2007 InnoVision Technology Award Finalists Named

2007 InnoVision Technology Award Finalists Named

Greenville , SC, September 5, 2007—The InnoVision Technology Awards Advisory Board today announced the finalists for the 2007 InnoVision Technology Awards.

The InnoVision Technology Awards program, founded in 1999 by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, recognizes and honors businesses, individuals and organizations that have demonstrated significant advancements in the areas of innovation and technological progress. It is considered the premier awards program focused exclusively on celebrating achievements in the South Carolina Upstate region, including the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union.

This year’s categories and finalists are:

Technology Development
* KEMET Electronics – Low ESR
* KEMET Electronics – MLCCs
* Robert Bosch LLC

Technology Application
* Advanced Composite Materials, LLC
* Automation Engineering Corporation
* FastFetch Corporation

Innovation in Education
* Carolina Software As A Service, Inc. and Spartanburg County School District One
* Fuller Normal Advanced Technology Charter School
* Furman University
* Greenville County Schools

Small Enterprise
* GlucoTec, Inc.
* PinPoint – Public Works (O.A. Technology Group)
* Selah Technologies, LLC

Community Service
* SAE International
* Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Upstate SC Affiliate

Judging the 2007 InnoVision Technology Awards were Amit Agrawal, MindTree Consulting; Scott Boswell, Commerce Bank; Lee Fulghum, ProSys Information Systems; Mark Hopkins, Huber Engineered Woods; Kelly Marchese, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Anupam Narula, Deloitte Consulting LLP; and Ben Pless, Neuropace.

Winners will be announced at the <2007 InnoVision Technology Awards Dinner> on at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, SC. The recipient of the Dr. Charles Townes Individual Achievement Award will also be announced at the Awards dinner.

About Deloitte

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