CMP Media's Communication Systems Design Announces 2002 Comet Award WinnersPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's Communication Systems Design, the technical magazine for engineers and managers involved in the design of communications products for Personal, Home/SoHo, Enterprise, and Infrastructure applications, announces the third annual 2002 Comet award winners. Communication Systems Design honors companies that have the vision, focus, innovative technology, and risk-taking skills that have helped them become significant players in the communications market. Editors from Communication Systems Design, EE Times, and CommsDesign.com, created a list of the top twenty "hottest" young communications companies. "Selected with an eye toward practicality, the ability to leverage current infrastructure and solve real-world problems while reducing cost and increasing performance and reliability, 2002's Comets represent what we feel the industry needs right now -- not five years hence," states Patrick Mannion, Managing Editor. All "Comet" companies will be recognized in Communication Systems Design's September issue, as well as online at http://www.commsdesign.com/. A special "Comet" awards ceremony will be held opening night of the 2002 Communications Design Conference, September 23rd in San Jose, CA. Following are the 2002 Comet award winners: Accelerant Networks, Inc. Acme Packet Birdstep Technology Centellax, Inc. Corrigent Systems, Inc. EZchip Technologies Flarion Technologies, Inc. Garuda Networks, Inc. Envara Inc. Impinj, Inc. Layer N Networks, Inc. MontaVista Software, Inc. NanoOpto Corporation Narad Networks, Inc. Nauticus Networks, Inc. PacketLight Networks Quarry Technologies Sarvega, Inc. Vivace Networks, Inc. About Communication Systems Design Communication Systems Design (http://www.commsdesign.com/) is the technical magazine for 40,000** engineers and managers involved in the design of communications products for Personal, Home/SoHo, Enterprise, and Infrastructure applications. CSD is part of the EE Times Communications Network. About CommsDesign.com CommsDesign.com, an EE Times web site, is the online technical resource center for OEM design engineers and technical managers involved in the development of communication systems and equipment, such as mobile phones, wireless base stations, internetworking equipment, Internet appliances, broadband modems/equipment, optical networking systems and more. About EE Times EE Times (http://www.eet.com/) is a technology and business newsweekly serving the information needs of 160,068* U.S. engineers and technical managers. Together with EE Times Asia, China and UK editions, EE Times print editions reach more than 250,000*** electronics professionals worldwide. EE Times.com, its regional online editions and specialized online communities, such as CommsDesign.com, EEdesign.com, Embedded.com, Planet Analog, Semiconductor Business News and The Work Circuit, average more than six million page views and reach more than one million unique visitors each month.** CMP Media LLC, headquartered in Manhasset, NY, publishes EE Times and the EE Times Network. About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading integrated 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, and research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing. * April 2002, I/PRO I/AUDIT statement ** December 2001 BPA Statement *** Publisher's own data For more information: Steve Paul Communication Systems Design Director of Marketing (781) 839-1326 spaul@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Steve Paul, Director of Marketing of Communication Systems Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |