XChange Events Congratulates Midsize Enterprise Summit East 2013 XCellence Award Winners

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- XChange Events today congratulates the winners of the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) East 2013 XCellence Awards.  The annual awards feature the very best products, services and programs presented during MES East as voted on by the IT decision-makers attending the event.  The winners of the prestigious XCellence Awards represent the vendors that truly understand the unique needs of the midsize enterprise IT market. 

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Winners include:

• Best Midmarket Solution, Hardware: Scale Computing
• Best Midmarket Solution, Software: Information Builders
• Best Midmarket Solution: Managed Services: Dell SecureWorks
• Best Execution of a Midmarket IT Solution: Shoretel
• Best Demonstration of ROI: Scale Computing
• Best Midsize Enterprise Summit Newcomer: NEC
• Best Innovative Technology Vendor: Scale Computing
• Best Executive Presentation: NEC
• Best Boardroom Case Study Presentation: Information Builders
• Best Quick Fire: IBM
• Best Solutions Pavilion Booth Strategy: HP | Intel
• Best of Show: HP | Intel

The awards were presented at the Midsize Enterprise Summit East, held April 28th through May 1st at the Sheraton Chicago Twin Towers in Chicago, IL.  The two and a half day event brought together more than 200 CIOs and senior level IT decision makers to discuss the challenges facing the midmarket in an ever changing technology landscape.  The conference featured exclusive access to industry research, analyst-led sessions, dynamic vendor keynotes, interactive boardroom appointments, breakout sessions, a solutions pavilion featuring exhibitors from both emerging and established vendors, and peer to peer networking opportunities. To view the event highlights visit http://www.xchange-events.com/mese13.

"MES East was designed to shine a spotlight on the most compelling and innovative technologies on the market today to help key midmarket decision makers keep pace with the competition and accelerate their business," said Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Content, UBM Tech Channel. "The XCellence Awards highlight the products, services and programs that have consistently contributed to this growth and are positioned to power the midmarket IT engine for years to come." 

XChange Events
Part of the UBM Tech Channel family, XChange Events connect technology builders, sellers and buyers through a diverse number of live and virtual events, designed to help attendees share best practices, network with peers and gain exclusive market intelligence from industry editors and analysts.  Organized into three categories, XChange Events offers channel events, IT executive events and on demand virtual events to address every aspect of today's evolving IT market.  For more information, please visit: http://www.xchange-events.com/

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