Mass Technology Leadership Council Announces Finalists for 13th Annual Mass Technology Leadership Awards

Finalists for CEO, CIO, Company, Product, Deal and Emerging Executive of the
Year Categories Announced
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. announced finalists for the
Council`s annual Mass Technology Leadership Awards program last night at a
cocktail reception attended by over 200 award nominees and other leaders from
across the technology community.

"We received more nominations than ever before, making this year`s selection our
most competitive to date," said Tom Hopcroft, President & CEO of Mass Technology
Leadership Council. "The dedication of these leaders is the driving force behind
the incredible innovations that are propelling new growth in our sector. They
are all deserving of recognition and praise."

Finalists were announced in individual and company categories. New this year for
our Product/Service of the Year Category, the Council named 15 finalists who
will be featured on the Council website and then will have an opportunity to
display, demo, and interact with attendees during the reception at the November
3rd Awards Gala. The audience will select three who will present on stage at the
Gala. The final winner will then be selected by audience vote.

Finalists in Individual categories include:

CEO of the Year - Privately Held

* Matthew Moynahan, Veracode
* Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software
* Brian Halligan, Hubspot
* Chris Randles, SpaceClaim
* Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Boston Power

CEO of the Year - Publicly Traded

* Michael Simon, LogMeIn, Inc.
* Tim Healy, EnerNOC
* Andy Ory, Acme Packet
* Paul Sagan, Akamai
* Jim Baum, Netezza

CIO of the Year

* William Fandrich, Blue Cross Blue Shield
* Jay Leader, iRobot
* Dan Sheehan, Dunkin Brands
* Robert Ramrath, Bose

Emerging Executive of the Year

* Susan Roberts, Oracle
* Swami Kumaresan, Carbonite
* Robert Connors, Raytheon
* Larry Streeter, Constant Contact
* Marc Cremer, Tatara Systems

Finalists in Company Categories include:

Company of the Year - Privately Held

* Acronis
* Carbonite
* CloudSwitch
* Gazelle
* Litle &Co.
* uTest

Company of the Year - Publicly Traded

* Acme Packet
* Constant Contact
* Pegasystems, Inc.
* Netezza
* American Tower

Deal of the Year

* A123 Systems
* Cisco Systems
* EMC Corporation
* Incentive Targeting, Inc.
* Boston Power

Finalists who will demo and be voted upon by the audience at the November 3rd
Gala include:

Product of the Year

* Aurora Flight Sciences "Skate" small unmanned aircraft system
* Blueleaf Investment information management and planning software
* Carbonite Pro online backup service for small businesses
* CloudSwitch Software appliance for enterprises to move to the cloud
* Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System
* Double-Take Software For their Double -Take Cloud
* Harmonix Music Systems Their 2009 release of The Beatles: Rock Band
* Infrared5`s Brass Monkey extending input capabilities on mobile devices
* ITA Software`s Needle platform for acquiring, integrating, cleansing,
analyzing and publishing data on the web
* LogMeIn Ignition for iPad, remote access and control of PCs and Macs
* Mass Challenge For their $1M global startup competition and accelerator
program
* Nuance Communications For their Dragon Dictation Mobile Application
* QD Vision For their Quantum Light optic for LED lighting companies
* Vlingo Everywhere, extending Vlingo`s mobile voice features smartphones
* Volicon Observer Content Matching Technology for digital video monitoring and
logging

The Council received well over 200 quality submissions during the open
nomination process. A committee of Council Trustees, local thought leaders and
media were involved with the selection process that narrowed the slate to those
announced last night. The pool of finalists will be further narrowed over the
coming weeks and the winners announced on Wednesday, November 3rd, at a Gala
Awards Banquet at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Details and advance registration
available at: http://www.masstlc.org/2010awards.html.

Awards Program Sponsors: Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ropes
& Gray, Silicon Valley Bank, Fidelity, Raytheon

For more information, visit http://www.masstlc.org/2010awards.html.

About The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc.

The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. is the only association that
addresses the critical leadership issues of innovative software and
technology-enabled companies. Formed by the combination of Massachusetts
Software Council and New England Business and Technology Association, Inc., the
organization is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the
success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council conducts educational programs, hosts
industry events, facilitates networking, sponsors research, advocates in favor
of technology policies that promote innovation, entrepreneurship and
competition, and recognizes industry-leading companies and people.

Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc.
Judy White, 781-993-9000, x212
Director of Events
(media inquiries: 978-835-0968 mobile)
judy@masstlc.org

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