The Frost and Sullivan Best Practices Awards

  Lucidworks is the creator of Fusion, which is an enterprise search platform that can be used to reinforce and support the creation of software applications. Further, the San Francisco, California-based company provides consulting services and training to users via the forum on its website. In 2012, Lucidworks received the Global Frost & Sullivan Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award.

A business consulting firm that was established in 1961, Frost and Sullivan distributes a number of Best Practices Awards each year to companies that have excelled in their sectors. Recognizing organizations operating on both the regional and global scales, the awards acknowledge exceptional contributions in technological innovation, product development, customer service, and leadership.

Its team of analysts determines recipients by benchmarking companies and individuals and measuring their performance via industry research and independent interviews with potential recipients. In doing so, it identifies and evaluates best practices that deserve recognition.

The purpose behind its Best Practices awards is to encourage the innovation required to affect positive changes in the economy, particularly on the global scale. As such, the awards recognize individuals, organizations, and products.