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2009 ACOMM AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of the prestigious 2009 Communications Alliance and CommsDay
Awards were announced tonight at the Annual ACOMM Awards Dinner.
Communications Alliance CEO Anne Hurley said the high calibre of entries reflected
the increasing maturity of the industry.
“Digital confidence has been a key theme for 2009 and the communications industry
has a significant role to play in building digital skills and encouraging greater use of
communications technologies. The record number of entries for the 2009 ACOMM
Awards reflects the maturity and professionalism of this industry, both of which are
integral to inspiring digital confidence among our users.
“On behalf of the industry, I congratulate all of the award winners, finalists and our
2009 Telecommunications Ambassadors, Hugh Bradlow and Bevan Slattery, on their
commitment to achieving new standards of industry excellence,” Ms Hurley
commented.
Telstra Enterprise & Government was the winner of the Innovation for a Large
Company Award, with Leopard Labs taking out the Innovation SME Award.
‘Services to the Industry’ winners included Truman Hoyle Lawyers for Professional
Services Excellence, while Pipe Networks took the Partnerships for Growth Award.
The Commitment to Customer Service Award was shared by iiNet for Consumer
Customer Service and Telstra Enterprise & Government for Corporate Customer
Service.
The Environmental Responsibility Award was won by Internode.
The inaugural Innovation in Content Delivery and Services through Partnership Award
was won by a partnership between Dialogue Communications and Singtel Optus.
The industry’s top honour for individual achievement, the 2009 Telecommunications
Ambassador Award, was shared by Hugh Bradlow of Telstra and Bevan Slattery of
Pipe Networks.
Hugh is recognised as both a technologist and a futurist, having being involved in the
establishment of what is now a recognised centre of research excellence at the
University of Wollongong. He is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of
Technological Sciences and Engineering.
With an outstanding record as a visionary, Bevan has a personal quest to advance
Australia’s access to technology and promote progress in the telecommunications
market.
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Commenting on the outcome, Communications Day Publisher, Grahame Lynch said:
“The 2009 Awards evidence a new high standard of industry excellence. Tonight’s
trophies were presented to the industry’s ‘most deserving’ but the real winners are
Australian businesses and consumers who are being increasingly well served by an
innovative, competitive and growing communications sector.”
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