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2007 A-List Award Winners

Best in Show Korean NEMA Case Study Photos [+]	The Korean National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national coverage of disaster management including fire, Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) and rescue. The agency’s representative brand, U-119, offers a client-oriented, ubiquitous service timely and effectively to the entire Korean nation with cutting-edge IT and medical technology.


Benefit to Society Guatemalan Ministry of Education Case Study Photos [+]	The Guatemalan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) serves 90,000 teachers and 3.5 million students from pre-primary through secondary school levels. Its project called “Schools of the Future” provides rural schools with the resources needed to bolster education.


Construction Western Nevada Supply Case Study Photos [+]	Western Nevada Supply (WNS) is a plumbing, HVAC, waterworks and irrigation wholesaler. The 43-year-old company operates 17 branches throughout California, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming and has 600 employees.


Education Momentum Technologies Group Photos [+]	Australia’s Momentum Technologies Group develops live streaming video technology for a variety of mobile applications. Its primary markets are education, emergency services and industrial job training and support.


Finance CITIC Case Study Photos [+]	Founded in 1987, China International Trust & Investment Corporation (CITIC) is one of the largest financial institutions in China. Its subsidiary CITIC Bank was one of the country’s first commercial banks and is currently the sixth largest in China.


International Government Korean NEMA Case Study Photos [+]	The Korean National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national coverage of disaster management including fire, Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) and rescue. The agency’s representative brand, U-119, offers a client-oriented, ubiquitous service timely and effectively to the entire Korean nation with cutting-edge IT and medical technology.


Healthcare InTouch Health Case Study Photos [+]	Founded in 2002, InTouch Health is a provider of Remote Presence technology that allows a user to be in two places at once. The company has over 60 employees and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.


Insurance American Family Insurance Photos [+]	Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance offers auto, home, life, health and commercial insurance across 18 states through its 4,000 agents and 8,200 staff employees.


Law Enforcement St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Photos [+]	The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLSO) serves a population of 260,000 citizens along South Florida’s Treasure Coast. The department currently has more than 600 employees.


Manufacturing International Truck and Engine Case Study Photos [+]	International Truck and Engine manufactures diesel truck engines for medium and heavy-duty trucking. The company started as International Harvester over 100 years ago and has multiple plants across the country.


Media/Advertising Media General Photos [+]	Media General is a 150-year-old communications company with 25 daily newspapers, 23 television stations, 75 websites and 7,000 employees concentrated in the Southeastern U.S.


Non-Profit Belgian Red Cross Case Study Photos [+]	The Brussels branch of the Belgian Red Cross has 450 volunteers divided into 20 groups that provide a pre-emptive first aid and disaster presence for events such as football games, concerts and other public events.


Retail ZoomSystems Case Study Photos [+]	San Francisco, CA-based ZoomSystems creates “robotic” ministores at locations such as airports, where well-known brands can market, sell and dispense products via an interactive, automated environment. The firm employs 85 people.


Service/Hospitality Armstrong Repair Center, Inc. Photos [+]	Armstrong Repair Center, Inc. services commercial cooking equipment and is a certified parts distributor for more than 120 equipment manufacturers. The nearly 40-year-old firm employs 53 people with offices in Houston and Austin, Texas.


Transportation/Logistics Roadhouse Coach Photos [+]	Roadhouse Coach operates a fleet of 26 luxury coaches that are leased primarily to entertainers. The 30-year-old company is based in central Texas and has a host of high-profile clients including entertainers and rock stars.


Home Security Brink’s Home Security Case Study Photos [+]	Brink’s Home Security installs and monitors home security systems for more than 1.1 million customers nationwide. The 24-year-old company operates 67 branch offices with approximately 3,500 employees.