– Europe’s top ISVs compete for coveted awards

[London, 31st October 2011] IT Europa, the leading European IT publisher and market intelligence organisation, today announced the launch of the European Software Excellence Awards 2012 - the pan-European awards event for the ISV community. The winners and finalists will be honoured at a celebration dinner at the Grand Hyatt, Berlin on 1st March 2012.

Due to the huge success of the European IT Excellence Awards last year IT Europa has created an independent set of awards purely for ISVs, The European Software Excellence Awards.

“There were so many high quality entries in the ISV categories at last year’s European IT Excellence Awards that we decided to create a separate event just for the European ISV community,” commented Alan Norman, Managing Director of IT Europa.

“We felt that the number of categories needed to expand to cater for the numbers, range and quality of entries we were receiving. That led us to the conclusion that the ISV community deserved its own awards event, highlighting the industry’s skills and achievements.”

Last year’s awards event drew entries from 31 countries, with 62 companies from 22 countries making the finals. “We had stunning entries from right across Europe”, commented John Chapman, Editorial Director at IT Europa. “Unfortunately there were many excellent entries that never made it to the finals due to the sheer number of entries. This was particularly the case for the ISV categories.”

“This year, in creating a separate European Software Excellence Awards and expanding the number of categories, we will be able to provide a more effective showcase for the breadth and quality of solutions that Europe’s ISV community deliver.”

Full details of the awards and all the new categories can be found at www.iteawards-software.com

Award entries have to be submitted by 6th January 2012 and finalists will be notified by 20th January 2012. The winners and finalists will be honoured at a celebration dinner at the Grand Hyatt, Berlin on 1st March 2012 at the conclusion of the European ISV Convention 2012 that will be staged at the same location during the day (for further details visit: www.isvconvention.com)