2008 ANDREW SEYBOLD CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Friday, March 28, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV, April 2, 2008 — Andrew Seybold, Inc. announced the winners of its Andrew Seybold Choice Awards at CTIA Wireless 2008.
Choice Award winners were announced last night at the exclusive 18th Annual Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner at the Venetian Hotel, an invitation-only event attended by 300 of the wireless mobility industry’s leading executives. The evening’s awards centered around the theme of this year’s dinner, Embrace, Empower and Envision, and featured Rhythm and Hue, a performance art show by world renowned artist David Garibaldi.
Andrew Seybold Choice Awards were created to honor the most innovative wireless mobility products and concepts and their positive impact in the world of wireless mobility connectivity. The mission is to raise the profile of exemplary companies and organizations among the press, the wireless industry and the general public. Finalists were selected in six categories from more than 150 entries submitted worldwide.
“We are thrilled with this year’s Choice Awards. They recognized the astonishing advancements that have been made in the wireless industry just in the last year. Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to everyone who participated,” said Andrew Seybold, President and CEO of Andrew Seybold, Inc.
The winners of the 2008 Andrew Seybold Choice Awards are:
Most Innovative Wireless Devices
Research In Motion for BlackBerry® Pearl 8130
Most Innovative Consumer Application
MobiMate for WorldMate Live
Most Innovative Business Application
Pacific DataVision for SkyMail®
Most Innovative New Service by a Wireless Operator or MNVO
T-Mobile USA for HotSpot @Home
Most Innovative New Design Concept
Qualcomm for Gobi™ Global Mobile Internet Technology
Best New Company
SnapTell for SnapTell’s Snap.Send.Get™ solution
The Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner and Choice Awards were sponsored by Aeris Communications, CTIA, Ericsson, IntelliOne, Kodiak Networks, Magellan, Motorola, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, RF Check, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
About Andrew Seybold, Inc.
Andrew Seybold, Inc. is dedicated to solving client challenges through strategic consulting, client-specific research and analysis, publications, speaking engagements and educational programs. Company founder Andrew M. Seybold and his partners provide deep technology and business expertise, proven best practices and long-established relationships with industry leaders. Mr. Seybold is highly regarded for his COMMENTARY enewsletter and the Andrew Seybold Wireless University. For more information, visit http://www.andrewseybold.com/.