NQ Family Guardian Wins 2014 Bronze Edison Award for Innovation in Safety and Security
Prestigious award recognizes NQ Mobile for innovation, creativity and ingenuity
DALLAS, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NQ Mobile, Inc. (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, today announced that NQ Family Guardian™ has been named a Bronze winner for innovation in safety and security services at the annual Edison Awards™ event, held April 30, 2014 in San Francisco.
For 27 years, the Edison Awards™ have celebrated the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison's persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
Being recognized with an Edison Award has become one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business.
"Our judges recognized NQ Family Guardian as a true innovator out of the many products in its category," said Frank Bonafilia, executive director of the Edison Awards.
The Edison Awards are judged according to stringent criteria of quality by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine. Other 2014 honorees included Yang Yuanqing, the Chairman and CEO of Lenovo, and Elon Musk, the charismatic leader behind Tesla Motors and SpaceX, who received Edison Achievement Awards for the significant and lasting contributions to innovation each has made throughout his career.
