~ Alcatel Lucent, Axiata Group, Huawei, Microsoft, salesforce.com and ZTE stand among other ICT greats at the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT awards

SINGAPORE, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan today honored and celebrated ICT's best at the 9th annual Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2012 banquet held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.

The Awards seek to pay tribute to the outstanding performance by companies in the Enterprise, Telecom, and Service Provider segments of the Information, Communication and Technology industry.

Amazon Web Services received the Infrastructure as a Service Vendor of the Year, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories was recognized as the Contact Center Applications Vendor of the Year, Carrier Data Infrastructure Vendor of the Year went to Huawei, Salesforce.com bagged the Software as a Service Vendor of the Year and Telekom Malaysia Berhad was triumphant as the Fixed Broadband Service Provider of the Year.

Other notable recipients include Telstra, Wireless Service Provider of the Year; Axiata Group Berhad, Telecom Group of the Year; and SingTel, Telecom Cloud Service Provider of the Year.

"2012 is another challenging and exciting year for the ICT industry. The impact of cloud computing is apparent. One of the first obvious effects of this type of technology is the cloud-driven transformation of whole industries. Amid this backdrop, the market for public cloud computing is set to reach US$5.8 billion by 2015, growing at a CAGR of 39% between 2010 and 2015. The IT industry landscape is being transformed by cloud computing as consumers and businesses depend, to a greater extent, on smart devices," said Manoj Menon, Partner and Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan.

The awards enjoyed a good turnout of over 300 ICT industry players and some distinguished guests such as Noreen Macmorrow, A/G Trade Commissioner, Australian High Commission, Phil Hickson Director of Inwards Investment, British Commission, Catherine Rose Torres, Embassy of the Philippines, Amitesh Bharat Singh, First Secretary (Commerce) and Mrs Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, Minister Counsellor (Economic), High Commission of Malaysia.

Frost & Sullivan identifies the outstanding industry achievements in the past year by companies in the regional and global markets, through in-depth interviews, market analysis, performance measurements, and benchmarking of market participants to bring unique best practices to forefront.

Award recipients were evaluated based on their revenue growth, market share gains, leadership in new product introduction and innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisition, and business and market strategy.

The results are then presented to an independent panel of judges, comprising of influential personalities, decision-makers and thought leaders from the ICT sector across Asia pacific. To view the complete list of 2012 ICT Awards judging panel, please visit http://www.ict-awards.com/judges.shtml

Saluting ICT's Best

Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the recipients of the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards.

2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards Recipients

For more details on the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards log-on to www.ict-awards.com

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