Home | Working with Us | Contacts | Search News Home In the News Case Studies White Papers Press Room 2006 2005 Cantata Partner Program Events Company Awards Choose . . . CSP 2090 IMG 1010 Microsoft Shared Fax MSP 1010 IP Media Server SR140 TR1000 TR1034 TruFax Home > Press Releases > 2004 Press Releases Excel President J.C. Murphy Honored in Mass High Tech's 10th Annual ''All-Star Awards'' HYANNIS and BOSTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Mass High Tech, The Journal of New England Technology, has named J.C. Murphy, president of Excel Switching Corporation, to its list of 2005 All-Stars. Now in its tenth annual awards program, the Mass High Tech All-Stars award recognizes the region's leaders in New England's innovation economy. Murphy was one of more than 200 people nominated for consideration, and was selected as the top candidate in the telecommunications sector. "I am honored to be the recipient of this year's prestigious Mass High Tech All-Star Award for the telecommunications sector," said J.C. Murphy, president of Excel Switching Corporation. "I'd like to thank the Mass High Tech selection committee and the team of world-class professionals at Excel who made this award possible. With the introduction of a new VoIP media gateway product, and major new service provider and enterprise deployments around the globe, 2005 has been a banner year for Excel." "This year's All-Stars show once again that Massachusetts and the surrounding region is home to not only the nation's, but the world's, brightest minds in technology and innovation today," said Douglas Banks, editor of Mass High Tech. "This year's pool of nominations was one of the strongest in the history of the project." The honorees will be profiled in a special supplement in the October 24, 2005 edition of Mass High Tech. An awards celebration and networking reception will be held on October 19, 2005 at The Westin Copley Place, Boston. Additional event information can be found online at https://www.masshightech.com/allstarsreg.asp "Collectively, our honorees are a prime example of the vibrancy of New England's knowledge economy," said Michael Olivieri, Publisher of Mass High Tech. "And the All-Star awards are Mass High Tech's way of honoring that." The 2005 All-Stars include: SOFTWARE - David Mahoney, President and CEO of Applix Inc. EDUCATION - Jack M. Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts FINANCE - Elliot T. Williams, President of Mirus Capital Advisors TELECOM - JC Murphy, President of Excel Switching Corp. COMMUNITY- Vinit Nijhawan, President of TiE-Boston INTERNET - Chuck Digate, President and CEO of Convoq Inc. NETWORKS - Hilmi Ozguc, CEO of Maven Networks Inc. ENERGY - Howard Berke, Chairman and CEO of Konarka Technologies Inc. MULTIMEDIA - Stephen Killeen, President and CEO of WorldWinner Inc. GOVERNMENT - Tracy Williams, CIO, State of Rhode Island HARDWARE - James "Jay" Bertelli, Chairman, President and CEO of Mercury Computer Systems Inc. BIOTECH - Sherri C. Oberg, President and CEO of Acusphere Inc. LIFE SCIENCES - Dr. Daniel Kopans, Director of Breast Imaging at Mass General Hospital About Excel Switching Corporation Founded in 1988, Excel Switching Corporation is a leading provider of carrier-class media gateways, media servers, signaling gateways, and enhanced service platforms for original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and service providers. As a profitable company with more than 8,500 systems deployed in more than 80 countries, Excel addresses carrier needs for profitable applications by delivering a family of platforms that bridge fixed, mobile, and IP networks, thereby lowering costs, improving call quality, and simplifying network operations. By working closely with its partners, Excel supplies service providers with highly reliable, localized solutions designed to meet their immediate and future needs. For more information, visit www.ExcelSwitching.com <http://www.ExcelSwitching.com> Press Contact Geoff Spillane, 508-862-3091 Excel Switching Corporation gspillane@ExcelSwitching.com   Company | Applications | Products | Services | Support | Partners | News | Home | Working with Us | Contacts  Cantata Technology Inc., 15 Crawford Street, Needham, MA 02494, U.S.A. Phone: +1 781 449-4100 Fax: +1 781 449-9009 © 2007 Cantata Technology Inc., All rights reserved. - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Contact: webmaster@cantata.com