Cisco Systems Names Pronexus Runner-Up in Cisco Growing with Technology Award Ceremony

Award recognizes comprehensive use of networking technology in the Sales & Marketing efforts at Pronexus.

Ottawa & San Francisco (PRWEB) October 30, 2003 - Pronexus Inc. was named a Runner-Up in the Sales & Marketing Category of the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2003. Winners were announced during a ceremony at the Westin St. Francis Hotel yesterday.

The award recognizes the comprehensive use of networking technology in the Sales & Marketing efforts at Pronexus. This embrace of technology has allowed Pronexus to grow and to reach a worldwide audience of v-businesses, organizations that voice-enable their business operations for maximum efficiency and cost savings.

The Cisco Growing with Technology Awards program is designed to recognize small and medium-sized businesses that demonstrate how networking technology solutions can effectively address business challenges and drive growth and profitability. The winners of the program serve as role models and best practices for other businesses that want to use technology to fuel growth and compete more effectively. A panel of 10 judges selected 15 winners in five categories from more than 450 applications.

It is gratifying to have others recognize the work being done at Pronexus, both in the development and application of technology for success," commented Gary Hannah, President & CEO of Pronexus. Technology allows us to level the playing field and reach a global audience. But at the end of the day, people make technology happen: it is their creativity, innovation and drive that let Pronexus succeed."

The panel of judges is composed of a diverse, cross-section of small and medium business representatives. Members include: Josh Hyatt, Executive Editor, FSB: Fortune Small Business Magazine; Mika Krammer, Research Vice President, Gartner Group; Ray Boggs, Vice President of Small/Medium Business Research, IDC; Sean Burke, Director of Network Operations, inChord Communications; Dan Levin, Vice President and General Manager, Intuit; Elspeth Jane Murray, Assistant Professor, Queens University (Canada); Sam Steinhardt, Executive Director of Center for Innovations in Learning at Stanford University; Mark Quinn, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration; Rich Riley, Vice President and General Manager, Yahoo! Small Business; and Joe Diodati, Senior Director of Commercial Marketing, Cisco Systems.

Selecting winners for the Cisco Growing with Technology Award was a challenging process for our judging panel because we received so many quality applications from companies who have dramatically improved their business through the use of technology," said Joe Diodati, director of market development/field marketing for Ciscos Worldwide Commercial Market Segment, and judge for the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards. Pronexus was selected because their company stood out as a company that used networking technology to create sustainable, competitive differentiation, while improving operational efficiencies and effectiveness, resulting in increased revenues and higher profitability."

About Pronexus Inc.
Founded in 1993, Pronexus Inc. is a leader in Computer Telephony and Speech. It is the developer of the award-winning VBVoice, a Rapid Application Development tool for business-critical CT solutions. Pronexus also provides professional services that voice-enable a variety of industries and applications. Comprehensive support services and acclaimed training complete the firms offerings.

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For more information contact:
Sonia Tercler
Marketing Communications
Tel: 613-271-8989, ext. 541
sonia.tercler@pronexus.com
www.pronexus.com