The winner of the 2nd annual award will be announced on June 17

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions is pleased to announce that three companies have been selected as finalists for the 2nd annual Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award.

The three finalists were selected from a highly competitive field of submissions by a panel of industry expert judges. Entries were evaluated on such criteria as level of innovation, business value and sustainability (environmental, social or governance) impact. Fellow innovators and thought leaders will explore the disruptive trends that are shaping the industry while honoring the 2025 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award finalists and winner at the Belden Innovation Summit in June.

The award is named after Belden’s founder, Joseph C. Belden. His innovative spirit and patents helped the company become an early telecommunications leader, laying the foundation for modern-day Belden’s portfolio of network and data solutions. This year’s Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award shines a spotlight on three companies that are powering the future across multiple industries through innovations such as a video-based AI solution to promote workplace safety, a near real-time DDoS protection solution, and an AI-driven industrial assistant that transforms data into actionable intelligence.

The finalists are:

• HGS CX: The company submitted HGS Video AI. This video AI based workplace safety solution assesses potential safety violations and suspect ergonomic behavior of people-to-people, machine-to-machine and people-to-machine interactions. HGS Video AI is a near real-time early warning system that can help save lives, improve CX and labor sentiment, reduce delivery backlogs, and improve OSHA compliance for a sustainable and seamless workflow.
• Corero: The company submitted Corero SmartWall ONE™, an always-on 24/7 modular DDoS protection solution platform for on-premises and hybrid cloud DDoS defense. Corero SmartWall ONE automatically mitigates attacks in near real-time and is designed for flexible deployment while being adaptable to any customer’s needs. It can quadruple the performance density and halve the power budget of many deployments, all while taking up the same amount of space or footprint in a data center.
• InUse: The company submitted iLean, an industrial agentic AI assistant which seamlessly combines IoT, machine learning, and Generative AI to deliver insights, predictive maintenance, and smarter decision-making. Whether operating in manufacturing, OEM, or smart buildings, iLean transforms data into actionable intelligence, reducing downtime, improving eco-efficiency and cutting operational costs.

To learn more about the Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award, visit our website: https://www.belden.com/About/Joseph-C-Belden-Innovation-Award.

About Belden

Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for our customers, their customers and the world. We advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout our 120+ year history we have evolved as a company, but our purpose remains – making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, we make it possible. We are headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter.

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Belden announces the three companies selected as finalists for the 2nd annual Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award.