IT Industry Leaders Honored at CompTIA Breakaway Conference

[August 11, 2004]

IT Industry Leaders Honored at CompTIA Breakaway Conference

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 11, 2004 -- Eleven individuals and organizations that have contributed to the betterment of the information technology (IT) industry were recently honored for their efforts by CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association. The CompTIA Industry Contribution awards were presented at the association's annual Breakaway conference, the IT industry's premiere partnering event for solutions providers and resellers.

"The individuals honored with these awards have made extraordinary contributions," said John Venator, president and chief executive officer, CompTIA. "We are fortunate to work with so many people willing to contribute their time and talents to advance the IT industry."

The award for Most Engaged Member was presented to Alan Borck, president and chief executive officer of ARC Communications of Piscataway, N.J. Borck was recognized for his contributions and active participation in the IT channel, including volunteerism, keynote speaking and acting as a catalyst for solutions, partnerships and relationship building.

The Member Newcomer of the Year award went to Dan Schwab, vice president, marketing, D&H Distributing of Harrisburg, Pa. The newcomer award goes to an industry member new to CompTIA in 2003-2004 who embraced the spirit of membership values. Schwab and D&H were singled out for extending their customer base through the creation of a focused home technology community within their reseller family.

Also honored at the Breakaway conference was Dr. Yvette Marrin, president of the National Christina Foundation. The foundation provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives. The National Cristina Foundation is working to ensure that used computer technology resources that no longer meet an enterprise's or an individual's needs are given a second productive life as a tool for developing human potential across America and around the world,

Two companies - Tech Data Corp. of Clearwater, Fla., and Ingram Micro of Santa Ana., Calif. - received Valued Channel Communities awards for embracing the spirit of listening to the IT channel and delivering choice, value and support to the reseller and manufacturer communities.

In the electronic commerce category, Richard Morrissey, director, e-business development, American Power Conversion Corp. of West Kingston, R.I., was recognized for his volunteerism, commitment, leadership, and involvement in the CompTIA European Electronic Commerce Standards Board and Electronics Industry Data Exchange Leadership Group.

Five awards were presented in the services category.

Sandy Ashworth of Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, Pa., received the award for Outstanding Initiative Leadership for her work on the International Electronic Warranty Claim Initiative. This effort developed a process that significantly reduces the cost associated with managing electronic service and warranties for resellers and manufacturers. By creating one electronic claim input standard that can be utilized by all members of the supply chain, resellers, manufacturers and service providers can save millions of dollars in administrative time and reduce errors in warranty processing.

Four individuals were recognized for outstanding leadership as founders of the Service Metric Benchmark initiative, the IT industry's leading benchmark resource for field service and technical support (help desk) organizations. Receiving awards were David Smith, CompuCom Systems, Inc., Dallas; William Waas, the Illinois CEO Exchange, Chicago; Richard Corbo, IBM, Armonk, N.Y.; and Steve Cameron, Siemens Business Services, Norwalk, Conn.

About CompTIA

CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 22 years CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its 20,000 members in 89 countries. The association is involved in developing standards and best practices, and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide. More information is at www.comptia.org.

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