AOTMP Announces Finalists for Awards Recognizing Telecom & IT Management Excellence

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AOTMP, the expert resource for telecom environment management, announced today the finalist selections for the 2009 Industry Excellence Awards. The AOTMP Industry Excellence Awards were developed to recognize enterprises and industry suppliers committed to telecom and IT management best practices

Winners will be determined by a panel of judges in three categories: Telecom Professional of the Year, Executive Stewardship Award, and Innovation of the Year. A fourth category, Project of the Year, will be voted on following finalist presentations held in conjunction with AOTMP's TEM 2009 conference on February 17, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

Individuals selected as finalists for Telecom Professional of the Year include: Kevin Gowen of Synovus Financial Corporation, Marty Haywood of FedEx, Robert Ingalls of Sodexo, Michelle Okerwall of Avery Dennison, Daniel Pyzik of Fiserv, Joan Rohrbacher-Alvarado of JP Morgan Chase, Darryl Schoonover of Dollar General, Naish Shah of McDonalds, Donti Twine of Cardtronics, and Ron Warneke of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.

Winner of the Executive Stewardship Award will be determined from the top three enterprise finalists, which include Andrews Federal Credit Union, FedEx, and Tyco Telemanagement Center.

Enterprises named as finalists for Innovation of the Year include Johnson & Johnson and Pepsi Bottling Group. Suppliers selected as finalists include: Asentinel, Advantage IQ, Inc., Cellution, Inc., Ezwim, MBG Expense Management, LLC, Rivermine, Inc., Satyam Computer Services Ltd., Spectrum, Inc., Telemanagement Technologies Inc. (TTI), and Visage Mobile.

Project of the Year finalists will present at the TEM 2009 conference prior to audience voting. Finalists representing enterprises include: Knowledge Universe Technologies, Mirant Services, LLC, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Orange County Public Schools. Suppliers earning finalist recognition for the Project of the Year category include: Control Point Solutions, IQ Telcom. ProfitLine, Quickcomm Software, and Telemanagement Technologies Inc.

"We're proud to recognize award finalists who are driving efficient and effective management practices in their organizations," said Tim Lybrook, AOTMP President and CEO. "They represent a commitment to excellence in creating a telecom environment that not only meets financial and operational objectives, but also supports strategic initiatives."

Judging this year's awards are: Audrey Curtis, Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of Graduate Programs in Telecommunications and Project Management at Stevens Institute of Technology; Andrew Lipman, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Rich Tehrani, President and Group Editor-in-Chief at TMC; and Timothy Colwell, AOTMP Vice President of Knowledge Operations.

Winners will be announced at the TEM 2009 Industry Excellence Awards banquet. For more details on the awards program and conference, or to register to attend, please visit www.tem2009.com. About AOTMP

AOTMP, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is the expert resource for telecom environment management. AOTMP drives efficiency in telecom and IT environments through standards and best practices, certification programs, industry research and intelligence, benchmarking data, performance metrics and advisory services. For more information, please visit www.aotmp.com. SOURCE: AOTMP AOTMP Christy Colbert, 317-275-7200 Copyright Business Wire 2008