springs, FL USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 
Silver Winner
Dave Hagen, Chief Marketing Officer – AINS, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)
Bronze Winner
Pranav Pasricha, CEO – Intellect SEEC (An Intellect Design Arena Company) (Jersey City, NJ USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)

Executive of the Year – Real Estate and Construction
Gold Winner
Peter Loewy, Chairman and CEO – Teles Properties (Beverly Hills, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Real Estate and Construction) 

Executive of the Year – Security Services
Gold Winner
Gary Cardone, Chief Executive Officer – Chargebacks911 (Clearwater, FL USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) 
Silver Winner
Darren Anstee, Chief Technology Officer – Arbor Networks (Bracknell, Berkshire United Kingdom – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services)

Executive of the Year – Others
Gold Winner
Cody Lawrence, Owner – Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction)
Silver Winner
Regina Choo, CEO – Re Creations Pte Ltd (Singapore – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Others – Secured printer)

Management Team of the Year
Gold Winner
John N. Stewart, Chief Security & Trust Officer and Senior Vice President – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Greg Akers, Anthony Grieco, Michelle Dennedy, Steve Martino, Ed Paradise, Marc Passey, Greg Thomas, Sandy Thompson
Silver Winner
Randy Ray and Wendy Lewis, Co-Founders and CEO / COO – Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) Team includes: Scott Lewis – Chief Visionary Officer
Bronze Winners
Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, President and CEO – RippleNami, Inc. (Cardiff, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) Team includes: Phil Gahn, Kendra Berger, Luis Valles, Amy Johnson
Michael Tetterton, CEO/Founder – Creative Lodging Solutions (Lexington, KY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure) Team includes: Marsha Couch, Carolyn Hundley, Cindy Rudovich, Shelley Predmore, Tammye Rushing, Tim Mullarkey
Stephen Finnegan, General Manager – Makers Nutrition, LLC (Hauppauge, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) Team members include: Patrick Gillespie VP of Sales, Chris Zecha Operations Manager

Best Entrepreneur or Founder (Woman)
Gold Winner
Shelby Carlson, Co-founder and Senior Vice President – AdCellerant (Denver, CO USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) 
Silver Winner
Shilpa Mittal, Chief Executive Officer – Ulatus (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Others – Language services)

Best Product or Program Director (Woman)
Gold Winner
Kathy Blumenfeld, Vice President of Special Operations – Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) (Madison, MI USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources)

Best Sales Women of the Year
Gold Winner
Haziel Mitchell, Executive Director North America – TrueERP Inc. (Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 

Best Women Professional of the Year
Gold Winner
Karen Kahn, Chief Communications Officer – HP Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)  
Silver Winner
Gina Mahin, CEO – Lynx Technology Partners, Inc. (Leesburg, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services)

Executive of the Year (Woman) – Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance
Gold Winner
Lisa Fitzpatrick, Vice President and General Manager, Tax & Accounting – Bloomberg BNA (Arlington, VA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Silver Winner
Susan McKenna, Chief Marketing Officer – Billtrust (Hampton, NJ USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Bronze Winner
Bobbi Leach, CEO – FuturePay, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Karen Abramson, CEO – Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (New York, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)

Executive of the Year (Woman) – Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
Gold Winner
Julie Bernard, Chief Marketing Officer – Verve (New York, NY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) 

Executive of the Year (Woman) – Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure
Gold Winner
Marsha Couch, CFO – Creative Lodging Solutions (Lexington, KY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure)

Executive of the Year (Woman) – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
Jennifer Tejada, CEO – PagerDuty (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)
Silver Winner
Carolyn Sparano, General Manager – Oracle + Bronto (Durham, NC USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)

Executive of the Year (Woman) – Security Services
Gold Winner
Nicki Wallace, Vice President of Global Field and Channel Marketing – Alert Logic (London, UK – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Services) 

Lifetime Achievement Award (Woman)
Gold Winner
Debbie Cates, Director Technical Support – Securus Technologies (Dallas, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Diversified Services) 

Women Helping Women
Gold Winner
Ilham Kadri, President – Sealed Air (Diversey Care division) (Charlotte, NC USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services)
SilverWinner
Alicia Robertson, Claims Business Process Analyst – OptumRx (Overland Park, KS USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services)

Most Innovative Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Dr. Hilton Goldstein, CEO and Chief Architect – Hilton Software (Coral Springs, FL USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)  
Silver Winner
Constantin Delivanis, Co-Founder and CEO – BDNA Corporation (Mountain View, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 
Bronze Winner
Hiten Shah, President and CEO – Marketing and Engineering Solutions (MES), Inc. (Lewis Center, OH USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for New software to manage the company better

Most Influential People of the Year in Business
Gold Winner
Frank Coles, Chief Executive Officer – Transas Marine Limited (Melbourne, FL, USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Others – Maritime)
Silver Winner
Michael Mayes, Chief Executive Officer – Quantum 9, Inc. (Chicago, IL USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Consulting)
Bronze Winner
Robert C. (Rob) Martens, Futurist and Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships – Allegion (Carmel, IN USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) 

Product Management/ Development Department of the Year
Gold Winner
Trevor Wingert, VP Product and Development – RevenueWire (Victoria, BC Canada – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet)

Best Deployments and Success Stories Awards

Best Deployments in Canada 
Gold Winner
Darktrace (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees) for Darktrace Brings Real-time Threat Detection to Canadian Energy Supplier

Best Deployments in EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa)
Gold Winner
Bonitasoft (Grenoble, Isere, France – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Digital transformation “insures” high-quality user experience at Alptis insurance

Best Deployments in USA – 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
Kount (Boise, ID USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Kount Central Helps BlueSnap Protect Merchants and Their Bottom Line
Silver Winner
StaffConnect (London, UK and San Francisco, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Enterprise mobile employee engagement platform) for YMCA Uses Mobile App Platform to Boost Employee Engagement

Best Deployments in USA – 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
AINS, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Department of Education Office of Inspector General
Silver Winner
Centage Corporation (Natick, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Napa Recycling Manages Growth & Profits with Centage
Bronze Winner
Host Analytics, Inc. (Redwood City, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) for Red Sox save $1 million in expenses with Host Analytics

Best Deployments in USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees
Gold Winner
SYSPRO USA (Costa Mesa, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Ramar Foods Grows On Taste, Quality And Syspro ERP Software
Silver Winner
OptumRx (Overland Park, KS USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for Net Promoter Scores

Best Deployments in USA – 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
HP Inc. (Palo Alto, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for HP Sprocket Launch

Public Relations Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Cara Sloman, Executive Vice President – Nadel Phelan, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Jessica Pasko, Shannon Shamoon, Laura Schaub, Shannon Tierney, Heath Davis Havlick, Peggy Tierney Galvin, Sean Wood, Lisa Christensen

Marketing Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Katie Povejsil, Chief Marketing officer – PresenceLearning (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Education and Training) 
Silver Winner
Mark Weiner, Chief Marketing Officer – Versa Networks (San Jose, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 
Bronze Winners
Kristina Cleary, Chief Marketing Officer – Ceridian Corporation (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet)
Michelle Snyder, Chief Marketing Officer – Welltok. Inc. (Denver, CO USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services)

Marketing Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Peter Isaacson, Chief Marketing Officer – Demandbase (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Team includes: Lisa Ames, Rachel Balik, Lillian Bui, John Dering, Christine Farrier, Jessica Fewless, Hope Garbo, Becky Higgins, Phil Hollrah, Nani Jansen, Neha Jewalikar, Leanne Moir, Erica Perng, Jonah Phillips, Luis Romero, Mimi Rosenheim, Stephen Scowcroft, Stephanie Thomas, Beth Tiltges, Rory Tokunaga
Silver Winner
Eugenia Buggs, VP, Global Marketings – Generali Global Assistance (Bethesda, MD USA – 100 – 499 Employees – industry: Business Products and Services) Team includes: Eugenia Buggs, Linda Walters, Julie Yoo, Laurel Laluk, David Brown, Megan Dwoskin

Marketing Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
C-4 Analytics (Saugus, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) for Dealership Achieves 46% Increase in Sales with C-4’s Digital Marketing Solution
Silver Winner
Gaziosmanpasa Municipality (Istanbul, Gaziosmanpasa, Turkey – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Others – Public) for The Sound of Gop – In-house Achievement of the Year only – Key role includes: Hasan Tahsin Usta, Zekeriya Eroglu, Cengiz Kilic, Asli Kilic, Turkan Bilim, Selcuk Kilic

Corporate Communications Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Ed Dandridge, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer – Marsh & McLennan Companies (New York, NY USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) Team includes: Melissa Barreto, John Craig, Ed Dandridge, Jane Fischer, Erin Jurew, Kathy Kato, Nitasha Kawatra, Leah Pollacksmith, Laura Schooler
Silver Winner
Murat Bi̇li̇r, Public Relations Directorate – Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Istanbul, Turkey – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Non-Profit or Government Organizations) Team includes: Murat Bi̇li̇r, Ali̇ Ercan, Yasemi̇n Çeki̇ç, Si̇bel Bülbül Pehli̇van, Seyma Karasu

Corporate Communications Department of the Year
Gold Winner
Jared Tipton, Executive Director, Corporate Communications – Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) 

Corporate Communications Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Doshia Stewart, Director, Corporate Brand & Marketing – Allegion (Carmel, IN USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) for Innovation in annual report increases audience reach and engagement

Company/Organization and Startup Awards

Company of the Year – Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance
Gold Winner
LECMPA (Southfield, MI USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Silver Winner
USHEALTH Group, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Bronze Winners
FuturePay, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 

Company of the Year – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet  
Gold Winner
Avangate (Atlanta, GA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) 
Silver Winner
Webgility (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) 

Company of the Year – Consumer Products and Services
Gold Winner
Jeunesse Global (Lake Mary, FL USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) 

Company of the Year – Food & Beverage
Gold Winner
Chuao Chocolatier (Carlsbad, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Food & Beverage) 

Company of the Year – Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure
Gold Winner
Creative Lodging Solutions (Lexington, KY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure)

Company of the Year – Information Technology Services
Gold Winner
Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services)

Company of the Year – Others
Gold Winner
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) 

Business Expansion of the Year  
Gold Winner
Avangate (Atlanta, GA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) 
Silver Winner
GoHealth Urgent Care (Atlanta, GA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services)
Bronze Winner
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 

Company Growth of the Year  
Gold Winner
CoreDial, LLC (Blue Bell, PA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) 
Silver Winner
FuturePay, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Bronze Winner
Darktrace (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software)  
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) 

Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – 100 – 499 Employees  
Gold Winner
Khalifa Empowerment Program for Students (Aqdar) (Abu Dhabi, UAE – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Non-Profit or Government Organizations) 
Silver Winner
USHEALTH Group, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)

Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – 500 – 2,499 Employees  
Gold Winner
OptumRx (Overland Park, KS USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) 
Silver Winner
Securus Technologies (Dallas, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Diversified Services) 
Bronze Winner
Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services)

Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – 2,500 or more Employees 
Gold Winner
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 

Fastest Growing Company of the Year (sales revenue percentage wise growth)  
Gold Winner
Centage Corporation (Natick, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)  
Silver Winner
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) 
Bronze Winner
Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services)

Innovative Company of the Year  
Gold Winner
Ekin – Leader In Safe City Technologies (Istanbul, Turkey – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) for Ekin Patrol v1
Silver Winner
Darktrace (San Francisco, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) 

Best Workplace of the Year
Gold Winner
Design Team Sign Company, LLC (Savannah, TN USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) for Our Employees are our #1 asset, and they know it!
Silver Winner
Swiss Post Solutions Ltd (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Others – Business Process Outsourcing) for Amazing workplace for employees – Learn, Perform, Achieve

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2012 
Gold Winner
SafeLogic (Palo Alto, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) July 2012
Silver Winner
Highfive (Redwood City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) February 2012
Bronze Winner
Enplug (Culver City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) October 2012
Startle International Ltd (Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) February 2012

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2013 
Gold Winner
Cosmique Global Inc. (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) August 2013
Silver Winner
GridCure, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Energy & Utilities) December 2013
Bronze Winners
AdCellerant (Denver, CO USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Founded: 2013 
DriveScale (Sunnyvale, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) May 2013

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2014 
Gold Winner
BetterWorks (Redwood City, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) September 2014
Silver Winner
Behavox Ltd (London, United Kingdom – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) June 2014
Bronze Winners
Deep Instinct (Tel Aviv, Israel – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) December 2014
Inbox Pros (Atlanta, GA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Consulting) November 2014
KMS Designs (Portage, MI USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) July 2014
Syncurity (Arlington, VA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) August 2014

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2015 
Gold Winner
Acalvio Technologies (Santa Clara, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) August 2015
Silver Winner
Seceon (Westford, MA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Security Software) Founded: 2015
Bronze Winners
CoverWallet (New York, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) December 2015
EaseCentral (San Francisco, CA USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) January 2015
Exclin (London, United Kingdom – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics) September 2015
Life Safety Systems Inc. (Depere, WI USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction, Consulting and Architectual) January 2015
Postboxed Limited (London, UK – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Retail) March 2015
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) March 2015

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2016
Gold Winner
ENVEIL (Fulton, MD USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Security Software) September 2016
Silver Winner
GPM International, LLC (Sunrise, FL USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Manufacturing) June 2016

Startup of the Year – Founded in 2017
Gold Winner
FMD Media (Ludhiana, Punjab, India – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Media & Entertainment) April 2017

International Business Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Riley Timmer, Chief Operations Officer and Founder – ARIIX, LLC (Bountiful, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) 
Silver Winner
Martin Ingram, Senior Vice President and CIO – Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. (Miramar, FL USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services)
Bronze Winner
Ahmed Rauf Essa, Co-Founder – Telemart (Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Retail)

Finance or Investor Relations Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Wai Shing Lee, Operation Manager – HXPM Limited (Hong Kong – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance)
Silver Winner
Jeff Yates, Chief Financial Officer and Founder – ARIIX, LLC (Bountiful, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) 

Customer Service Awards

Customer Service Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
April Rosier, Customer Success Manager – VENZA (Roswell, GA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Education and Training)
Silver Winner
Chris Tetterton, Director of Operations – Creative Lodging Solutions (Lexington, KY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure)

Customer Service Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Scott Yates, Senior Director of Operations – Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) (Peoria, IL USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Business Products and Services) 
Silver Winner
Puneet Taneja, Vice President Cards, RBP, NoMi, MB SkyBranch, MS, CLO – Intelenet Global Services (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Others – BPO) Team includes: Sakshi Nagpal, Jerome Rodrigues, Jaidev Hasija, Deepak Gadiyar, Susanna Pinto, Anthony Pulikkottil, Derwin Fernandes, Kuljit Shukla, Amit Vij, Karthikeyan P, Rohan Cardoza
Bronze Winner
Kien Phung, Vice President, Global Siebel Service Delivery – Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Anil Talekar, Anitha Gowdhaman, Bo Huang, Devanand Katthi, Kasi Vegi, Krishna Ravi, Latika Chougule, Lawrence Haddad, Nikhil Kumar Handa, Sudheer Javaji, Vivek Prasad, Yunus Shaik, Islam Mansour, Krishna Kumar, Syed Ahmed
Manisha Patel, IT Director – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) Team includes: Manisha Patel, S Venky Sadagopan, Senthil Kumar D, Hari Shankar, Venkat Chandrasekar, Hemendra Madnwath, Aravind Kamath, Deepa Kodanda, Nayeem Khaja

Customer Service Department of the Year – Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
Gold Winner
Renee Parris, Vice President of Client Services – Verve (New York, NY USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) 

Customer Service Department of the Year – Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics
Gold Winner
Moses Peraza, Manager, Customer Service – Spireon, Inc. (Irvine, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics)

Customer Service Department of the Year – Business Products and Services
Gold Winner
Julie Jamsa, VP, Service Delivery – Generali Global Assistance (Bethesda, MD USA – 100 – 499 Employees – industry: Business Products and Services) 

Customer Service Department of the Year – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet
Gold Winner
Rick Pharr, VP of Operations – WebPT, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet)
Silver Winner
Allison Garza, Director of Operations – BROWZ LLC (Draper, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet) 

Customer Service Department of the Year – Consumer Products and Services
Gold Winner
Tina Binette, Director- National Customer Service – Empire Today, LLC (Northlake, IL USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) 
Silver Winner
Jason Nierwienski, Customer Service Manager – CARCHEX (Hunt Valley, MD USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services)

Customer Service Department of the Year – Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services
Gold Winner
Kevin Traw, Vice President – OptumRx (Overland Park, KS USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) 

Customer Service Department of the Year – Human Resources
Gold Winner
Scott Jensen, Executive Vice President, Client Services – OC Tanner (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources) 

Customer Service Department of the Year – Information Technology Services
Gold Winner
Brian Slepko, SVP, Global Service Delivery – Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services)

Customer Service Department of the Year – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
Joey Benadretti, President – SYSPRO USA (Costa Mesa, CA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) 
Silver Winner
Kristen Gregory Morales, Senior Director, Client Services – Oracle + Bronto (Durham, NC USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software)

Customer Service Department of the Year – Security Software
Gold Winner
Shai Kowitt, Sr. Director, Threat Research and Global Escalations – Webroot (Broomfield, CO USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Software) 

Customer Service Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Daryl S. Littenberg, Environmental Consultant – Waste Management, Inc. (Commerce, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Environmental Products and Services) for Outstanding Customer Service Achievement for Integrated Healthcare Solutions
Silver Winner
Brian Shore, Chief Executive Office – ZOOM International (Franklin, TN USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for ZOOM International Earns Net Promoter Score of 86

Support Awards

Support Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Dan Bakley, Sr Manager, Technical Support Client Services – Oracle + Bronto (Durham, NC USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) Team includes: Edwin Castillo, Support Engineer, Jason Gilbert, Support Engineer, Ashley Hennings, Support Engineer, Micah Berman, Support Engineer, Megan Dunn, Support Associate, Chris Green, Support Associate, Jesse Horner, Support Associate, Sydney Loy, Support Associate, Mark Murphy, Support Associate, Kevin O’Mara, Support Associate, Tiffany Rice, Support Associate, David Wilder, Support Associate
Silver Winner
Ravi Ammamuthu, IT Manager – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Ravi Ammamuthu, Anitha Gollapudi, Ashok Ramnirmal, Chinnathamal Karthikeyan, Dileep Moturi, Jimmy Pan, Kunwarjeet Sardar, Manick Kumarappan, Mark Thumma, Mehar Kiran Buddaraju, Pradeep Panda, Rita N Parrott, Zin Tun, Alex Garbarini, Harshul Kapoor, Jayadevan Chembakassery, Jonathan Tan, Murugu Navaneetha, Nikolay Voronchikhin, Pankaj Gupta, Raphael Nguyen, Ryan Lawrence, Sasikumar Angappa Murugan, Susan Nguyen, Vamsi Aluru, Vinay Patel, Basavalingappa, Virendra Singh

Support Department of the Year
Gold Winner
Christian Gaydos, Reporting Operations & Analysis Manager – Securus Technologies (Dallas, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Diversified Services) 

Support Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Kevin Traw, Vice President Quality Management – OptumRx (Overland Park, KS USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services) for 1/1 Readiness (CAT & BAT Team)
Silver Winner
Norman Williams, Field Service Technician 2 – Securus Technologies (Dallas, TX USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Diversified Services) for Going Above and Beyond for Securus

Human Resources Awards

Human Resources Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer – Ceridian Corporation (Minneapolis, MN USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet)

Human Resources Department of the Year
Gold Winner
Julia Kellogg, Executive Vice President – North American Bancard (Troy, MI USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) 

Human Resources Achievement of the Year
Gold Winner
Brigitte Cleef, Teamleader HR Product Mangement – HPM2 – Deutsche Telekom Services Europe GmbH (Koeln, North-Rhein-Westphalia, Germany – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Telecommunications) for Time2Change

Information Technology Awards

Information Technology Executive of the Year
Gold Winner
Wenhan Zhang, Chief Information Officer and Founder – ARIIX, LLC (Bountiful, UT USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Consumer Products and Services) 
Silver Winner
Niel Nickolaisen, Chief Technology Officer – OC Tanner (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Human Resources)  
Bronze Winner
Corey Nachreiener, Chief Technology Officer – WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA USA – 500 – 2,499 Employees – Industry: Security Hardware) 

Information Technology Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Su Tsai, IT Manager – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Others – IT Hardware & Services Comany) Team includes: Amit Srivastava, Su Tsai, Nataliya Novitskaya, Noel Shen, Talma Wong-Stein, Karlo Atienza, Jhansi Kalidindi, Jeff Lehman, Jayalakshmi Paladugu, Ashish Jain, Anitha Parimi, Deepa Balasubramanian, Benny Van De Voorde, Valerie Baker, Mary Chiang, Kunal Dixit
Silver Winner
Denny Cherry, CEO – Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting (Oceanside, CA USA – 1 – 10 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Joey D’Antoni, Kerry Tyler, Monica Rathbun
Bronze Winner
Ravi Ammamuthu, IT Manager – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Team includes: Ravi Ammamuthu, Chinnathamal Karthikeyan, Anitha Gollapudi, Nikolay Voronchikhin, Tuli Kundu, Kunwarjeet Sardar, Prabhu Basavalingappa

Information Technology Department of the Year
Gold Winner
Ravi Ammamuthu, IT Manager – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Information Technology Services) Department includes: Ravi Ammamuthu , Chinnathamal Karthikeyan , Dileep Moturi , Jimmy Pan ,Kunwarjeet Sardar , Murugu Navaneetha , Rama Oruganti, Prabhu Basavalingappa , Virendra Singh

Corporate Milestone Awards

Milestone of the Year – 11 – 99 Employees
Gold Winner
FuturePay, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for FuturePay Goes Live with Over 800 Retailers
Silver Winner
Turn Key Contractor Solutions (Bohemia, NY USA – 11 – 99 Employees – Industry: Others – Construction) for Establishing a good and successful reputation

Milestone of the Year – 100 – 499 Employees
Gold Winner
BDNA Corporation (Mountain View, CA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Information Technology Software) for Technopedia exceeds 120 million data points from over 34,000 suppliers
Silver Winner
C-4 Analytics (Saugus, MA USA – 100 – 499 Employees – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for Funding from Boston Ventures

Milestone of the Year – 2,500 or more Employees
Gold Winner
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines – 2,500 or more Employees – Industry: Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance) for Cebuana Lhuillier becomes a full microfinancial company