Raleigh-based North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) (www.nc-tech.org) awarded 21 recipients at its 2007 NCTA 21 Awards program earlier this month. Over 500 business leaders attended the program which honors the companies and individuals who represent the best and brightest in technology and business and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation.
Software Company of the Year: SAS Institute Inc.
Health Care/Pharmaceutical Company of the Year: GlaxoSmithKline
Electronics Company of the Year: RF Micro Devices
Communications Company of the Year: Overture Networks
Consumer Technology Company of the Year: LED Lighting Fixtures
Early Stage: Yap, Inc.
Midsize: ChannelAdvisor Corporation
Large: Epic Games
Top Service Company of the Year: Queen Associates, Inc.
Top Growth Company of the Year: SciQuest, Inc.
Top Venture Capital Invested: InnerPulse
Top Government/Non-Profit Technology: WinstonNet, Inc
Corporate Citizenship: Microsoft Corporation
Media: Business Leader
IT Support Services: Ed Turlington of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Corporate Education: SunCom Wireless
Private Company of the Year: Motricity
Public Company of the Year: Dell, Inc.
Anne McClelland, Senior Director of Microsoft Corporation and 2007 Vice Chair of the NCTA Board of Directors
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, of Cumberland and Bladen Counties; Representative Pryor Gibson of Anson and Union Counties; Senator David W. Hoyle of Gaston County; and Representatives Margaret Dickson and Rick Glazier, both representing Cumberland County.
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue
GlaxoSmithKline is a CED member.
Overture Networks is a CED member.
Yap is a CED member.
ChannelAdvisor is a CED member.
SciQuest, Inc. is a CED member.
InnerPulse is a CED member.
Business Leader is a CED member.
SunCom Wireless is a CED member.
Motricity is a CED member.
Microsoft Corporation is a CED member.