BANGALORE, INDIA: The annual Frost & Sullivan's INDIA ICT AWARDS 2008 will be presented at a gala event organized in the city today.
Business leaders, strategy heads and senior executives from the industry are expected to take part in the event, which will be presided by Ashok Soota, Chairman and Managing Director of Mindtree Consulting.
Frost & Sullivan presents the 'India ICT Awards 2008' to recognize companies and individuals that have pushed the boundaries of excellence - rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance across the ICT sector in India.
The awards are presented to companies that demonstrate best practices in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace. Frost & Sullivan's measurement metrics on best practices aids in differentiating and highlighting the 'best in class' brands/ companies from others.
The keynote address by will be delivered by Ashok Soota, Chairman and MD, Mindtree Consulting, which will be followed by a CEO panel discussion on "Indian IT Industry – Turbulent times, New Horizons Ahead".
The panelists include Anand Rangachary, Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan (as moderator), Lt. Col (Retd) HS Bedi, Chairman and Managing Director, Tulip Telecom, and Nagendra Venkaswamy, Managing Director,Juniper Networks.
The India ICT Awards 2008 will be presented under the following categories:
Market Leadership Award for Enterprise IP Telephony
Market Leadership Award for Email
Market Leadership Award for Audio & Web Conferencing Services
Market Leadership Award for Video Conferencing Services
Market Leadership Award for Video Conferencing Infrastructure & Endpoint
Market Leadership Award for Enterprise Data Services
Market Leadership Award for MPLS/IP VPN
Market Leadership Award for Large Enterprise Telecom Services
Market Leadership Award for Hosted Contact Center Services
Market Leadership Award for Mobile Services
Market Leadership Award for Broadband Services
Market Leadership Award for Network Security - Firewall/IP Sec VPN
Market Leadership Award for Network Security - SSL VPN
Market Leadership Award for Network Security - IDS/IPS
Market Leadership Award for Web Content Filtering
Growth Strategy Award for Database
Market Leadership Award for Storage Solution
Market Leadership Award for Enterprise Applications - ERP/Mid Market ERP/SCM/CRM
Market Leadership Award for Product & Software Offshore Testing - Pure Play Testing
Market Leadership Award for SAAS
Market Leadership Award for ACD & CTI
Market Leadership Award for IVR
Market Leadership Award for Outbound Systems
Market Leadership Award for Call Monitoring & Workforce Management Systems
Market Leadership Award for Speech Technology Systems