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Salesforce.com, Cavium Networks Win 2011 GROW! Awards from ACG Silicon Valley
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) and Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), received 2011 GROW! Awards from ACG Silicon Valley at a sold-out ceremony held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, on May 5, 2011.
Salesforce.com received the GROW! Award for Oustanding Growth Company, while Cavium Networks, Inc., won the GROW! Award for Emerging Growth Company. Sheryl Chamberlain, Senior Director Technology Alliance at EMC, received the ACG Outstanding Membership Award.
Ron Conway, noted Silicon Valley angel investor, keynoted the awards ceremony. James Chapman, ACG Silicon Valley President and partner with Foley & Lardner, served as Master of Ceremonies. Proceeds from the event benefited the Computer History Museum.
ACG Silicon Valley, which is the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, selected the winning 2011 companies in each category via a thorough review of the historical financial performance of all public companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. This screening process produced a short-list of nominees in each award category that the selection committee then researched, considered, and debated before each member voted on final candidates.
The 2011 GROW! Awards were sponsored by Platinum Underwriting Sponsors Foley & Lardner LLP and NetApp. Gold Sponsors include: BDO; Deloitte; EMC; Insperity; Kaye Scholer; Sheppard Mullin; Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal; and Wells Fargo.
Silver Sponsors include: BroadVision/Clearvale; Comerica Bank; FLG Partners; Hopkins Carley; Houlihan Loukey; KPMG; Needham; Opinion Bridge; Pagemill; Robert Half; and Silicon Valley Bank.
Bronze Sponsors include: Aspire; BNY Mellon; Cadence; CBIZ MHM; Clos de la Tech; Cypress; Effect Design; Heffernan Insurance Brokers; Lunder Real Estate Services; McGladrey; Merrill Datasite; SingerLewak; SRPR | Shev Rush Public Relations; and Vision Systems International.
About ACG
The Association for Corporate Growth ([ ww.acg.org ]) is a global learning and networking organization specifically for executives driving their company's growth strategy. Active global membership exceeds 13,000 executives from corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 56 chapters in North America, Europe and Asia.
ACG Silicon Valley provides an exclusive venue where CEOs and senior corporate executives form valuable business relationships and learn and link to the future of Silicon Valley. The 27 year old chapter strives to provide an environment where members, over seventy percent of whom are senior executives, gain access to key insight, knowledge, and connections.