Apr 15, 2009 09:00 ET
NEC Corporation of America Extends Call-for-Entries of Its ‘Empowered by Telecommunications’ Award
Timed with Supercomm 2009, the 'Empowered By Telecommunications' Awards
Provides United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) Carrier Members
an Opportunity to Share Best Practices and Market Successes
HERNDON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Apr 15, 2009
NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of network and IT
solutions, announced today it will officially extend its
Call-for-Entries of the 'Empowered By Telecommunications' awards
program. This extension is aligned with the recent shift in timing of
Supercomm 2009, which was originally scheduled for June 9-11 in Chicago,
and has now been moved to October 21-23, 2009.
The official 'Empowered by Telecommunications' award
Call-for-Entries will now remain open until 11:59pm Eastern Time on
Monday, September 14, 2009. With this extension, NEC Corporation of
America encourages new entrants to highlight significant achievements
within the U.S. telecommunications community for calendar year 2008, as
well as the first quarter of 2009.
“The ‘Empowered By Telecommunications’ awards present a great
opportunity for USTelecom carrier members to share technical and
business achievements with industry peers – especially in a time where
there is market excitement and anticipated growth driven by the
broadband stimulus package,” said Boris Sinkovec, general manager, Sales
and Marketing, NEC Corporation of America. “With the award now being
announced at Supercomm in October 2009, entrants have more time to
submit their future of broadband growth stories and showcase their
vision and leadership initiatives.”
The awards program, which is open to all USTelecom carrier member
organizations, will recognize three winners for their outstanding
network deployments and chief successes at the USTelecom Membership
Reception at Supercomm 2009. The award categories will highlight
achievements in: business-value, technical-achievement and
overall-market success.
Award winners will receive a US$10,000.00 donation made by NEC
Corporation of America to an approved educational institution of the
award winner's choice, within their service area. There is no
application fee to submit.
For official rules and submission criteria, please visit: www.necam.com/carriers/award.
About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network,
IT and identity management solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
NEC Corporation of America is a North America subsidiary of NEC
Corporation, and delivers technology and professional services ranging
from server and storage solutions, IP voice and data solutions, optical
network and microwave radio communications to biometric security,
virtualization and digital cinema solutions. NEC Corporation of America
serves carrier and both SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple
vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.
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