NASHUA, N.H. – Gambit Communications, a provider of network simulation tools, has been announced as a GOLD winner of the prestigious International Green Apple Award for environmental best practice. The award was in recognition of Gambit's environmentally friendly product – MIMIC Simulator: Virtual Green Lab.

The trophy was presented by The Green Organisation at the annual international awards ceremony at the House of Commons in London on Nov. 10.

The Green Apple Awards are presented annually in recognition of companies, councils and communities carrying out projects that are environmentally friendly; there were 500 nominations this year.

Past winners include Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Jaguar Cars.

The judges at the Green Organisation commented: "Gambit has created a software solution to a hardware problem, creating impressive savings in costs, power and materials. Data handling firms are continually having to update and expand to meet the ever changing IT landscape. MIMIC has expansion designed in and allows existing technology to easily carry out the expanding roles demanded of it. In simple terms this equates to bottom line savings of 90 percent."

Pankaj Shah is founder and chief executive officer of the Nashua, N.H.-based Gambit Communications.