• Pan-European Awards for ISVs, Solution Providers, Systems Integrators, Software Vendors, Service Providers and Distributors

• Recognising Excellence in IT and Telecoms Channels, Software and Solutions

(London, 30 October 2012) IT Europa announced today that it will stage the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2013 in London on 13 March 2013. Now in their fifth year, the European IT & Software Excellence Awards have been designed to recognise and reward excellence in European software development and IT and Telecoms solutions provision. The awards will bring together leading ISVs, Solution Providers and Systems Integrators from across Europe to demonstrate their ability to provide industry-leading IT solutions for their customers.

The awards are split into three sections. The first set of awards is for Systems Integrators and Solution VARs and acknowledges their skill and endeavour in delivering world class IT solutions for their customers. The second set of awards, exclusively for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and software developers, highlights the applications that they have developed and delivered for their customers. The final set of awards, for suppliers, highlights those vendors, distributors and service providers who best support their channel partners to deliver excellence.

"With the complexity of technology continuing to increase, the role played by ISVs, solution providers and integrators in delivering real solutions to end-customers is becoming increasingly important," says Alan Norman, Managing Director of IT Europa. "The European IT & Software Excellence Awards were the first pan-European awards to recognise excellence in the creation and delivery of real solutions and are intended to encourage the development of partnerships between vendors and solution providers across the IT and Telecoms industries."

IT & Software Excellence Awards winners will be presented with their awards at the European IT & Software Excellence Awards Dinner on 13 March 2013 at The London Lancaster Hotel, London.

Organisations wishing to enter the European IT & Software Excellence Awards or interested in sponsorship opportunities can find further information at www.iteuropa.com/events/awards. The closing date for entries is 11 January 2013. The Awards dinner is co-located with the European ISV Convention 2013 (www.iteuropa.com/events/isv) which will be staged during the day.

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. In addition to its news services, the company 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