Insider Yorkshire Digital Awards 2009

07/05/2009

The Insider Yorkshire Digital Awards 2009 will take place on Thursday 7th May 2009 at Saviles Hall, The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.

The digital community in Yorkshire contributes £1.2bn to the economy and as the industry has grown so has the awards dinner, reflecting the maturity and status of this exciting sector. Yorkshire Forward are pleased to be sponsoring the Yorkshire Digital Awards which are now in their tenth year and the awards ceremony is taking place on 7 May 2009 at Saviles Hall, The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The shortlisted finalists for all the categories  aredetailed below:

Best Web Design Company
Awarded to the Yorkshire-based web design company the judges consider has shown the most consistent quality in designing websites.
Shortlist: Quba, Numiko, Coolpink, twentysix Leeds, Clever Clover
Sponsored by: Yorkshire Forward

Best IT Consultancy
This unique award will look to honour the company that can show how it has helped Yorkshire's businesses to grow and demonstrate how their advice and support has added value to their clients’ businesses as a whole.
Shortlist: P2 Technologies, Sleek Networks, Save9, NetConstruct, Blue Chip

Best Business-to-Business Website
Awarded to what the judges consider to be the most professional business-to-business website. The judges are looking not just at design but key is what commercial benefits the site has brought to the organisation concerned.
Shortlist: www.myjobgroup.co.uk, www.9xb.com, www.vivid-display.com, www.mckinnon-clarke.co.uk, www.openpaymentsystem.com
Sponsored by: NYnet

Best Business-to-Consumer Website
Awarded to what the judges consider to be the most professional business-to-consumer website, with particular attention given to e-commerce sites. The judges are looking not just at design but what commercial benefits the site has brought to the organisation concerned.
Shortlist: www.subspecies.co.uk, www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk, www.lafitness.co.uk, www.streetshirts.co.uk, www.mind-the-gap.org.uk
Sponsored by: Invest In Bradford

Best Application of Internet Technology
Awarded to the organisation that can most convincingly show how it has applied internet technology to improve its commercial performance.
Shortlist: Pilot Theatre, Harvard Engineering, aql, Patient Opinion, H2R
Sponsored by: Yorkshire Forward

Best Digital Start-Up
This is awarded to what the judges consider to be the most successful Yorkshire-based digital company that has been running for less than three years.
Shortlist: BrandNew, The Precious Monkey Jewellery, Tierlinear/s3crm, The Digital Consortium
Sponsored by: Barnsley Digital Media Centre

Best Game
Awarded to what the judges consider to be the best game produced by a Yorkshire-based games developer. The judges will look for excellence in terms of artistic style, use of technology, gameplay and fun factor.
Shortlist: Harry Putter’s Crazy Golf (Limelight Software), Pencil Rebel (Model No 1)
Sponsored by: Screen Yorkshire

Best Entertainment Site
Awarded to the site aimed purely at entertainment that the judges consider to be the most professionally executed while remaining the most fun to use.
Shortlist: www.pilot–theatre.com, www.getyourheadroundit.co.uk, www.britanniahigh.com, www.freebingo.co.uk, celebrity.itv.com  

Best E-learning Initiative
For the second time we will be rewarding excellence in the e-learning sector. What level of adoption has the initiative had and what effect has been seen in terms of business performance?
Shortlist: www.training-pod.com (Mezzo Films), www.getyourheadroundit.co.uk (Get Your Head Round It), www.asda-thebinks.co.uk (MadeByPi), www.radiowaves.co.uk (Synergy TV), www.ecgskills.net (Medcom)

Best Application of Mobile Technology
Awarded to the most promising application or content that successfully engages with customers on mobile platforms or handsets.
Shortlist: Blink, An Agency Called England, Sense Internet, 3Squared
Sponsored by: 4iP

Best New Talent
For the first time this year we have been working with tutors in colleges and universities across the Yorkshire and Humber region for this award and therefore we have not been seeking nominations. The winner will be announced at the awards dinner.
Sponsored by: Leeds College of Art & Design

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