Telesis CEO and Founder Awarded

2007 Women of Innovation Award

for AmeriSource Program

HARTFORD, CT, January 29, 2007 -- Nine women, whose expertise ranged from cancer research to software development to robotics, were named winners of the 2007 Women of Innovation awards by the Connecticut Technology Council. Patty Sue Williams, President & CEO of Telesis LLC, received the award for Entrepreneurial Innovation.

According to Matthew Nemerson, the President of the CTC, the organization presents awards annually as a way to "create a culture of innovation in the State, which is important for attracting and creating new business and keeping young people here."  The sold-out event took place on January 25 at The Waterview in Monroe, Connecticut. Winners were selected by the event's steering committee, which includes past winners and representatives from the event's sponsors, such as United Technologies. 120 women were nominated in eight categories by co-workers, colleagues, lawmakers and members of various organizations; 51 finalists were chosen.

Upon acceptance of the award, Williams spoke about her innovative new program - AmeriSource - that led to her recognition for entrepreneurial innovation. Under Williams' leadership, Telesis created a program to select top students from Connecticut's colleges and leverage Telesis’s quality assurance expertise and training programs to develop them into highly skilled QA consultants. By using Telesis’s copyrighted techniques, the company can offer quality assurance services at rates competitive with offshore operations.

"This has been an ongoing challenge, but we are achieving our goal to maintain IT jobs in Connecticut, while keeping our clients’ costs competitive with companies across the globe," stated Williams. Telesis has collaborated with both the State of Connecticut Department of Labor and premier client companies such as Hartford Steam Boiler and Chubb Insurance on this project.