Nominations are invited from IT Vendors (technology vendors) Winners will be honored at a special award ceremony in Silicon Valley, California. Please read the General Terms and Conditions at www.networkproductsguide.com/awards/ for the necessary nomination fees and attendance requirements. NOMINATION FORM FOR THE 4 ANNUAL HOT COMPANIES AWARD – 2009 (Please use this MS Word Document to fill your answers). Email your completed nomination form (as attachment) to nominations@networkproductsguide.com
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Submit your nomination form:
by October 30, 2008 - Nomination fee will be US$225 after October 30, 2008 - Nomination fee will be US$275 (subject to your nomination being accepted)
DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL ANNUAL NOMINATION NOMINATE YOUR COMPANY FOR THE HOT COMPANIES 2009 AWARDS
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN 2009
TWO EASY STEPS TO NOMINATE FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARD
Step 1: EMAIL YOUR NOMINATION - Complete this form and email it to nominations@networkproductsguide.com The subject of your email should be Hot Companies 2009 Submission – (Company Name). The earlier you submit the faster you will get an acknowledgement number. Step 2: SEND NOMINATION FEE - If you are paying by credit card, then fax the signed nomination payment coupon in this form to 1-408-228-8123. If you are paying by Checks/ Bank Drafts, make them payable to “Silicon Valley Communications” – all checks/ bank drafts must be payable to USA banks in USA only. If you are paying by Checks/ Bank Draft, please mail a print-copy of this form along with your check/bank draft to: Editors, Hot Companies 2009 Silicon Valley Communications, 560 South Winchester Boulevard Suite 500, San Jose CA 95128 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NOMINATION FORM SECTION I – Vendor Background and 4Ps (People, Products, Performance and Potential)
All the information requested is on voluntary basis. For clarifications on any items where you need advice on filling, please send email to nominations@networkproductsguide.com – the editors will try their best to respond within 24 hours.
TECHNOLOGY VENDOR BACKGROUND
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) Complete Company Name and Mailing address and tel # (with area codes) of your corporate office: Brief background about your company (less than 100 words): Founded in (year): Is your company private or public: (If public, please give Stock Symbol and where it is listed) Web address: How is your company funded (name the key investors/people): Funding rounds completed so far and year of completion (i.e. A, B, C, etc.): Is your company profitable already? If not then by which year do you expect your company to start becoming profitable: What are your company’s Short Term Goals? (example – To become a leader in routers, To be acquired by a larger IT company, etc.):
PEOPLE
a) b) c) d) Full Name of CEO: Nick-name or the name CEO likes to be called as: Number of year(s) CEO has been with present company: List all the Executive Team members and how many years they have been with this company (please name each person with title): NAME, TITLE, # OF YEARS WITH PRESENT COMPANY AS ON June 30, 2008 Total Number of Full-Time Employees in 2008 (till end-of June 2008): For 2009, does your company plan to hire more full-time employees? YES/NO/MAYBE
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PRODUCTS (& Technologies)
a) b) c) d) e) Does your company make Hardware/Software/Provide-Service or all? New Products Announced in 2008 (name each NEW product model): Product Awards won in 2008: Name all the other existing products and the year when first introduced to market (example PIX Firewall launched in 1997): Any additional information that highlights your company’s product and technology strengths (be very brief):
PERFORMANCE (& Growth)
(please use the points below as a guideline - you may simply answer the points below or explain in your own words how your company has performed in 2008) a) How has your company expanded (performed) so far in 2008 – i.e. more revenues, more products, more tie-ups, more partners, more alliances, etc.): (please explain all the good stuff) b) Which competitors does your company compete most against: c) Any additional information that highlights your company’s “performance-growth” (be very brief):
POTENTIAL (& Strategies)
(please use the points below as a guideline - you may simply answer the points below or explain in your own words how your company plans to be more successful in 2009) a) For 2009, is your growth business model based mostly on “Partners” or “Direct-Selling?”: b) If partners, then how do you plan to expand your partner network (i.e. more partner roadshows, newsletters, direct-mailers, more Partner Programs, etc.):
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Which of these would you aggressively use in 2009 to win more customers: Price reduction/ Bigger Product Portfolio/ Improved product quality/ Better after sales support/ More Marketing/PR/ Any other______(please specify) How important is your after-sales support/upgrades and what are your strategies to increase revenues and quality of support further: List your strategies/plans that will help your sales revenues grow in 2009: Alliance/Technology Partners: Any additional information that highlights the potential for your company’s products for 2009):
SECTION II – MARKETING/MARCOM DETAILS
Key Marketing/Product Management/MARCOM contact(s) within your company (Name, email and Telephone # with area code and mailing address) (This detail will not be included in the review): Full Name, designation, email and phone of person whom our editors should contact if they need clarifications on any of the above info filled in by you: (This detail will not be included in the review): Person filling this form - Full Name, designation, email and phone: (This detail will not be included in the publication): Name(s) of people and email addresses, direct tel # and mailing address to which award announcement should be sent if your company is declared a winner (this is important, sometimes emails do not reach, we must have alternative communication ways to reach you):
SECTION III - PUBLIC RELATIONS DETAILS
Full name of the PR person Title: Company name: Mailing Address (no PO Boxes): City/State/Zip/Country Direct Phone with area codes: Cell Phone with area codes: URL or web address of PR agency: Assistant’s Full Name: Assistant’s Phone with area codes: Assistant’s Email:
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SECTION IV - DECLARATION AND AUTHORIZATION
By submitting this form, I confirm that the information filled is correct and truthful to the best of my knowledge. I hereby authorize the release and use of any and all information provided in the nomination form for the purpose of evaluation and judging.
I fully understand that the information provided in this nomination form can be used in articles or any other type of publicity related to these Awards unless otherwise specifically noted on the nomination form for the information to remain confidential. (email or any other electronic submission of this form is taken to mean that the terms and conditions of this form are fully accepted). Nominator’s Authorization Signature: …………………………………… FULL NAME:
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION All nominations complete in all respect must be submitted by the date highlighted at: www.networkproductsguide.com/awards/
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Editors – Hot Companies 2009 Silicon Valley Communications 560 South Winchester Boulevard Suite 500, San Jose CA 95128 USA
Questions – please send email to nominations@networkproductsguide.com
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