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Frost & Sullivan recognises innovators

February 2010 News

Twenty-two top international and local companies were honoured at Frost & Sullivan’s second annual African Excellence Awards Banquet held in Sandton. “The companies that received awards have shown innovation, competitiveness and leadership in meeting the particular demands of doing business in Africa,” said Frost & Sullivan partner and director of African operations Phil Howarth. The keynote address for the evening was delivered by Kobus Meiring, CEO of Optimal Energy, who focused on innovation in an African context. The event culminated in awards being presented to the following organisations demonstrating best practices in their respective disciplines:

SEW Eurodrive: 2008 Frost & Sullivan South African Gearboxes & Geared Motors Market Leadership Award.

Bytes Systems Integration: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Manufacturing Execution Systems Competitive Strategy Award.

Matrikon Moore: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Total Industrial Automation & Control Solutions System Integrator Company of the Year Award.

Hansen Transmissions: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Helical Gearboxes Market Leadership Award.

Siemens Enterprise Communications: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Contact Centre Technology Product Line Strategy Award.

IDtek Solutions: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Security Systems & Services Product Line Strategy Award.

Symrise: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Food Additives Technology Leadership Award.

Barloword Equipment Energy: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Mining Industry Customer Value Enhancement Award.

Contact Solutions: 2009 Frost & Sullivan Nigerian Contact Centre Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award.

Songas: 2008 Frost & Sullivan Tanzania Electricity Technology Leadership Award.

Interactive Intelligence: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Contact Centre Technology Leadership Award.

TFMC: 2008 Frost & Sullivan South African Facilities Management Market Leadership Award.

Sentonics Technology Distribution: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Security Systems & Services Customer Value Enhancement Award.

VWS Envig: 2008 Frost & Sullivan South African Water and Wastewater Services Market Leadership Award.

JNC International: 2009 Frost & Sullivan West African Medical Device Customer Service Leadership Award.

LaGray Chemical Company: 2009 Frost & Sullivan Ghanaian Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation & Advancement Award.

Cipla Medpro: 2009 Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year in the Generic Pharmaceuticals Market.

Mokasi Medical Systems: 2009 Frost & Sullivan Tanzanian Medical Imaging Customer Service Leadership Award.

Surgipharm Kenya: 2009 Frost & Sullivan Kenyan Advanced Wound Care Customer Service Leadership Award.

Medika SA: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Advanced Wound Care Technology Leadership Award.

FireID: 2009 Frost & Sullivan African Mobile Two Factor Authentication Solutions New Product Innovation Award.

Jireh Technologies: 2009 Frost & Sullivan South African Broadband Emerging Company Award.

For more information contact Patrick Cairns, Frost & Sullivan, +27 (0)18 464 2402, [email protected], www.frost.com





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