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Winners of the 2007 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards announced

Winners of the 2007 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards announced

Another stellar year for UK technology at the fifth annual CNET Networks UK awards
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CNET Networks UK, the UK's largest online-only publisher, today announced the winners of the fifth annual CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards. The finalists of the sixteen categories were honoured last night at a networking dinner, held in London's famous Park Lane Hilton.

The awards recognise innovation, application and excellence in technology and business. Winners were selected from the many entries received by the Awards Judging Council comprising senior practitioners and experts from the technology industry and media.

Winning a CNET Networks UK award has become one of the most sought-after accolades for those involved in business and technology in the UK and this year's ceremony, hosted by BBC World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, was no different. Key industry players and a host of businesses involved in the IT industry looked on at the showcase of UK talent on display, with categories ranging from the Enterprise Hardware Product of the Year to CIO of the Year.

New to the awards in 2007 was the Green IT initiative of the Year, sponsored by Computer Aid, which was included to reflect the increasing environmental concerns within the industry and the positive role IT can play in protecting the environment. This award was won by IBM for work they have done with Project Big Green.

Another notable award of the evening went to Peter Cochrane, who received the 'Outstanding Contribution to the UK Technology Industry' award for his work with BT and his contribution to the field of international communications.

In congratulating the winners, Jill Orr, Managing Director of CNET Networks UK, said: "The competition for this year's awards has been fierce, confirming that 2007 has been another fantastic year for the UK technology industry. The standard and quality of the entries this year was outstanding and this is reflected by the high calibre of innovation coming from the industry's many talented people. I would like to congratulate all the awards winners on their successes and hope the year ahead is equally impressive.

The 2008 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards will open in March 2008. Companies interested in nominating their products or projects can find out more at www.cnetnetworks.co.uk/awards or contact awards@cnet.com.

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  • ENTERPRISE HARDWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Bathwick Group

    Winner

    Cisco – Cisco TelePresence

    Finalists

    ClearCube Technology Inc. – Centralised Computing Solution

    Colubris Networks – MAP-625 (MultiService Access Point Model 625)

    Juniper Networks – Unified Access Control 2.0

    Research in Motion – Blackberry 8800 Smartphone

  • ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Osborne Clarke

    Winner

    1E Ltd – NightWatchman v5

    Finalists

    Corizon – Corizon Platform

    NetSuite, Inc. – NetSuite 11.0

    Trampoline Systems – SONAR

    VMWare – VMWare Infrastructure 3

  • NETWORKING PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by CNET Direct

    Winner

    Zeus Technology – ZXTM VA (Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance)

    Finalists

    Blue Coat Systems – Blue Coat SG 8100

    Packeteer – iShaper

    Ruckus Wireless – Ruckus ZoneFlex WLAN System

    Sarian Systems – HR4110

  • SECURITY PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by ZDNet.co.uk

    Winner

    PatchLink-SecureWave – Sanctuary 4.1

    Finalists

    Imprivata – OneSign 3.5

    MessageLabs – Enterprise Instant Messenger

    PGP Corporation – PGP Encryption Platform

    Postini – Postini Email Security

  • MOBILE PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Northern Ireland Invests

    Winner

    iPass – iPass Mobile Office

    Finalists

    Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd – Intelฎ Centrinoฎ pro processor technology

    Ring2 Conferencing – Ring2 Conference Controller for Blackberry

    T-Mobile – MDA Vario 2

    Vodafone/Dexterra – Vodafone Applications Service

  • UK INTERNET INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Oracle

    Winner

    Bebo

    Finalists

    MarketClusters – StrategyEye

    Maxymiser Ltd – Maxymiser Website Optimisation

    Texthelp Systems Ltd – Browsealoud

    TheyWorkForYou.com

  • PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Kable

    Winner

    Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust – Building a 21st Century Enterprise Infrastructure

    Finalists

    Birmingham City Council – Service Birmingham

    Devon Building Control Partnership – Facilitating Data Sharing and Centralised Management

    Humberside Police – Implementing Data Quality Metrics and Standards

    New College Durham – Flexible and Adaptable Learning Experiences

  • FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Sutherland Consulting

    Winner

    Zopa Ltd – Consumer Credit Act Contract Signing

    Finalists

    Atos Euronext Market Solutions – Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Credit Suisse – Enterprise Grid Implementation

    Credit Suisse – Slough Data Centre Project

    OpenWork Ltd – OpenWork Trading Platform

  • RETAIL & LEISURE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by silicon.com

    Winner

    Betfair – Flywheel

    Finalists

    19 Entertainment – American Idol Songwriter

    Carphone Warehouse – Implementing Mobile Content Manager

    Foster's EMEA – Virtualisation Project

    L'Oreal – Implementation of Planning Solution

  • TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by AAM

    Winner

    5i and CNT

    Finalists

    Netintelligence and Third Gear LLC

    Pasporte and IBM

  • IT SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Compound Media

    Winner

    ABN Amro – London Message Hub Project

    Finalists

    Credit Suisse – Next Generation Networking Project

    Deutsche Bank – Delivering on a 'Change the Bank' IT initiative

    The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc – ServiceLine Express

  • GREEN IT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Computer Aid International

    Winner

    IBM – Project Big Green

    Finalists

    Comtec Power – Comtec Datacentre Eco-Structure

    PC World – Green PC Range

    Ricoh UK – Tree Dedication Programme: Phase 2 "Seeds for Africa"

  • UK TECHNOLOGY MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Ultra Knowledge

    Winner

    Tidalwave – Canon UK 'Diet' Campaign

    Finalists

    Chemistry ™ – ViewSonic 'Demand a ViewSonic' Campaign

    DWA – Juniper Networks '2006 Thin Branch' Campaign

    Mason Zimbler – SAS '6 Nations Rugby' Campaign

    neo@ogilvy.com – IBM 'CIO Vision Series' Campaign

  • UK TECHNOLOGY PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Fullrun

    Winner

    OCTANE PR – Postini "Making Postini the Fastest Growing Security Start-Up in Europe"

    Finalists

    Brands2life – SunGard Availability Services "Information Availability: From Darkness into the Light"

    Carrot Communications – eModeration "Building Brands through User Generated Content"

    Kaizo – Rackspace Managed Hosting "Life Online"

    Ranieri Communications & Moixa Energy – USBCELL "Perfect Storm"

  • CIO OF THE YEAR
    Sponsored by Harvey Nash

    Winner

    Colin Cobain – Tesco

    Finalists

    Neil Cameron – Unilever

    Trevor Didcock – The AA

    Simon Jennings – Oxfam

    David Lister – Reuters

  • OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

    Winner

    Peter Cochrane



 

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