BOSTON, November 5,
2010 — Carbonite
Inc., a leading
provider of online
backup, was selected
as the Private
Company of the Year
by Massachusetts
Technology
Leadership Council (MassTLC).
Carbonite was
honored with this
achievement at the
Council's 13th
annual Awards Gala
Nov. 3 at Boston's
Seaport Hotel.
"Our team is
flattered to be
named the 2010
MassTLC Private
Company of the
Year," said David
Friend, co-founder
and CEO of Carbonite.
"We're honored to
have been selected
from such an
accomplished group
of nominees. Our
whole team is proud
of this
accomplishment and
we all look forward
to driving the
technology
revolution in
Massachusetts."
Close to 500
senior executives
filled the
waterfront hotel's
ballroom for the
event, which this
year showcased the
state's evolving
technology
landscape, as energy
and robotics
companies joined
more traditional
categories such as
software and network
communications in
the winners' circle.
"We're honored to
be able to give this
award to Carbonite,"
said Tom Hopcroft,
President and CEO of
MassTLC. "Carbonite's
innovative
technology and
market leadership is
testimony to the
vibrancy we find
across the industry
as the tech sector
continues to lead
the state's economy
out of the
recession."
MassTLC also
bestowed special
honors on four
individuals for
their special
leadership in the
Massachusetts
technology
community. Those
awardees were:
Commonwealth Award
Winner: Dr.
George Hatsopoulos,
entrepreneur,
educator and founder
of Thermo Electron
Policy
Leader of the Year:
Greg Bialecki,
Secretary of Housing
and Economic
Development for the
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Workforce
Development Leader:
Dr. Jack Wilson,
President of the
University of
Massachusetts
Innovation
Catalyst:
Tim Rowe, CEO of the
Cambridge Innovation
Center
Additional
winners last night
include:
CEO of
the Year, Private
Company:
Christina Lampe-Onnerud,
Boston Power
CEO of the
Year, Public
Company:
Paul Sagan, Akamai
CIO of the
Year: Jay
Leader, iRobot &
Bill Fandrich
BlueCross Blue
Shield
Public
Company of the Year:
Acme Packet
Deal of the
Year: A123
Non C-Level
Emerging Executive
of the Year:
Robert Connors,
Raytheon
Product of
the Year:
Aurora Flight
Services
A committee of
Council Trustees,
local
thought-leaders and
media were involved
with the selection
process for the
nominees and, in
most cases, chose
the winners in each
category (Product of
the Year was chosen
by the audience
members in a live
vote during the
ceremony). For a
full list of
nominees in each
category, go to
http://www.masstlc.org/2010awardsfinalists.html
and event photos are
available at
http://bit.ly/cFh5SF.
The awards program
was sponsored by
Microsoft, Nokia,
Oracle,
PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Ropes & Gray,
Silicon Valley Bank,
Fidelity and
Raytheon.
Carbonite
launched its online
backup service in
2006 and has raised
more than $67
million in several
rounds of venture
financing. The
company has received
numerous accolades
in 2010 including a
No. 9 overall and
No. 1 in IT Services
Inc. 500 ranking,
and the Tech Awards
Circle Gold Award
for consumer/small
office, home office
(SOHO) service
category.
Additionally,
Carbonite was
selected as a
finalist in the Red
Herring 100 North
America list, and
CEO David Friend was
named as the Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur
of the Year winner
for New England in
the Consumer and
Small Business
Emerging Technology
category.
