'CRN' Hosts the 2002 Ultimate PC Awards WinnersAwards Recognize Outstanding Technology Vendors In 18 Product CategoriesPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's "CRN," the newsweekly for builders of technology solutions, today announced the winners of the Ultimate PC Awards. The awards were presented yesterday at the Ultimate PC Awards Event at CMP's Tech Builder XChange Conference in San Diego, CA. The event was sponsored by BenQ, CenDyne, Kingston, and Intel. The 2002 Ultimate PC Awards recognize outstanding technology vendors in 18 product categories, including CD Drive; Display; Floppy Drive; Hard Disk/Performance; Hard Disk/Capacity; Keyboard; Memory Modules; Motherboard, Mouse; Network Interface Card; Power Supply; Processor; SCSI HBA; Sound System; Speaker System; System Cabinet; Value-Added Component; and Video System. The CRN Test Center rated the vendor partners on product criteria such as quality, functionality, performance, and innovation. John Yacono the director of CRN Labs presented the awards to executives from the winning companies. This year's Ultimate PC winners are as follows: * CD Drive: CenDyne, Inc.
* Display: Samsung Electronics America, Inc
* Floppy Drive: Mitsumi Electronics Corp.
* Hard Disk/Performance: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. and
Seagate Technology, LLC
* Hard Disk/Capacity: Seagate Technology, LLC
* Keyboard: Logitech
* Memory Modules: Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
* Motherboard: Intel Corporation
* Mouse: Logitech
* Network Interface Card: D-Link Systems, Inc.
* Power Supply: American Advanced Power Inc.
* Processor: Intel Corporation
* SCSI HBA: Adaptec, Inc.
* Sound System: Creative Labs Inc.
* Speaker System: Altec Lansing
* System Cabinet: Cooler Master Inc.
* Value-Added Component: Addonics Technologies, Inc.
* Video System: ATI Technologies Inc.
"The innovation behind each of the technologies included into this year's 'Ultimate PC' is incredible," said Yacono. "Each year I continue to be more impressed at the quality, performance, and functionality of the best of breed technologies we use to develop the 'Ultimate PC.' Congratulations to all of the winners! It's also always exciting for us to build the 'Ultimate PC' in front of the audience and minutes later show its performance. It's a true sense of accomplishment for us in the CRN Test Center as well as the winning vendors." About "CRN" and CRN Test Center "CRN" is the nation's leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, "CRN" provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.crn.com/, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers' desktops; and CRN News Radio, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry. The CRN Test Center is the technology-evaluation department of CRN, providing unbiased product, technology and channel-program analysis specifically targeted at solution providers. The CRN Test Center produces single-product reviews, technology news, technology demonstrations at tradeshows, and product roundups featuring channel-program evaluations. Top products receive the coveted "Editor's Choice" or "Recommended" designations About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. Contact: Ramona Castaldo Marketing Manager CRN 516-562-7219 rcastald@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media LLC; CRN Contact: Ramona Castaldo, Marketing Manager of CRN, +1-516-562-7219, Website: http://www.crn.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |