European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2015 finalists announced

• 83 companies from 32 countries represented

[London, 6 February 2015] The finalists for the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2015 (www.iteawards.com) – the leading pan-European awards for ISVs, Solution Providers and Systems Integrators and their vendor and distributor partners – were announced today by IT Europa. A total of 83 companies from 32 European countries have made the finals. The winners will be announced at the European IT & Software Excellence 2015 Awards Dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel, on 25th March 2015.

With record numbers of entrants this year and the highest quality of project submitted, the European IT industry is demonstrating a new-found confidence and a widening range of abilities. In the list released today of finalists in the awards, there is a wide range in the sizes of company, technology approaches taken and entries from all parts of the European region.

Chair of the judges and Editor of IT Europa, John Garratt says, “There is some truly impressive work being undertaken here. The judges’ scores were among the highest we have seen in the seven-year history of these awards. And the projects encompassed every type, from government-wide multi-year, multi-disciplined major schemes to really innovative ideas for small vertical markets. I would like to thank all the entrants, and I think we can use the quality of what is presented here as a confirmation that IT across Europe is vibrant and able to take on the challenges posed by all types of demands from customers.”

The finalists:

Solution Provider: SME Solution of the Year
Getronics
Databarracks
Utilize PLC
Enterprise Study Ltd
ADSOFTWARE

Solution Provider: Enterprise Solution of the Year
Xplenty
Accellion, Inc.
Sesui Ltd
Consortium S&T Serbia – S&T Crna Gora
SoftServe Inc.
Komfo
Green Fields
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ltd

Solution Provider: Datacentre Solution of the Year
VIRTUS Data Centres
Node4
Green Fields
TechMahindra Limited

Solution Provider: Vertical Solution of the Year
VECTA Sales Solutions Ltd
Sesui Ltd
Getronics Services UK Ltd
Carrenza
Tech Mahindra Ltd
IBA Group
Safetybank by Olive Business Solutions

Solution Provider: Public Sector and Utilities Solution of the Year
BJSS
IBA Group
Consortium S&T Serbia – S&T Crna Gora
SoftServe Inc.
McKesson Imaging & Workflow Solutions
DRI
SCC

Solution Provider: Managed Services Solution of the Year
Utilize PLC
Fusion Media Networks
Diligent Boardbooks Limited
Neteven
Interoute
Logicnow
TIG

Solution Provider: Connected/Mobility Solution of the Year
AirWatch by VMware
Sesui Ltd
Connecting Software
SoftServe Inc.

Solution Provider: Storage/Information Management Solution of the Year
Avere Systems
TechMahindra Limited
Diligent Boardbooks Limited
BrightStarr

Solution Provider: Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics Solution of the Year
Bell Integrator
Xplenty
Northdoor plc
VECTA Sales Solutions Ltd

Solution Provider: Networking Solution of the Year
Bell Integrator
NetSupport Ltd
Circle IT

Solution Provider: Security Solution of the Year
AirWatch by VMware
SoftServe Inc.
The Lava Group
AlienVault

ISV: ERP/CRM/Relationship Solution of the Year
123 Insight Ltd
Sana Commerce
LIFE IS HARD

ISV: Information & Document Management Solution of the Year
Sana Commerce
DocLogix
Consortium S&T Serbia – S&T Crna Gora
Empolis Information Management GmbH

ISV: Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics Solution of the Year
Sana Commerce
Rosslyn Analytics
Vecta Sales Solutions Ltd
Muddy Boots Software
Databarracks

ISV: Connected/Mobility Solution of the Year
BrightStarr
Arkessa Limited
Connecting Software
LIFE IS HARD

ISV: Vertical Market Solution of the Year
Arkessa Limited
Consortium S&T Serbia – S&T Crna Gora
Content Guru Ltd
Symphony EYC
PureNet
Sequel Business Solutions
JETCAM International s.a.r.l.
Safetybank by Olive Business Solutions

ISV: Government/Utilities Solution of the Year
Consortium S&T Serbia – S&T Crna Gora
Arkessa Limited
Content Guru Ltd
UNIT4
Unicorn System a.s.

ISV: SaaS Solution of the Year
Vecta Sales Solutions Ltd
Komfo
Blue Jeans Network
Calendar42
channelcentral.net
Enterprise Study Ltd
Red Fish Systems Ltd
Safetybank by Olive Business Solutions

ISV: Software Innovation Solution of the Year
Sequel Business Solutions
Sana Commerce
Databarracks
Hosting Systems Ltd
Elephants Don’t Forget Limited
5nine Software
BrightStarr
Komfo

Suppliers: Connected Technologies Vendor of the Year
QLogic Corp.
Emulex

Suppliers: Distributor of the Year
Wick Hill
ADN Advanced Digital Network Distribution GmbH
Hammer
Avnet
Espion
AB S.A.
Info Quest Technologies S.A.
Exclusive Networks UK

Suppliers: Finance/ Support Services Provider of the Year
BNP Paribas Leasing
Syscap

Suppliers: Security Vendor of the Year
Centrify
Fortinet

Suppliers: Service Provider of the Year
Interoute
Genius Networks

Suppliers: Software Vendor of the Year
EMC
IFS
Nexenta Systems

Suppliers: Technology Vendor of the Year
Toshiba
Tintri
EMC Corporation
Violin Memory
Oracle

The European IT & Software Excellence Awards are the only pan-European awards which recognise the crucial role that ISVs, Solution Providers and Systems Integrators play in the delivery of real world solutions. Entries were submitted by the ISVs, Solution Providers and Systems Integrators themselves describing the solution provided. Each entry had to be supported by an endorsement by the client.

There were eight categories for ISVs and eleven categories for Solution Provider solutions spanning all major customer and solution segments, from SMB to large enterprises and the public sector. In addition to the ISV and Solution Provider categories, there are seven supplier categories for which ISVs and Solution Providers have nominated distributors, hardware and software suppliers, communications, hosting or business services providers for the support they have provided through their partner programmes.

The European IT & Software Excellence 2015 Awards Dinner is being staged following the European Software & Solutions Summit and ISV Convention which takes place at the same venue during the day. For further information visit: www.eusss.com or www.isvconvention.com

About IT Europa
IT Europa is the leading provider of strategic business intelligence, news and analysis on the European IT marketplace and the primary channels that serve it. The company publishes European channel publications such as the IT Europa Newsletter, markets a range of database reports and organises European conferences and events for the IT and Telecoms sectors. For further details visit: www.iteuropa.com

For further information contact:
Alan Norman
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 454 604
Email: alan.norman@iteuropa.com

Source: RealWire