This in from my friends at Pulvermedia today. Sheryl and I will be at the Innovator Awards ceremony at the upcoming VON conference and are already slated to chat with a number of the award winners. I'm sure we'll be talking with folks from -

• Agito Networks
• CommuniGate Systems
• Intelliverse
• iotum
• MegaPath
• Sangoma Technologies
• SightSpeed
• Sonus Networks
• TalkPlus
• Thomas Howe Company
• a host of others
  

Pulvermedia Announces the Winners of the Inaugural VON Magazine Innovator Awards
An Additional "Judge's Top-10 Picks" List to be Named During the March 18th Awards Ceremony at Spring VON.x in San Jose

Norwood Massachusetts, – March 5, 2008 – Pulvermedia today announced the winners of the inaugural VON Magazine Innovator Awards. Building on the legacy of the Pulver 100, the VON Innovator Awards have evolved to recognize start-ups and publicly-traded companies that represent the future of Internet Communications. Pulvermedia also announced today that it is hosting a ceremonial presentation for the winners of the VON Innovator Awards at Spring VON.x on Tuesday, March 18 in San Jose. Outlined here are the winning 65 companies. An additional "Judge's Top-10 Picks" list will be announced live in the VON Theatre on the expo floor.

Today's announcement of the winners completes an extensive, three month evaluation period, by a panel of judges drawn from the VON Magazine editorial community, including: Carl Ford, VP of Content and Community Developer for the VON.x Conference and Expo; Bob Emmerson, European Editor, VON Magazine and Euro Innovations e-newsletter; Ross O'Brien, Asia/Pacific Editor, VON Magazine; Bob Frankston, Frankston Innovating and a VON Magazine columnist; Joel Maloff, founder of The Maloff Company and a contributing columnist for VON Magazine; and Doug Mohney, Editor-in-Chief, VON Magazine and the von:focus e-newsletter. The winners, named below, met the criteria established by the judging committee, and the still-to-be-announced winners of the prestigious "Top-10 Picks" list achieved a consensus vote from the judges.

"The winners of the VON Magazine Innovator Awards should take pride in their accomplishments, and we'd like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination," said Doug Mohney, Editor-in-Chief of VON Magazine, and Chairman of the awards program. "The scope of the nomination process was extensive, and the quality of submissions was impressive, illustrating a significant level of development and innovation throughout the industry. We look forward to honoring all of the winners at Spring VON.x."

The complete list of winners is as follows:
ADTRAN, Agito Networks, Alianza, Allworx, Azimuth Systems, Brix Networks, Broadsoft, Challenger Mobile Group, Citrix, Comdasys AG, CommuniGate Systems, Cypress Communication, Dalcon Communications Systems, deltathree, Dialogic, Ditech Networks, DiVitas Networks, D-TAC, Empirix, Envysion, InGenius Software, Intelliverse, iotum, Iperia, Ixia, LifeSize Communications, Linksys/Cisco, M5 Networks, M5T, MegaPath, MetaSwitch, OrecX, Packet 8/8x8, Pactolus Communications, Pannaway Technology, Polycom, Quanta Computer, RedBack Networks, Sangoma Technologies, SightSpeed, snom technology, Sonus Networks, Speakanet A/S, Stonevoice, Strix Systems, Super Technology, Sutus, Sylantro Systems, Symmetricom, Synchronoss Technologies, TalkPlus, TalkSwitch, Tandberg, TelcoBridges, TeleCommunications Systems, Teltronics, Thomas Howe Company, Vertical Communications, Vertico Software, VisionOSS, VoIP Logic, Voipex, VozTelecom, Wyde Voice, and Wildix.

Each company will receive its award at Spring VON.x, on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:00 PM, Pacific time, in the VON.x Theatre, on the exhibit floor in San Jose. Winners will be featured in the March/April print edition of VON Magazine. They will be promoted online at www.vonmag.com on Friday March 7, and winners will also be featured in the March 7 electronic edition of the von:focus newsletter which is read by more than 90,000 subscribers. Winners not exhibiting in the Spring VON.x Expo can obtain free access to the show by visiting www.SpringVONx.com.

Winners are encouraged to promote their participation in the awards program through press releases, and whatever outbound correspondence they deem appropriate. For support in PR-based promotional activities, please contact Todd Keefe at todd@pulvermedia.com.

About Pulvermedia

Pulvermedia is the leading integrated IP communications media company, building communities and providing ready marketplace access through its unparalleled blend of trade shows, publications, web channels, and progressive cutting-edge media. And as the foremost integrated media company, Pulvermedia is ideally poised to deliver a vast range of messages to a wide variety of audiences, including technology buyers and sellers, government regulators, industry analysts, luminaries, pundits and bloggers. For more information, please visit www.pulvermedia.com.