CMP Media's GovernmentVAR Magazine Honors IT Solution Providers and Vendors Serving the Government SectorPRNewswire CMP Media's GovernmentVAR magazine has honored the leading information-technology (IT) solution providers and vendors serving the national, state, local and education branches of government in its second annual GovernmentVAR Awards program. Winners were honored at a presentation ceremony held Thursday, May 4, during a reception at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. "We hail our 2006 winners for demonstrating a clear understanding of the needs and processes specific to the government IT channel," says GovernmentVAR Editor Lawrence M. Walsh. "These solution providers and vendors have contributed greatly to the success of this $140 billion sector." Award recipients are:
Government Channel Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Samson, Vice President Worldwide Sales
IBM Corporation
Government Channel Executive of the Year
Dawn Duross, Operations Director-Federal Channels
Cisco Systems
Government Channel Program of the Year
D-Link Corporation
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Government Solution Provider of the Year
Jeskell, Inc.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Federal Solution Provider of the Year
NCI Information Systems
Reston, Va.
State Solution Provider of the Year
NIC, Inc.
Olathe, Kan.
Local Solution Provider of the Year
Adesta LLC
Omaha, Neb.
Education Solution Provider of the Year
Annese & Associates, Inc.
Herkimer, N.Y.
GovernmentVAR's Editors Choice Award
Presidio, Inc.
Greenbelt, Md.
The GovernmentVAR Awards were presented in conjunction with the second annual XChange Government Integrator event powered by the CMP Media XChange Conference Group at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., May 3-5, 2006. Awards event sponsors were Cisco, Lexmark, Oracle and Symantec. Selection criteria for the awards were based upon factors such as company growth and presence in a particular segment, as well as specific wins that the company has achieved. Companies receiving honors all demonstrated success in the particular segment of the market for which they are being recognized, as reflected both in their own company financials as well as in the verified data collected for GovernmentVAR's annual listing of leading integrators. About GovernmentVAR GovernmentVAR -- a focused editorial initiative of CMP Media's VARBusiness, the biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration -- informs, educates and enlightens solution providers and integrators about IT product and service opportunities in the federal, state, local, education and health-care branches of the government sector. GovernmentVAR is published 12 times yearly for the nearly 64,000 VARBusiness subscribers who sell into vertical government markets. About CMP Media (www.cmp.com) Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Contact: Jeanne Fico
CMP Media Channel Group
(516) 562-7993
Jason Chupick
Plesser Holland Associates
(212) 420-8383, ext. 108
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