D-Link Named as Finalist in Hardware Category for TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards

Honorees to be announced at an annual dinner June 14

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May 07, 2012, 03:01 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the cost-effective, standards-based unified networking solutions provider for small- and medium-based businesses, has been named a finalist in the "Hardware" Category for the TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Award. Now in its 19th year, this premier business event celebrates excellence and achievement in the region's technology industry, and honors local companies, individuals and products that drive innovation in Orange County. This year's winners will be announced at a dinner June 14, 2012, at the Hilton, Costa Mesa, Calif.

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"It is an honor to be recognized by TechAmerica Orange County for our home camera surveillance solutions, as we are committed to bringing high-performance connectivity to our customers," said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of marketing, D-Link North America. "We are pleased to be selected from a large group of some of the most innovative high-tech companies in Orange County."

"We received nearly 100 nominations start-up innovators, high-growth companies and established industry players from across Orange County," said Bob Brunson, the director of TechAmerica Orange County. "We congratulate D-Link for rising to the finalist rank. This region is home to groundbreaking innovations, including D-Link, that continue to influence technology development throughout the rest of the world, and we're excited to help highlight them."

The awards categories this year include the Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award, Innovative Product/Technology, Outstanding CEO in Technology, Outstanding Finance Executive in Technology and Outstanding Technology Company.

In addition to the awards, TechAmerica Orange County will recognize educators and students for their innovative use of science, math or technology in the classroom or the community in conjunction with Project Tomorrow. The organization is the nation's leading education nonprofit group focused on preparing today's students to be tomorrow's innovators.

For more information, please visit www.techamerica.org/hta19.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit www.dlink.com or connect with D-Link on Facebook (www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/dlink).

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,000 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.

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