ACE Computers, Eurocom Corporation, Alpine Consulting, and Instant InfoSystems were recently honored for
their outstanding industry and community accomplishments during IT ChannelVision Fall 2005 at the Manchester
Grand Hyatt in San Diego.
NASBA Awards were presented in the following categories:
Top Performing Business Award
ACE Computers, with 22 years in the industry, continues to "grow like a start-up" by continually refocusing
its strategy to markets of opportunity.
In 2005, ACE designed the Powerworks™ Storage Server Series 33K for the U.S. Navy with a custom software
stack. This unique solution allows the Navy to perform archival backup on their systems without custom
hardware and is being extensively used onboard surface ships and subs at Naval facilities in Newport,
RI, Keyport, WA, and Dahlgren, VA. The storage servers offer absolute security, data encryption, access
to source code and a highly competitive price.
"We saw our Federal sales for FY2005 increase by 524% over FY2004", said John Samborski, Vice-President of
ACE Computers, "and our backlog for 2006 already exceeds last year's total."
But it doesn't mean that ACE is sitting still. They have plans in place for 2006 that include exhibiting
several new Home/Professional Media Servers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) at the launch event of
Intel® Corporation's new ViiV™ Technology brand for Digital Entertainment in the Home, participating in the
NASBA Digital Home/Edge Program, and from there making the best of what's coming in the home media server arena.
"We're passionate about the industry and about technology itself," said Samborski, "and that's the true secret
of our success."
Ace Computers is one of the Midwest's leading suppliers of information technology solutions and one of
the Top 100 Custom System Builders in the nation. See why at
www.acecomputers.com.
New Business Innovation Award
The recent initiatives of the Canadian Federal Government to centralize "green projects" and move into "green
purchasing" based on Kyoto Agreement objectives has brought a heightened awareness of the green computing
issue to the general public. It also prompted Canada-based Eurocom Corporation to address the growing
problem of high energy consumption, and design, develop and offer its customers low-power computing solutions.
"The 'Green PC' L570w gives IT buyers a choice in how their computing decisions contribute to ergonomic and
environmentally sound purchasing while not sacrificing technical requirements," said Ryan Valley, Director of
Business Development, Eurocom.
Eurocom was awarded the NASBA New Business Innovation Award for the versatile L570w low-power, 64-bit AMD
all-in-one Portable PC. This system goes beyond environmentally friendly, and meets and exceeds technical
requirements in terms of future upgradeability, processing power, and network integration.
"IT customers will value the environmental, ergonomic, and technical benefits of the full-featured, energy
efficient all-in-one design and resellers will enjoy higher margin sales as the trend of enviro-friendly ROI
transcends commodity-based purchasing in many GEM and corporate markets," said Valley.
Since 1989, Eurocom Corporation has led the Desktop Replacement Notebook industry with over 950 dedicated
resellers and agents worldwide. For more information on Eurocom green computing, visit
www.eurocom.com.
Community Service Award
At Alpine Consulting, giving back to the community is one of the tenets the company was founded upon and will
always continue to be a part of the corporate culture.
"We support giving back to the community as the benefits go well beyond the work that we do," said Stan Duda,
Managing Partner of Alpine Consulting. "It helps foster a team environment, and our employees genuinely enjoy
helping others."
NASBA awarded Alpine Consulting the Community Service Award for their ongoing support of the Illinois Chapters
of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and the Muscular Dystrophy Society (MDS). Between these two
organizations, Alpine has volunteered thousands of hours, donated nearly $50,000 in IT services, and directly
raised over $250,000 through corporate teams.
"With close personal ties to both diseases, Alpine management is fully behind these associations and support
our employees' volunteer efforts before, during and after the work day," added Duda.
The Alpine team consists of 46 cyclists and 40 volunteers who raised $67,208 in 2005 alone - the highest per
rider fundraising level among the larger teams. Through their leadership efforts, Alpine has also helped turn
the NMSS event from a 700 rider weekend raising $500,000 in 2002 to a 1,600 rider weekend raising $1.4 million
this year.
Established in 1996, Alpine Consulting was founded by four seasoned IT consultants with the goal of running a
professional services firm the "right way" for both the client and the consultant.
Visit www.alpineinc.com to learn more.
Customer Care Award
Success at Instant InfoSystems (IIS) is built on understanding customers' business and technical environments,
while custom-designing solutions that meet their strategic and tactical needs.
"Our Fortune 1000 customers rely on us for full resolution of their technical support issues," said David Klein,
Chief Executive Officer of Instant InfoSystems, "and we provide it through a certified team that undergoes
rigorous training, education and testing."
IIS has earned the NASBA Customer Care Award as well as customer trust, which is reflected in a support contract
renewal rate of over 90%. The IIS support team uses telephone, email, fax and remote access software in the
process and hold Microsoft, CISCO, and RightFax training and support certifications. With Help Desk technicians
who have an average of 10 years of experience, their unmatched technological expertise in products earned them
Captaris "Partner of the Year" for the last three years.
"IIS has done an excellent job of integrating and supporting our RightFax solution. They understand that in
banking we need quick resolution of technology issues that arise and provide immediate response," said Erik
Ott, AVP/Technology Manager, Wells Fargo Bank.
Instant InfoSystems delivers innovative document delivery, management and processing solutions that enable
customers nationwide to optimize business processes and comply with complex information management
regulations by maintaining strategic relationships with leading technology providers including Captaris,
Brooktrout Technology, and SNAPS. Learn more by visiting
www.instantinfosystems.com.
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