Houston, TX September 29, 2004 -- FrogPad Portable Keyboard, was named a Finalist in the Best New Product in The 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs.
The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, www.stevieawards/women, is a new national awards competition recognizing the accomplishments of women small business owners in the United States. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business Awards, hailed as โ€œthe business world's own Oscarsโ€ by the New York Post (September 22, 2002).
Winners will be announced on Friday, October 22 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City's Times Square. The master of ceremonies will be Bill Rancic, spokesperson for Advanta, which is sponsoring the awards and winner of the hit television show โ€œThe Apprentice.โ€
More than 600 nominations from small companies in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in 18 categories, including Best Entrepreneur, Best Young Entrepreneur, Best New Product and Mentor of the Year.
FrogPad was named as a finalist in the category for Best New Product.
โ€œThe portable-wireless industry will demand 1.6 billion units in the next two years,โ€ This is a powerful market for the portable Bluetooth keyboard. Five years of research and development later, the result is FrogPad, a one-handed keyboard for Bluetooth PDAs, pocket PCs and mobile phones and other Bluetooth devices. โ€œFrogPad is the Holy Grail for the portable wireless Internet industry, to have an instrument on which you could learn quickly and type with one hand,โ€ Linda Marroquin, CEO.
Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) is the exclusive sponsor of The 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, and has been committed to supporting the success of women in business for over 50 years. Founded as Teachers' Service Organization, originally providing needs-based loans to teachers โ€" mostly women โ€" at a time when banks often did not, Advanta is now one of the nation's largest issuers of MasterCard business credit cards to America's small businesses through its subsidiary Advanta Bank Corp.
โ€œThe Finalists for the first-ever Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs comprise the most dynamic women in business today. These entrepreneurs have accomplished innovative and extraordinary things while building their business,โ€ said Dennis Alter, chairman and CEO of Advanta. โ€œWe congratulate all of them on their achievement.โ€
Speaking of the CEO, Linda Marroquin โ€œShe's highly energetic,โ€ says Gora Ganguli, senior vice president and general manager of audio and wireless products for Gennum Corp.
in Burlington, Ontario, which manufactures the keyboard. โ€œShe has a strong vision of this particular project, and she communicates really well and with passion. She's very committed to making it successful.
โ€œI've always been impressed with how she's been able to access blue-chip companies with her small, unknown company. She's passionate and fearless.โ€
The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs are governed by a board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors that features many leading women entrepreneurs and figures in American business, including Carrie Fitzmaurice, publisher for Entrepreneur Media Inc.
; Dr. Lisa Krinsky, chairman & president for SFBC International; and Dr. Betty Spence, president of The National Association for Female Executives.
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs and the full list of Finalists are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/women/.
About FrogPad, Inc.
Houston-based FrogPad Inc. is an innovator in data entry methods for mobile computing and communication. Founded in 1999, FrogPad is a private company delivering its products through global partners.
The iFrog is the ONLY one-handed keyboard that is 1/5th the size of a traditional keyboards yet easier to use, because as it offers a logical key layout and design that encourages correct ergonomic posture. For more information, see: www.frogpad.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as โ€œthe business world's own Oscarsโ€ by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs.
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 www.stevieawards.com.
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