Andrew Seybold Announces Finalists for Andrew Seybold Choice Awards

Awards recognize innovative products, services and companies and their positive impact to the world of wireless mobility and connectivity.

Santa Barbara, CA (PRWeb) March 14, 2007 -- The partners of Andrew Seybold, Inc. today announced the finalists for the 2007 Andrew Seybold Choice Awards. The awards recognize exemplary companies that have commercially deployed innovative wireless product and service solutions during the past year. Finalists were selected from a multitude of nominations submitted by a wide range of international companies, twenty-four finalists in six categories were selected. The final award winners in each category will be named at the 17th Annual Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner in Orlando, FL on March 27, 2007 during CTIA Wireless 2007.

The Andrew Seybold Choice Awards are presented annually to honor products and services that have positively impacted the wireless industry with their innovative significance.

The 2007 Andrew Seybold Choice Awards finalists in each category are:

Most Innovative Wireless Devices

Company and Product/Service

Aleron - AL4300 MAC/BBP Wireless Chipset

GreatCall, Inc. - Jitterbug Phone

Impactica, Inc. - Impatica ShowMate

Novatel Wireless - Merlin XU870 HSDPA 7.2 ExpressCard

Most Innovative Consumer Application

Company and Product/Service

Alltel Wireless - Celltop

Clairmail - ClairMail ClairAccess

Heilo Mobile - MySpace Mobile

Sprint - Sprint Family Locator

Most Innovative Business Application

Company and Product/Service

Cognos, Inc. - Cognos Go! Mobile

Medio - The Medio Mobile Search Solution

Impatica, Inc - Impatica ShowMate

Verizon Wireless - Verizon Wireless Field Force Manager

Most Innovative New Service by a Wireless Operator or MNVO

Company and Product/Service

Disney Mobile - Disney Mobile

Disney Mobile - Disney Mobile- "On-Device Portal"

GreatCall, Inc.- Jitterbug Phone & Service

Helio Mobile - MySpace Mobile

Most Innovative New Design Concept

Company and Product/Service

Aleron - AL4300 MAC/BBP Wireless USB Chipset

Cognos, Inc. - Cognos Go! Mobile

GreatCall, Inc. - Jitterbug Phone & Service

Plantronics, Inc. - CS70(tm) Wireless Office Headset System with Lifter

Best New Company

Company and Product/Service

Disney Mobile - Disney Mobile

Roundbox - TV Guide Mobile Electronic Service Guide

GreatCall, Inc. - Jitterbug Phone & Service

PixSense - PixSense PSP (Preserve, Share, Publish) Platform

"The nominations we received were not only of high quality but also unprecedented in number," said Bob Hirsh, partner of Andrew Seybold, Inc., "an indicator of the energy and progress in the wireless industry."

The annual Andrew Seybold Choice Awards, formerly the Andrew Seybold Innovation Awards, were created to recognize innovative products and concepts that are making or have the potential to make a positive impact on our digital information society. Last year, Andrew Seybold, Inc. presented awards to six companies for their achievements in deploying wireless applications and technologies. Award inquiries can be directed by email to info (at) andrewseybold.com.

About Andrew Seybold, Inc.

Andrew Seybold, Inc., founded by wireless and mobile communications expert Andrew M. Seybold, is a leading wireless industry resource for strategic consulting, client-specific research and analysis, publications and educational seminars. Notable among its offerings is the Andrew Seybold Commentary. For more information, visit www.andrewseybold.com.

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