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SYDNEY, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan today recognised Australia's best performers in the industries of ICT and Environment at the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards banquet, held at the Hilton Sydney hotel.
Started in 2006, the Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards is now in its eighth consecutive year and honours companies that have demonstrated excellence in their respective market segments.
"We are very pleased to host the annual awards in Australia to celebrate the achievements of Australian companies. The awards reflect a lot of hard work by the recipients, and Frost & Sullivan is pleased to confer these awards in acknowledgment of this," said Mark Dougan, Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Australia & New Zealand.
He added, "This year, awards are given to recipients in the ICT and Environment industry, and as Frost & Sullivan continues to identify companies deserving distinction, the Australia awards banquet will continue to grow and expand into different industries."
"Despite the challenging economic situation, award recipients have demonstrated innovation and growth, achieving success in their respective markets. We are pleased to confer these awards to recognise their efforts and we hope these awards inspire them to continue to strive for greater success."
Award recipients for the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards were identified based on research conducted by Frost & Sullivan's analysts. Companies are assessed based on three main factors; - revenue growth over the past year, market share and product or service innovation.
Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the recipients of the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards.
2013 Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards Recipients
| Category | Award Recipient |
| Infrastructure and Security Services | |
| Application Delivery Controller Vendor of the Year | F5 Networks Australia |
| WAN Optimization Controller Vendor of the Year | Riverbed |
| Managed Security Service Provider of the Year | Verizon |
| Content Security Vendor of the Year | Symantec |
| Network Security Vendor of the Year | Check Point Software Technologies |
| Data Communications Service Provider of the Year | Telstra |
| Data Center Service Provider of the Year | Macquarie Telecom |
| Applications & Services | |
| Contact Center Applications Vendor of the Year | Interactive Intelligence |
| Contact Center Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year | Stellar |
| Hosted Contact Center Service Provider of the Year | Telstra |
| Cloud Contact Center Vendor of the Year | IPscape |
| Software as a Service Vendor of the Year | Salesforce.com |
| Infrastructure as a Service Vendor of the Year | Amazon Sales Service |
| Communications | |
| Broadband Service Provider of the Year | Telstra |
| Mobile Device Management Vendor of the Year | Airwatch |
| Unified Communications Vendor of the Year | Cisco |
| Mobile Service Provider of the Year | Telstra |
| Telecom Service Provider of the Year | Telstra |
| Category | Award Recipient |
| Environment | |
| Waste Management Company of the Year | SITA Australia |
For more details on the 2013 Australia Excellence Awards, log-on to
http://www.frost-awards.com.au/
Asian Century Institute and Business Review Australia are Media Partners for the 2013 Australia Excellence Awards.
