N America News April 2017

12 NORTH AMERICA NEWS / APRIL 2017 , under-the-radar channel management team members from the industry’s top vendors and distributors. This year’s list recognized Spectra’s own Chief Sales Officer, Brian Grainger, and Senior Director of Marketing, Betsy Doughty. September 2016 – iabm Design & Innovation Awards Spectra Logic’s Spectra BlackPearl Converged Storage System was shortlisted for the 2016 iabm Design & Innovation Awards. The awards are presented at IBC Show in Amsterdam each year to recognize exciting new products, services and projects that offer significant solutions or new opportunities to the broadcast supply industry. August 2016 – Security Products New Product of the Year Award Spectra Logic’s Spectra Verde DPE was selected as a winner of the 2016 Security Products New Product of the Year Award in the Video Surveillance Data Storage category. The Security Products New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security. July 2016 – Stratus Award Spectra Logic was named 2016 Hybrid Cloud Provider Finalist by the Business Intelligence Group. The crowd-sourced industry awards program recognizes companies, executives, and their services whose innovative approaches are helping to accelerate the development and adoption of the cloud in consumer and business markets. April 2016 – SIA New Product Showcase Spectra Logic was awarded Best of Video Surveillance Storage at the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2016 New Product Showcase (NPS). Spectra received the recognition at ISC West, the largest annual event in the security industry. April 2016 – CRN 5-Star Partner Program Guide Spectra Logic received a 5-Star rating in CRN’s 2016 Partner Program Guide. The Partner Program Guide recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. April 2016 – IABM Game Changer Awards Spectra Logic’s ArcticBlue was shortlisted in the “Storage” category as a finalist for the IABM Game Changer Awards 2016. The IABM Game Changer Awards are presented at NAB Show and nominations are invited from companies launching and showcasing their new product or service for the very first time at the show. April 2016 – 2016 Media Awards Spectra Logic Europe Ltd. was shortlisted for the 2016 Media Awards, hosted by TMT News. The 2016 Media Awards aim to emphasize key players in the world of media, recognizing those who have transformed the way the world visualizes and interprets across all platforms and services. March 2016 – UK Cloud Awards ArcticBlue, a breakthrough in nearline storage, was selected as a finalist for the UK Cloud Awards 2016. The UK Cloud Awards celebrate innovation, entrepreneurialism and technical excellence in the UK cloud IT Market. The Awards showcase the leading vendors, customers and individuals who are setting the benchmark in the UK and beyond. March 2016 – DCS Awards Spectra Logic (ArcticBlue) was selected a finalist for this year’s DCS Awards in the Data Centre ICT Storage Hardware Product for the Year category. The DCS awards are designed to reward the product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in data center arena, recognizing the achievements of the vendors and their business partners alike. March 2016 – Network Computing Awards Spectra Logic’s ArcticBlue was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2016 Network Computing Awards, in the category of NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR – HARDWARE. The presentation ceremony for the 2016 Awards took place in London on 17th March. January 2016 – Storage Visions Visionary Awards Spectra Logic’s ArcticBlue was selected as a finalist for the 2016 Storage Visions Visionary awards. ArcticBlue was nominated in the category of Professional Class Storage, recognizing advanced development of digital storage technologies, devices and media used by the media and entertainment industry. July 2015 – Stratus Awards Spectra Logic was named the winner of the 2015 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing in the Private Cloud Provider of the Year category, by the Business Intelligence Group. The crowd- sourced industry awards program recognizes companies, executives, and their services whose innovative approaches are helping to accelerate the development and adoption of the cloud in consumer and business markets. April 2015 – SIA New Product Showcase Spectra Logic’s NVR3 received the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase (NPS) award for Best of Video Surveillance Management Systems. Winners were announced at the NPS awards ceremony at ISC West on Wednesday, April 15th. April 2015 – IABM Game Changer Awards Spectra Logic’s “Spectra BlackPearl: Object Storage for Media & Entertainment” was shortlisted in the “Storage” category as a finalist for the IABM Game Changer Awards 2015. The IABM Game Changer Awards are presented at NAB Show and nominations are invited from companies launching and showcasing their new product or service for the very first time at the show.