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Hitachi Data Systems launches IT Inspiration Awards
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008, 19:30 IST
Bangalore: Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, one of the major electronics companies and the provider of services oriented storage solutions has launched the first annual 'IT Inspiration Awards' to recognize and reward the best in technology deployment from across the Asia-Pacific region.
The awards commenced in August this year and the public voting for the award recipients starts today and closes on October 17, 2008. The winners will be selected through a mix of public voting and a judging panel comprising of qualified judges from Hitachi Data Systems, IDC and Gartner. Voters can cast their vote for each of the categories online at the specially-created website to support the awards.
The four industry award categories of 'Best Green Strategy for a Data Center', 'Most Innovative Use of Technology', 'Most Efficient Use of Technology' and 'Best Virtualization Strategy' aim to showcase the best in technology adoption leading to sound and tangible business results.
'The CIO of the Year' award has been created to acknowledge the ground breaking-work of visionary CIO's. The award will honor the best CIOs from different countries across the Asia Pacific region, who has displayed exemplary thought leadership, a thorough understanding of the business and technology environment and effective leadership skills to combat business challenges and drive results.
"The IT Inspiration Awards is an opportunity to showcase technology innovations, solutions and applications in a unique and challenging environment that will inspire peers, competitors and customers, said Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President, Solutions and Products Group, APAC, Hitachi Data Systems.
