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Waring added that HP's open, standards- based SDP also was ranked highly for its ability to integrate - and leverage - the capabilities of IT assets, as well as centralize and automate the management of third-party content.

HP counts numerous successful deployments of the HP SDP in Asia and around the world.

"We thank all those in the industry for their vote of confidence in the HP SDP and its ability to drive CSP revenue from multiple new online channels," said Rick Halton, vice president, marketing, HP Communications and Media Solutions. "The TelecomAsia Award is a great honor, and HP will continue to leverage its telecom and IT expertise to help service providers succeed in their transformation journeys."

The winners were announced by TelecomAsia at an awards reception in Hong Kong on December 9. Winners in all categories can be seen at www.telecomasia.net.

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