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Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth named as IT Community Hero of the Year
CNET Networks UK announces winners of the 2008 Business Technology Awards (www.cnetnetworks.co.uk/awards)
London, 24 September 2008: CNET Networks UK, the UK's largest online-only publisher, today announced the winners of the sixth annual UK Business Technology Awards. In one of the most prestigious events in the IT calendar, the finalists were honoured last night at an elite networking dinner, held in London's famous Park Lane Hilton.
The most illustrious award of the evening went to founder of the Ubuntu Foundation, Mark Shuttleworth, who received the inaugural 'IT Community Hero of the Year' award. Shuttleworth was recognised for the support he has given to the community of developers working on the Ubuntu project and his commitment to a freely available operating system that can be used by anybody, anywhere in the world.
Also worthy of special mention this year is David Lister from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the proud winner of the CIO of the Year Award. Beating a fierce array of competition, David secured the majority vote after taking on a giant role at RBS following years of driving a successful business transformation programme at Reuters.
Synonymous with innovation, application and excellence, winning a CNET Networks UK Business Technology award has become one of the most sought-after accolades for those involved in business and technology in the UK, and this year's awards proved to be the most hotly contested yet. Hosted by impressionist Jon Culshaw, last night's ceremony featured 16 categories in total ranging from 'IT Team of the Year,' won by Credit Suisse for the GEARS (Global Equities Aggregated Risk System) IT project, to Green IT initiative of the year where BT Operate were recognised for their 21st Century Network Data Centre Project..
In congratulating the winners, Tony Hallett, Editorial Director, Technology and Business for CNET Networks UK, said: "2008 has been another fantastic year for the UK technology industry despite the current economic climate. The quality of the entries we received is testament to the outstanding talent of all those involved in business and technology in the UK and proof that innovation in the industry is still going strong. I would like to congratulate all the award winners on their success and hope the next 12 months are equally as impressive."
Next year's UK Business Technology Awards will open in early 2009. Companies interested in nominating their products or projects can find out more at www.cnetnetworks.co.uk/awards or contact awards@cnet.com.
Notes to Editors:
Winners were selected from the many entries received by the Awards Judging Council. The panel comprised senior practitioners and experts from the technology industry and media including Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, Director, UK National Outsourcing Association; Julie Meyer, Chief Executive, Ariadne Capital; Brinley Platts, Independent Consultant; Sir Robin Saxby, Founding CEO and Chairman of ARM Holdings; John Suffolk, CIO, UK Government; and Dr. Carsten Sorensen, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, London School of Economics.
THE FINALISTS 2008
Server or Storage Product of the Year
- Parallels - Virtuozzo Containers 4.0
- PlateSpin - PowerConvert
- Platform Computing - Platform LSF 7.0.1
- Stratus Technologies - Stratus ftServer 4400
- VMware - VMware Infrastructure 3.5
Business Application of the Year
- Nasstar plc - Nasstar Hosted Desktop
- ScriptLogic Corporation - Desktop Authority
- SmithBayes Limited - SmithBayes
- Tideway - Tideway Foundation 7.0
- Zimbra - Zimbra Collaboration Suite
Networking Product of the Year
- Corvil - CorvilNet 4.0
- Covergence - Covergence Session Manager
- Emulex - LightPulse LP21000 Family of Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)
- iPass - iPass Mobile Office
- Ruckus Wireless - ZoneFlex 802.11n Smart Wireless LAN System
Security Product or Service of the Year
- Absolute Software - ComputraceOne
- MessageLabs - MessageLabs Email Archiving Service V3
- ScanSafe - Anywhere+
- Websense - Websense® Data Security Suite v 6.5
- Yoggie Security Systems - Gatekeeper Pico Pro
Communications Product or Service of the Year
- BT - Web 21C Software Development Kit (SDK)
- Neverfail - Neverfail for RIM BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- ShoreTel - ShoreTel 7.5 Unified Communications System
- SpinVox Ltd - SpinVox CallMail
- SpinVox Ltd - SpinVox Enterprise Voicemail
Mobile Product or Service of the Year
- BigHand - BigHand Mobile (BlackBerry Edition)
- Electronic Media Services Ltd - i-MO
- LogMeIn - Rescue+Mobile
- Opera Software - Opera Mobile 9.5
- Orange - Orange Mobile Forms
Technology Innovation of the Year
- Cable&Wireless - Fixed-Mobile Convergence
- Citrix - Citrix XenDesktop
- Concentra - C-PORT
- Ruckus Wireless - Ruckus SmartMesh (TM) Technology
- SpinVox - SpinVox Enterprise Voicemail
Public Sector Technology Project of the Year
- Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) - SPIRE
- Pharmaceutical Oncology Initiative Partnership (POIP) - C-PORT
- Rural Payments Agency (RPA) - Implementing Ultra Thin-Client Technology at the Rural Payments Agency
- Scottish Police College - Police Information Net For Scotland
- West London Cancer Network - Service Improvement Programme
Financial Services Technology Project of the Year
- ABN AMRO - SPOT
- Homeserve - The Homeserve 'Gateway' project
- Reuters - Reuters Latency Monitor
- The Nottingham Building Society - Open heart surgery to improve financial services
- Wonga - SameDayCash.co.uk
Retail & Leisure Sector Technology Project of the Year
- Fiat - FIAT online sales channel
- innocent - innocent European EDI Expansion
- JD Sports - JD's Solid IT Foundations
- Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons - Wireless LAN Deployment
- The Pier - The Pier New POS solution
Green IT Initiative of the Year
- BT Operate - 21st Century Network (21CN) Data Centre Project
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers - The DDC Challenge
- HP - Dynamic Smart Cooling
Technology PR Campaign of the Year
- Brands2Life - Micro Focus 'Recognising the True Value of Software Assets'
- Johnson King - Sophos 'The Facebook Probe - who's controlling the corporate network?'
- OCTANE PR - PlusNet 'Boldly connecting with a national audience'
- OnRelay - 'The Green Benefits of Fixed Mobile Convergence'
- Weber Shandwick Technology - MessageLabs 'The Art of Cybercrime Detection'
Technology Marketing Campaign of the Year
- April-Six - Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 (One Solution)
- Creative Direction Consultants Ltd - Fujitsu Siemens Computers 'The DDC Challenge'
- DWA - NEC Corporate Branding Online Campaign 2007-08
- Mason Zimbler - Microsoft 'Your dream office'
- Mason Zimbler - Toshiba 'Bringing innovation to life'
IT Team of the Year
- Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP - IT Department
- Credit Suisse - GEARS (Global Equities Aggregated Risk System) IT
- Iceland Foods Ltd - Iceland IS Department
- VocaLink - The VocaLink Faster Payments Tea
CIO of the Year
- Neil Cameron, Global CIO, Unilever
- Catherine Doran, Director of Information Management, Network Rail
- Tania Howarth, CIO, Birds Eye Iglo Group
- David Lister, Chief Architect, Royal Bank of Scotland
- Phil Pavitt, Group CIO, Transport for London
For more information contact:
Natalie Godsell / James Ellerington, Brands2Life
020 7592 1200
natalie.godsell@brands2life.com / james.Ellerington@brands2life.com
Helen Cooke, CNET Networks UK
020 7021 1100
helen.cooke@cnet.com
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