SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 1, 2007 -- With its continued strong commitment to help
SMBs grow their business with networking technology, Cisco® (
NASDAQ:
CSCO) today announced it is accepting entries for the Eighth Annual Cisco
Growing with Technology Awards contest. The competition recognizes small
and midsize organizations that use networking technology in creative ways
to promote products and services, deliver superior value to customers,
improve internal business operations, conduct online transactions and
provide a broader geographical reach of services.
Cisco's annual contest is open to for-profit, nonprofit and public sector
organizations within the United States, the District of Columbia and Canada
(excluding the province of Quebec). To be eligible to win, organizations
must employ no more than 999 employees.
A panel of judges from a cross-section of industry leaders will review
contest applications and select the winners. They will be looking for
organizations that have demonstrated how networking technology has changed
the way it communicates, collaborates and does business to effectively
address business challenges and expanded services to help drive growth and
profitability.
Contestants in the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007 contest vie
for recognition and prizes in the following five categories: Sales and
Marketing, Customer Relationship, Operational Excellence, Public Sector,
and Nonprofit. Judges will select one grand-prize winner, two runners-up,
and one honorable mention in each category.
Each grand-prize winner receives up to $25,000 worth of Cisco networking
equipment. Each first runner-up receives up to $15,000 worth of Cisco
networking equipment. Second runners-up receive up to $10,000 worth of
Cisco networking equipment. Honorable mentions will be recognized during
the awards ceremony. The grand-prize winners, runners-up, and honorable
mentions will be announced and honored at an awards ceremony in October
2007.
Members of this year's Cisco Growing with Technology Award panel of judges
include:
-- Ken Bast, vice president of networking, Ingram Micro
-- Ray Boggs, vice president of small and medium business research, IDC
-- Lisa Buksbaum, CEO and founder, Soaringwords (2006 Growing with
Technology Award winner)
-- Mika Krammer, director of Windows Client Mobility Marketing, Microsoft
Corp.
-- Deb Mielke, president and managing director, Treillage Network
Strategies
-- David Morgan, president, D.W. Morgan (2003 Growing with Technology
Award winner)
-- Elspeth Jane Murray, assistant professor, Queen's University (Canada)
-- Joni Podolsky, director of community programs, Entrepreneurs
Foundation
-- Joe Diodati, senior director of small and midsize business marketing,
Cisco
Applications Accepted Now
Entries for the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007 program are being
accepted online. The deadline to submit applications is June 22. For more
information on the awards, directions on how to enter, and the complete
contest rules, visit
www.cisco.com/go/tellusyourstory.
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Contestant Note: No purchase or payment is required to enter or win.
Internet access is required. Void where prohibited. Subject to all federal,
state, provincial and local laws and regulations. The Cisco Growing with
Technology Awards 2007 Program is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 W.
Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134 and is open only to small to medium-sized
legitimate and lawful organizations (including for-profit businesses and
educational institutions; public sector, governmental and non-profit
educational institutions; and non-profit organizations and charities) in
the 50 United States, the District of Columbia or Canada, excluding the
province of Quebec with a total of 999 or fewer full-time and/or part-time
employees (which shall include overall employees of a parent, affiliate,
and/or subsidiary or related company, entity, association, franchisor, or
franchisee whether or not located within the 50 United States, the District
of Columbia or Canada). Additional eligibility requirements apply. See
http://www.cisco.com/go/technology_awards for complete Official Rules
including prize details and entry forms.
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