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Press ReleaseFour TANDBERG Customers Awarded Computerworld Honors Program Laureate StatusNEW YORK and OSLO, Norway, June 5, 2008 – At the 20th Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards, IDG's Computerworld magazine honored four TANDBERG customers—Deaf Link, Inc., Arizona Telemedicine Program, Umeå University Hospital, and Navajo Nation—as members of the Computerworld Honors Program Laureates Class of 2008. Established in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program unites chairmen and CEOs of the world's foremost information technology companies to recognize the most outstanding user achievements in technology each year. The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and protected in national archives and in over 350 universities, museums, and research institutions throughout the world. "We are excited that Deaf Link, Inc., Arizona Telemedicine Program, Umeå University Hospital, and Navajo Nation have been honored by Computerworld for implementing innovative technology projects that benefit society," said Fredrik Halvorsen, CEO of TANDBERG. "TANDBERG is proud to work with our customers in developing diverse applications of video conferencing to improve the lives of so many people." Deaf Link, Inc., which supplies businesses, hospitals and government agencies on–demand access to American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters via internet–based video conferencing, was honored in the category of Business and Related Services. Deaf Link was selected for its video–based sign language interpretation, which provides the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) with clear, accurate and timely communication access via video to sign language interpreters, 24–hours a day. Arizona Telemedicine Program, a multidisciplinary, university–based program that provides web–based technologies for expanding and enhancing health care and distance–education to communities throughout Arizona, was honored in the category of Education and Academia. Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) was selected for its T–Health Institute, which serves to improve group dynamics in inter–professional teams through innovative uses of video conferencing. Umeå University Hospital, a hospital serving 255,000 people across northern Sweden's vast, geographically rugged Västerbotten County, was honored in the category of Healthcare. Umeå University Hospital was selected for its long–distance speech therapy, which enables the hospital to perform speech, language and voice therapy to patients across Västerbotten. Navajo Nation, the most populous Native American tribe in the U.S., was also honored in the category of Education and Academia. Navajo Nation was selected for its Skill2Succeed program, which through tech education, creates youth jobs on reservation land, making it more likely youth will stay and remain connected to their culture. The 20th Annual Laureates Awards ceremony was held on June 2 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. To view the complete list of Laureates, visit http://www.cwhonors.org/. About TANDBERG TANDBERG is a registered trademark of TANDBERG in the U.S. and select other countries.
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