CTIA Announces 2013 E-Tech Award Winners

Verizon Wireless Verizon Messages Named "Best of Show"

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May 22, 2013, 07:02 ET

LAS VEGAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA–The Wireless Association® today announced the winners for the 2013 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards, at CTIA 2013™. Hosted by CNBC Technology Correspondent Jon Fortt, the eighth annual awards ceremony, held on the show floor at the Las Vegas Sands Expo & Convention Center, honored the industry's most innovative new wireless products and services in mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise & vertical markets and network technology.

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In addition to the winners of the 15 categories spanning the wireless and mobility ecosystem, Verizon Messages from Verizon Wireless was named "Best of Show." The best online winner was VMware for its Horizon Workspace 1.0. Show attendees had the opportunity to vote online and via text for the nearly 100 E-Tech submissions that were on display.

"This year's awards highlight the awe-inspiring and significant impact the wireless industry has on every sector and on our daily lives. We're pleased to showcase the vision and ingenuity from our industry at CTIA 2013, which is North America's largest mobile marketplace," said CTIA Vice President and Show Director Robert Mesirow. "Our transition to Super Mobility Week in September 2014 will provide innovators with an even greater platform to showcase their amazing products and services in time for the holiday buying season."

E-Tech award submissions were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall "wow" factor. Online judging for the awards categories was conducted by a panel of highly-respected industry experts, reporters and analysts.

The 2013 CTIA E-Tech Awards winners (first, second and third place) are:

Enterprise Solution – General Business

Ericsson, Connected Vehicle Cloud
GPS Dashboard LLC, "Check in" App for Salesforce.com
uTest, Applause

Enterprise Solution – M2M, Sensors, RFID & NFC

ORBCOMM Inc., ORBCOMM's GT 1100
Kionix, Inc., KMX61G
Cisco, Cisco 819 Ruggedized Integrated Services Router

Enterprise Solution – Mobile Cloud

LogMeIn, Cubby
Canvas, Inc., MyCanvas
Averail, Averail Access

Enterprise Solution – Security, Fraud & Privacy

Red Bend Software, Red Bend's TRUE™ Solution for BYOD
Fixmo, Fixmo SafeZone with Secure Gesture Authentication
mSIGNIA, Behavioral Enhanced Risk-Based Authentication and Security

Mobile Apps – Automotive, LBS, Navigation & Safe Driving

QNX Software Systems, Chevrolet MyLink
General Motors, Siri Eyes Free Integration
Telenav, Scout by Telenav

Mobile Apps– Money – Payments, Banking, Mobile Commerce, Shopping & Rewards

LevelUp, LevelUp White-Label
mobeam, inc., Mobeam®
MobileBits Corporation, SAMY

Mobile Apps– Productivity, Utility & Public Safety

Pervasive Group Inc., MMGuardian Parental Control
Intrado Inc., Intrado® 911Link™ Mobile
Opera Software, Opera for Android Browser

Mobile Apps– Content, Social, Media & Entertainment

NTT DOCOMO, INC., Hanashite Hon'yaku (World's first automatic voice translation service)
Harman International, Aha by Harman
AT&T, Inc., AT&T U-verse Easy Remote

Mobile CE– Accessories

Lilliputian Systems, Inc., Nectar Mobile Power System
Digital Innovations, LLC, ChargeDr™ USB Charge Booster
Novatel Wireless, The Next Generation MiFi 2 by Novatel Wireless – AT&T MiFi Liberate

Mobile CE– Connected Lifestyle

Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung Galaxy Camera
AT&T, AT&T Digital Life
BodyMedia, BodyMedia CORE 2

Mobile CE– Smartphones & Handsets

Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung GALAXY S 4
HTC, HTC One
Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung Galaxy Note II

Mobile CE– Tablet/Netbooks

Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0
Texas Instruments DLP, Smart Devices SmartQ U7 Tablet
KUPA, KUPA UltraNote X15

Network Infrastructure– Green Telecom & Smart Energy Solutions

Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ballard Power Systems develop fuel cell backup power for mobile networks
Wideband Antennas, Wideband Antenna's Smart Antenna System
Hughey & Phillips, HORIZON LED Medium Intensity Obstruction Light

Network Infrastructure– In-Building Network

SpiderCloud Wireless, FIRST SCALABLE AND MULTI-ACCESS 3G, WI-FI AND 4G/LTE SMALL CELL SYSTEM
Ruckus Wireless, Ruckus SmartPoint
Broadcom Corporation, BCM617xx Series

Network Infrastructure– Wide Area Network

Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks Liquid Applications
Vasona Networks, Vasona Networks SmartAIR1000
Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks Liquid Radio Software Suites

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CTIA Shows bring together all industries advanced by wireless technology for intense business, learning and networking. CTIA 2013™ takes place May 21-23, 2013 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas and MobileCON™ 2013 takes place Oct. 16-18, 2013 at the San Jose Convention Center in Silicon Valley. Visit www.ctiashows.com.

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