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Illinois Technology Association Names Savo Finalist for CityLights AwardMay 03, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Savo Group has been selected as a finalist for a 2011 Illinois Technology Association CityLights award in the Rising Star category. According to a release, the ITA CityLights Rising Star award recognizes a company that has exhibited success in building a sustainable organization with ongoing revenue growth, and expansion of its products and services to new market segments. A panel of more than 40 judges representing the Who's Who in Illinois technology reviewed nominations and selected finalists for the seven CityLights award categories. Judges hail from major organizations including Microsoft, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New World Ventures, and World Business Chicago, and newer entities including Technori, Viewpoints.com, Marchie Enterprises, SmartSignal and midVentures. Past winners include companies like The Point (now known as Groupon), GrubHub.com, NAVTEQ, Model Metrics, Smart Signal, Mayor Richard Daley, and Jack Noonan. Winners will be announced at the CityLights Awards Gala Thursday, May 12, in the Great Hall at Union Station in Chicago. "There is a growing energy and momentum in the Illinois technology industry, and this is reflected in the record number, more than 200, and the quality of the CityLights Awards nominations this year," said ITA CEO Fred Hoch. "Nominees range from start-up companies to industry leaders, and we are extremely excited to see the organizations and individuals that rise to the top in 2011." "We're honored to be recognized by ITA for our continued growth and success, and with increasing demand from Fortune 1000 organizations to empower their sales teams in new and innovative ways to drive revenue performance, we are in a great position for the future," said Savo CEO, Mark O'Connell. "Savo's solution is unique because it helps to balance the power that sales leadership requires to direct their global sales teams with speed and agility, while empowering individual sellers to achieve optimal performance." Savo is a provider of on-demand sales enablement technology and consulting solutions. The Illinois Technology Association is a driving force behind the growth of Illinois' technology industry. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |