Announcing the “A-List in M2M Awards” - Compass Intelligence and NE2NE.com Provides Clarity Around Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in M2M
Santa Clara, CA and Scottsdale, AZ, November 1st, 2011: —Today, Compass Intelligence and NE2NE.com announced the official process for the A-List in M2M Awards, which will provide clarity around ‘Who’s Hot’ in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. NE2NE.com’s A-List in M2M honors organizations at the pinnacle of the M2M world, and includes those companies who offer the best and finest M2M products, services, and service enablement solutions in the industry. The awards are selected by the editorial staff of NE2NE.com – the definitive site for information on M2M and the connected device world. The A-List in M2M awards are represented by a number of different categories and sub-categories and are based on such things as uniqueness, features, and impact on the industry. If you are interested in participating or being considered, please click on the link below in this press release.
The award process will include the following:
· Nominees will be evaluated and vetted by the Compass Intelligence Mobile & Wireless analyst team. Vendors will be interviewed, along with additional vendor research and will be rated on a number of criteria.
· The semi-finalist list will be narrowed based on criteria such as product launches, R&D spending, products under development, product features and modifications, etc.
· A panel of independent experts including over 20 editors, analysts and market participants will then vote via an online ballot using weighted criteria on the list of semi-finalists.
· Because a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria are being considered in the judging process, NE2NE.COM will not provide exact numerical rankings, but rather will honor the top companies in each category.
· The FINAL awardees and honorees will be announced in the 1st quarter of 2012.
The criteria used in evaluating 2012 A-List in M2M entries include vision, strategy, leadership and governance, organizational structure and alignment, key customers, partnerships, processes, openness, operational and financial metrics, and other qualitative factors.
More information on NE2NE’s A-List in M2M can be found here: http://ne2ne.com/whos.php
To participate and begin the nominee process, entry forms are available at: http://ne2ne.com/participation.php
About NE2NE.com
NE2NE.com was launched in mid-2011 by Compass Intelligence, a global technology and analytics consulting firm. This site is open to the general public, but is aimed at the M2M ecosystem, or vendors and end-users in the M2M or machine-to-machine industry and anyone interested in participating or learning more about this exciting market. The site provides consolidated M2M news, videos, insights, and resources from around the world, and is launching its annual A-List in M2M awards in the 1st quarter of 2012.
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