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Network Professional Association
Presents
the
Awards for Professionalism at
NetWorld+Interop
NPA Honors
Individuals for
Excellence
in the Networking Industry
LAS
VEGAS, NEVADA - April 29, 2003. The Network Professional Association (NPA)
today recognized four individuals as the Association hosted it's second annual
Awards for Professionalism ceremony at NetWorld+ Interop 2003, which took place
at 2pm, April 29, 2003 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The awards program,
in cooperation with NetWorld+Interop, honors individuals for their outstanding
achievements within the network computing industry. Each winner received a
specially designed, personalized trophy.
According to the NPA chairman of
the board, Jim Belasco, "These awards
show our commitment to recognize those extraordinary individuals in the field
of networking, true professionals." By teaming with NetWorld+Interop,
the NPA is enhancing the prestige and visibility of award winners while continuing
the awards as a standard ceremony at this definitive networking event.
An independent panel consisting
of industry media representatives and senior networking professionals evaluated
the entries. Barry Sellers of the NPA headed
up the judging efforts this year, noting "Reviewing the submissions was
an honor and the panel is thankful for the opportunity to recognize the professionals
in our industry." Other panel members included seasoned representatives
from Microsoft, Network Computing Magazine, and Network World. Several senior
network professionals and long time members of the NPA contributed to the judging
committee including Steve Hyzny and Simon Stickley.
John McHale was honored
with the Best Networking Professional Career Achievement Award due to the contributions he has brought to the networking industry. Mr.
McHale is a man full of innovation and determination, and he inspires and encourages
those he comes in contact with. Mr. McHale has created some truly innovative
networking technology. His technological contributions have been so valuable
that Compaq purchased his first company, and his second company was purchased
by Cisco. John McHale is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TippingPoint
Technologies (www.tippingpoint.com), a leading provider of network-based intrusion
prevention systems.
Emerson Chase was awarded
the Most Innovative Networking Project or Implementation, Corporate Small
Business. Mr. Chase was selected because of his ability to
take a situation where there basically was no budget and produce an information
technology infrastructure that is amazing. In his own words, "I understand
that the technology we have may be small potatoes compared to others, but if
you consider that 7 years ago we had to go down to the corner drugstore to
place a fax, to what we have now, we have most certainly raised the "quality
of life" for our residents." Emerson Chase is the Director of Technology
for The Hickman (www.thehickman.org), non-profit assisted living facility located
in West Chester Pennsylvania.
Gary Markin and Bill Perlowitz
were selected for the Most Innovative Networking Project or Implementation,
Government category, because of their work with
the City Of Falls Church, Virginia. Mr. Markin and Mr. Perlowitz created a
completely secure, integrated platform and directory with immediate return
on investment that would evolve in a very short period of time to coordinate
accounting within the City, integrate the applications required by all departments,
enhance both City worker and citizen services, and be affordable to maintain.
Gary Markin, COO, and Bill Perlowitz, CTO, are program/project management staff
with Reliable Integration Services (www.risi.com), a network design, implementation,
and management firm.
Culminating the awards presentation
and in keeping with the professionalism themed event, after the awards ceremony
the attendees heard how to "Kick
It Up a Notch" in their professional and personal life from Natalie Forsyth
of National Seminars. This high-energy presentation addressed seven areas of
excellence for self-improvement with tools to achieve development ambitions.
About NetWorld+Interop
NetWorld+Interop is the definitive networking event of the year that brings
high-level buyers interested in networking, security, wireless, VoIP, and
network storage technologies together with industry leading companies and
their products and services. For more than 17 years, NetWorld+Interop has
provided top quality conferences, interactive show floors, the InteropNet,
and a year round community. NetWorld+Interop serves more than 500,000 IT
professionals around the world including The US, Japan, Canada, France and
Brazil.
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About the NPA
The decade-old non-profit Network Professional Association (NPA) is the leading
organization for network computing professionals worldwide. To be identified
as true professionals, the NPA's international membership adheres to a code-of-ethics
and strives for continual growth. The impartial strength of the NPA is a result
of vendor neutrality and self-regulation. The Association's focus is to support
and promote the role of the network professional. For more information, visit
www.npa.org or call 714-573-4780.
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