Mobile Enterprise Alliance Extends Submissions Deadline for Mobile Impact™ Awards to Friday, Sept. 23rd

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) September 11, 2005

The MEA has extended the submission deadline for its Mobile Impact™ Awards program to September 23rd, 2005.

The Mobile Impact™ Awards recognize innovative IT organizations that successfully balance technology investments with business objectives as they deploy mobile solutions.

Awards will be announced in November 2005 in seven categories including: Mobile Email, Field Service & Support, Sales Force Enablement, Mobile Office Solution, Extended Enterprise Computing & Connectivity, Mobile Security, and Mobile Management. The awards entries will be judged by editors and industry analysts from leading organizations.

Submission guidelines and entry forms can be found at http://www.mobileenterprise.org/awards/

Awards will be granted in seven categories, including:

Why:

The MEA Mobile Impact™ Awards provide industry recognition for innovative business models and solutions for workforce mobility. The awards represent the best practices in mobile enterprise deployments, showcase successful IT organizations and reward the decisions and hard work of IT managers as they balance business outcomes and technical architectures.

Who:

The Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. (MEA), a global advocacy group promoting the business benefits of workforce mobility to enterprise end users and decision makers

What:

The MEA Mobile Impact™ Awards program

When:

• Submission Deadline Extended to September 23rd, 2005
• Awards will be announced in November 2005

Where:

Submission guidelines and entry forms can be found at http://www.mobileenterprise.org/awards/

Details:

The Mobile Impact™ Awards recognize innovative IT organizations that successfully balance technology investments with business objectives, and will be judged by editors and industry analysts from leading organizations.

Awards will be granted in seven categories, including:

• Mobile e-mail
• Field Service & Support
• Sales Force Enablement
• Mobile Office Solution
• Extended Enterprise Computing & Connectivity
• Mobile Security
• Mobile Management

Why:

The MEA Mobile Impact™ Awards provide industry recognition for innovative business models and solutions for workforce mobility. The awards represent the best practices in mobile enterprise deployments, showcase successful IT organizations and reward the decisions and hard work of IT managers as they balance business outcomes and technical architectures.

About the Mobile Enterprise Alliance (MEA):

The Mobile Enterprise Alliance (MEA) is a global advocacy group promoting the business benefits of workforce mobility to enterprise IT managers and decision makers. The MEA provides a vendor-neutral and technology-independent clearinghouse for information about the mobile enterprise including news, case studies, research, business analysis tools, and more. This information is available - free of charge - to enterprise managers, solutions providers and industry professionals. This helps enterprise decision makers to make informed decisions about the technical architectures within the context of enterprise business objectives. As a not-for-profit organization, the MEA is funded through dues from participating vendors, service providers and systems integrators. The MEA currently represents more than 1,100 IT members in 32 countries worldwide. More information can be obtained at http://www.mobileenterprise.org.

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