Frost & Sullivan Recognised European Industry's Best Practices at Awards Banquet...

Frost & Sullivan Recognised European Industry's Best Practices at Awards Banquet Sponsored by Bosch Rexroth

LONDON--(Business Wire)--
Frost & Sullivan hosted its prestigious European Best Practices
Awards Banquet last night, 15 May, 2008 in London, sponsored by Bosch
Rexroth. Top performers from diverse fields ranging from automation,
electronics, energy and power systems to aerospace, defence and
environmental and building technologies were honoured at the event.

This much anticipated and highly competitive Awards Banquet
recognised companies for innovative developments, outstanding
performances and business achievements - in essence, for establishing
best practice standards that competitors are striving to emulate.

Among Europe's industry leaders who were commended at the Banquet
are SEW-EURODRIVE, ELUTIONS, DSM Engineering Plastics B.V.,
ChipSensors Ltd., Ansaldo Fuel Cells, MOBOTIX AG, KONGSBERG, Elan
Software Systems, Ansaldo Energia, InduSoft, BAE Systems Hagglunds,
Bioni CS GmbH, Imbera Electronics, Rockwell Automation and ABB Group.

Awards were presented for technology and product innovation,
excellence in research, exceptional competitive strategy and overall
market leadership. Trail blazers from power plants, electric drives,
electronic chip packaging, pharmaceutical manufacturing execution
systems, CCTV and video surveillance, turret mounted weapons and
process enhanced engineering plastics sectors were lauded for their
accomplishments.

Regarding the Awards, Gary Jeffery, Director - UK Operations,
Frost & Sullivan stated, "One of the main aims of Frost & Sullivan is
to acknowledge outstanding industry achievements and demonstration of
best practices by presenting awards to top companies in regional and
global markets. Our industry experts recognise the diligence and
innovation required to implement a successful business plan and excel
in the increasingly aggressive global marketplace."

Mike Lomax, Sales Manager BRC, Bosch Rexroth, delivered a topical
keynote presentation, highlighting pride in being associated with Best
Practices demonstrated across this spectrum of Industries. Mr. Lomax
commented, "We represent 16 world class companies who all are
receiving awards for excellence. The direct result of that combined
excellence has enabled the people here to contribute to combined sales
between us of over EUR 70b/year. Many of us here are engineers or
scientists who take great pride in our technical achievements. However
due to the everyday work we do not often enough congratulate ourselves
in a formal way for the superb products and services we provide to our
customers. This evening is a chance to do that."

The event began with a champagne welcoming reception, followed by
the Awards Ceremony integrated with Dinner. The evening was capped
with after dinner drinks.

The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards Banquet offers
unparalleled access to European industry's movers and shakers. Frost &
Sullivan acclaimed these market leaders who redefined business
standards throughout the course of the year. The next Awards Banquet
honoring these industries will be held on 20 November 2008, in London.

Event Schedule

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Venue: The Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria, 101 Buckingham
Palace Road, London, SW1W0SJ

6:00-7:00 pm: Networking Reception and Registration
7:00-7:20 pm: Welcome Speech and Keynote Address
7:20 pm onwards: Awards Ceremony and Dinner
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Media Enquiries:

Complimentary seating was available to media representatives. For
further media enquiries and information please contact Ciara Jamie
Connolly, Senior Events & Promotions Executive, Best Practices, at 44
(0) 207 915 7868 or e-mail at: ciara.connolly@frost.com.

About Frost & Sullivan

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clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research,
Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create
a growth focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements
effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of
experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging
businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on
six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth
Partnerships, visit www.frost.com.

About Bosch Rexroth

Bosch Rexroth AG is one of the worldwide leading specialists in
the field of drive and control technologies. Under the brand name of
Rexroth the company supplies over 500,000 customers with tailored
solutions for driving, controlling and moving plant and machinery,
which are used in industrial and factory automation as well as in
mobile applications. Being The Drive & Control Company, Bosch Rexroth
develops, produces and sells components and systems in more than 80
countries. In 2006 the company of the Bosch Group achieved sales of
approximately 4.9 billion Euro with over 29,800 employees.

For more information please click: www.boschrexroth.com.

Frost & Sullivan
Ciara Connolly, 44 (0) 207 915 7868
Senior Events & Promotions Executive, Best Practices
ciara.connolly@frost.com

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