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ACCEPT RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION BY STEVIE AWARDS

Company Named Finalist in Three Categories at the International Business Awards^SM and American Business Awards^SM

 

FREMONT, CA.— July 14, 2008 — Accept, the expert in innovation management solutions, today announced it has been named Finalist for "Most Innovative Company in North America" in The 2008 International Business Awards as well as "Most Innovative Company" and "Best New Product or Service – Computer Software" in The 2008 American Business Awards. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business. Honorees were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 30 countries. The American Business Awards had 2,600 entries from which Accept was selected twice.

Accept helps companies significantly improve the commercial success of their products and turn product innovation into a competitive advantage. The company delivers on-demand innovation management solutions that combine automated voice of market discovery, strategic alignment and unified plan of record execution capabilities to help create successful new products with certainty and speed. With Accept, companies can innovate ahead of market demand and increase the certainty of new product success.

"It is an honor to be named Finalist in three categories by the Stevie awards," said Bryan Plug, president and CEO, Accept. "Due to the accelerated pace of change, innovation is now viewed as a top-priority business issue. Receiving these distinctions validates our efforts to help companies turn innovation into a competitive advantage by helping them improve decision-making at every stage of the product innovation cycle."

Details about these awards and the full list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba and www.stevieawards.com/aba.

 

About Accept Software

Accept helps companies create tomorrow's winning products and drive sustained competitive advantage. Forward-thinking businesses increase new product revenue, drive competitive advantage, maximize R&D investment, and improve productivity with Accept's award-winning Innovation Management Solution. Uniquely comprehensive, Accept conceived of and delivered the first solution to combine innovation business processes and a single system of record with the voice-of-the market, portfolio and product planning and management, enterprise reporting, and role-based dashboards. With Accept, companies gain visibility and control, align corporate and product strategies with market needs and successfully execute strategies and plans. Accept Software was recognized by the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM) in 2006, 2007, and 2008 with the Excellence in Product Management Award. Accept's growing customer base includes BEA Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Galileo, and Hewlett-Packard. For more information, visit www.acceptsoftware.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 ww.stevieawards.com.

Press Contact:
Elisabeth Simmons
Eastwick Communications
(650) 480-4039
esimmons@eastwick.com

 

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