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 multiyear, 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: [email protected]