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Absolute wins International Stevie Award for Best Sales Team
(Canada Newswire English Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Attention Business Editors
VANCOUVER, Sept. 4 /CNW/ - Absolute(R) Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, computer theft recovery, data protection and Secure Asset Tracking?(TM) services has won an International Stevie(R) Award for 'Best Sales Team' in The 2008 International Business Awards ("IBAs").
Competition for the prestigious award included high-caliber sales organizations such as Dow Jones, Reliance Mutual Fund and WebEx Communications.
"Absolute's global sales and business development teams have worked strategically to build out the market for the company's SaaS-delivered IT security products, so this accolade is well deserved," said Carter McCrary, Chief Operating Officer of Absolute.
Added McCrary, "The go-to-market team has grown our contracted subscriber base by 110% over the last year, doubling the Company's subscriber base, without losing sight of delivering a world-class customer experience for our clients."
Key to the team's success is its tight integration with Absolute's marketing and customer service teams.
The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business.
"Entries in the IBAs grew 65% this year and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards worldwide," said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. "We congratulate all of the finalists and International Stevie Awards winners, and we look forward to honoring them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in Dublin on September 8."
Recipients of International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 30 countries. Organizations all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive.
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.
Nicknamed the Stevie(R) for the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 8, 2008 in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Complete lists of honorees and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.
About Absolute Software
Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in computer theft recovery, data protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's Computrace(R) software is embedded in the firmware of computers by global leaders, including Dell, Fujitsu, MPC, General Dynamics Itronix, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple. For more information about Absolute Software and Computrace, visit www.absolute.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Global Sponsor of The 2008 International Business Awards is Dow Jones. Premier sponsor of the September 8 awards gala is IDA Ireland. Supporting Sponsors include BT Conferencing and Weber Shandwick UK. National Sponsors include the Korean Business Communicators Association and the Public Relations Society of India. Media Sponsors include CorpComms magazine and Berlin's JazzRadio 101.9. Localization Partner for the 2008 IBAs is Lionbridge.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to statements regarding the change in size of Absolute's subscriber base; the performance of Absolute's sales, business development and other departments; and the performance of Absolute's products and services, among others. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the expected performance of our services and products, and other expectations, intentions and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and general market conditions. In light of the many risks and uncertainties you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.
(C)2008 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and licensees. Computrace U.S. patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 5,896,497, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, and No. 6,507,914. Canadian patents No. 2,284,806 and No. 2,205,370. U.K. patents No. EP793823 and No. GB2338101. German patent No. 695 125 34.6-08. Australian patent No. 699045. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
Public Relations: Leslie Campisi, Affect Strategies, leslie@affectstrategies.com or (212) 398-9680 x144; Investor Relations: Dave Mason, CFA, The Equicom Group, dmason@equicomgroup.com or (416) 815-0700 x237
Copyright ? 2008 Canada Newswire Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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