MTBC Celebrates Excellence With 2006 Tech Titans Awards
“Brainy the Brainiac,” the animated character that has become a brand for the Metroplex Technology Business Council, opened the festivities for what turned out to be one of the most remembered galas at the 6th Annual Tech Titans / Titan Fast 50 Awards Gala on Aug. 18 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. “Brainy” entertained more than 700 people in the opening sequence for the ceremonies which recognized the best and the brightest of the North Texas technology industry.
High-tech company executives, employees and industry VIPs from some of the most prestigious firms in North Texas attended the gala that featured the presentation of nine Tech Titans awards, including the debut of two new award categories and the Tech Titan of the Future – High School Pilot Program.
David Johnson of KRLD was the emcee for the gala which used a dinner/awards presentation format for the first time in the six-year history of the program. Rusty Cone, chairman of the board of the MTBC and president of Alliance Systems, presented some of the awards along with representatives of the sponsoring companies.
"The outstanding success of Tech Titans lies in its ability to be a true reflection of the North Texas technology community: its people, vision and accomplishments,” said Anu Venkitaraman, managing partner of ReThink Marketing and co-chair of this year’s gala.
“The future of our community depends equally on embracing new technology and applications, as well as, developing talent to support these disciplines - Tech Titans is proud to recognize and honor forerunners in these areas."
The MTBC wishes to thank the sponsors for making the 6th Annual Tech Titan Awards successful. A special thanks goes to title sponsor and Fast 50 sponsor Deloitte & Touche, LLP and to title sponsor, the University of Texas at Dallas. Awards sponsors included PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Texas Instruments, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Billmatrix, KPMG and AT&T.
“This program like so many others that we produce each year simply could not be held were it not for the sponsors. MTBC takes this opportunity to thank all of the Tech Titan sponsors for making this year’s gala a tremendous success,” said Bill Sproull, president/CEO of MTBC.
The Tech Titan winners were:
- Corporate CEO (Companies with more than 100 employees): Michelle Peluso, president and CEO, Travelocity and executive vice president, Sabre Holdings
- Emerging Company CEO (Companies with fewer than 100 employees): Barry D. Nalls, president and CEO, Masergy
- Corporate Horizon (Companies with more than 100 employees): Retractable Technologies, Inc.
- Emerging Company Horizon (Companies with fewer than 100 employees): Masergy
- Leadership: Cisco Systems
- Community Hero: Debbie Mrazek, president and CEO, The Sales Company
- Tech Advocate (previously called the Technopolis Award): Ayoka Systems
- Tech Adopter (new for 2006): Methodist Health System
- Tech Titan of the Future – University Level: Academic Bridge Program, University of Texas at Dallas
- Tech Titan of the Future – High School Pilot Program (new for 2006): David Carroll, physics curriculum and teacher training, Plano West High School, Plano ISD
Titan Fast 50 Top 10 winners for one-year growth, were, in order: MobileComm Professionals, Inc.; Valere Power; Navini Networks; Buchanan Associates; White Rock Networks; Aquire; MetaSolv, Inc.; Intervoice; Atrion Corporation; and Entrust.
Titan Fast 50 Top 40 winners for five-year growth, were, in order: NewMarket Technology Inc.; Zix Corporation; Citadel Security Software Inc.; Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.; GENBRAN; The Planet Internet Services, Inc.; PFSweb; HRsmart; eRewards; Goodman Networks Inc.; RamQuest; Resulte Universal; MapFrame Corporation; Accudata Technologies; True Automation Inc.; Glow Networks; Hyphen Solutions; Accuro Healthcare Solutions; Datamatic, Ltd.; Handango; Integrated Security; Plexon Inc.; EFJ, Inc.; GTESS; Alliance Systems; Optimal Solutions; Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.; Alliance Data Systems; CI Host; TelStrat; Texas Instruments Incorporated; Carrington Laboratories; Vertical Computer Systems, Inc.; Automated Circuit Design; UGS Corporation; The Beryl Companies; Retractable Technologies, Inc.; TECSys Development Inc.; ViewCast, Inc.; and Terion, Inc.
The Tech Titan of the Future – High School Pilot Program finalists all received $500 and the winner received $2,000. Tech Titan of the Future – University Level finalists all received $1,000 scholarships and the winner received a $10,000 scholarship.
Companies interested in sponsoring the 2007 Tech Titans Gala should contact
Eva Demarest at 972-792-2810.