Congratulations to TechAmerica's High-Tech Innovation Awards WInners

TechAmerica Orange County Unveils 2009 High-Tech Innovation Awards Winners
Organization recognizes the top contributors to local innovation and global competition

TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA), today announced the winners of its 16th Annual High-Tech Innovation Awards. The winners were recognized last evening during the ceremony that drew luminaries from local high-tech companies, financial and government institutions, as well as academic leaders, educators, students, and investors.

“TechAmerica is proud to honor all the finalists and winners of this year’s High-Tech Innovation Awards,” said Don Hicks, executive director of TechAmerica Orange County. “Many innovative companies make Orange County their base of operation. These companies, educators and students are inventing the future with products and services that make life easier, safer and more convenient.”

In conjunction with Project Tomorrow, TechAmerica Orange County recognized educators and students for their innovative use of math, science and technology in the classroom and the community.

Congratulations to Orange County’s innovators:

TechAmerica Lifetime Achievement Award
Nick Yocca, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Greg Ross Community Service
Richard Shuttleworth, Silicon Valley Bank

Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award
D-Link Systems, Inc.

Outstanding Private Technology Company
SYSPRO USA

Outstanding Private Company CEO
Michael Hajeck, SiliconSystems, Inc.

Outstanding Public Company
Kofax

Outstanding Public Company CEO
Reynolds Bish, Kofax

Outstanding Woman in Technology
Kirsten Mangers, Founder and CEO, WebVisible, Inc.

Innovative Product of the Year –Hardware
SRS iWOW Adaptor for iPod, SRS Labs, Inc.

Innovative Product of the Year – Internet
Resultlinks™, Future Ads

Innovative Product of the Year – Semiconductors
71M653X Metering Chip Family, Teridian Semiconductor Corp.

Innovative Product of the Year – Software
BounceBack Ultimate, CMS Products, Inc.
Honorable mention: iRubric, Reazon Systems, Inc.

Innovative Product of the Year – Telecommunications
WiMAX Digital Remote Radio Head, Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

Project Tomorrow: Emerging Student Innovator
Govil Gupta, Wonderwriters.com
10th Grade, Northwood High School, Irvine Unified School District

Project Tomorrow: High-Impact Teacher in Science, Math and Technology
Todd Salesky, Global IT Academy
Brea Olinda High School, Brea Unified School District

Project Tomorrow: Innovative School Program in Science, Math and Technology
Dave Gerhard, Project Splash
Concordia Elementary School, Capistrano Unified School District

The 16th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards were underwritten and produced by financial and in-kind sponsors. These include Premier sponsors Deloitte, Edgewood Partners Insurance Centers (EPIC), Silicon Valley Bank, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth and Associate sponsors California Manufacturing Technology Consultants (CMTC), Greenwala. In addition, WunderMarx|PR continued as the public relations and marketing sponsor.

For a recap of the evening’s festivities, visit www.techamerica.org/Offices/orangecounty.cfm.

About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at www.techamerica.org.