First Inaugural Awards Designed to Celebrate the Explorers, Pioneers, and Unsung Heroes Who Successfully Put Technology to Work
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2011—Constellation Research, Inc., announces that Chris Perret, CEO Nukona is among the 29 Protostar winners, representing the award semifinalists, from a pool of more than seventy applicants. Nukona is recognized among the few that have overcome the odds in successfully applying emerging and disruptive technologies within their organizations. SuperNova finalists will be recognized at a gala dinner on Oct. 28, 2011 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Process of Picking Protostars
Most award programs recognize technology suppliers for advancements in the market. Few programs recognize individuals for their courage in battling the odds to effect change in their organization. The Constellation SuperNova Awards celebrate the explorers, the pioneers, and the unsung heroes who successfully put new technologies to work. Most importantly, these leaders have created disruptions in their market.
An all star cast of judges have identified and selected applicants who embody the human spirit to innovate, overcome adversity, and successfully deliver market changing approaches. Applicants were subjected to a vigorous set of criteria that reflect real-world and pragmatic experience. The Protostar semifinalists were selected in five categories: social business, mobile enterprise, cloud computing, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies.
“The judges have spoken and these are the best of the best among the 70 submissions”, noted R “Ray” Wang, Principal Analyst and CEO, Constellation Research, Inc., “The competition was fierce and the Protostars selected have what it takes to be the next stage - SuperNova. Both judges and the general public will have a chance to vote and we look forward to recognizing the Finalists.”
““When it comes to innovation, the tech community knows that they’re going to see only the best new ideas recognized by Constellation Research,” said Nukona CEO Chris Perret. “That’s why we’re honored to participate and extremely proud that Nukona’s mobile application management and security service was selected as Protostar winner.”
All Protostars will be awarded a 16-month membership in Constellation’s SuperNova Community for early adopters and innovators. In addition, Protostars will be invited to attend Constellation’s Connected Enterprise 2011 (#CCE2011), an invitation only innovation event in Scottsdale, Ariz. from Oct. 28 to 30, 2011. (http://www.constellationrg.com/events/connected-enterprise/)
CCE2011 is a three-day executive retreat will include mind-expanding keynotes from visionaries and futurists, interactive best practices panels, The Constellation SuperNova Awards event, a golf outing, and an experiential spousal/partner program.
A select group of semi-finalists will be chosen to present on one of five best practice panels at the event. The panelists will receive one innovation retreat invitation and one spousal/partner experiential invitation.
SuperNovas (Finalists) in each category will win a one -year subscription to Constellation’s Research Library and complimentary tickets to the Connected Enterprise 2012 event, an estimated value of $120,000 per winner.
CONSTELLATION RESEARCH
Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm focused on disruptive and emerging technologies. This renown group is a collection of prestigious analysts that bring real world experience, independence, and objectivity client solutions to span cross-role, cross-functional, and cross-industry points of view. Supporting a dizzying array of disruptive business models and technologies for middleware to software to services, the Constellation Research team advices the entire ecosystem of buyers, partners, solution providers and vendor clients. For more information about Constellation Research, please visit http://www.constellationrg.com.
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