Date and venue of the 2009/ 2010 Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards ceremony have now been announced. This year, we will be hosting an early-evening Awards party to celebrate the achievements of this year's finalists. The party will be held on

 

Friday, 27^th November 2009, at the in Glasgow.

 

Tickets are now on sale from the Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards website at £35 + VAT per person. The Scottish Software Awards party will be the perfect opportunity to network with industry peers and sponsors which include Informatics Ventures, Northedge and Acumen PR.  It will also be an excellent opportunity to potentially make those vital contacts that could produce next year's "Best Software Product" or "International Software Business".

 

Targeting Innovation Ltd is delighted to announce the launch of the 2009/ 2010 Scottish Software Awards. Established in 2003, the Scottish Software Awards recognise the expertise, know-how and business acumen prevalent in Scottish software companies, and the contribution they make to the industry and the Scottish economy. The prestigious and unique programme will culminate in an Awards ceremony to be held in November, which will bring together the industry’s most innovative companies and individuals to celebrate inventiveness and outstanding achievements in the Scottish software community.

The 2009/ 2010 Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards will recognise six of the industry’s most original and successful companies that have demonstrated excellence and strong leadership during the past 12 months. The competition is open to Scottish software companies of any size and age, and all entries will be assessed by a panel of judges from leading businesses, higher education establishments, public and private sector organisations.

This year’s Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards categories:

• Scottish Software Company of the Year 2009/ 2010
• Emerging Software Business Award
• Best Software Product
• International Software Business Award
• Best Wireless/ Mobile Software Solution
• Best Digital Media Software Solution

More details on the Award categories and how to enter the competition can be found on the Software Awards website at www.scottishsoftwareawards.co.uk, where application forms are now available for download. All entry forms must be submitted prior to Friday, 9th October 2009.

A Platform for the Most Innovative Scottish Software Companies

The Scottish software sector is one of the most dynamic and diverse in the world, comprising nearly 1,400 companies specialising in software design for everything from engineering and manufacturing to science, neural networks, telecommunications, multimedia and games development. “We would like to recognise the outstanding contribution of innovative Scottish software companies to the national economy, and to provide a platform for the Scottish software community to showcase their ideas and products. We look forward to receiving many applications from the best and most exciting software companies Scotland has to offer, and to celebrating their achievements at the Awards ceremony later this year,” commented George Boag, Targeting Innovation’s Chief Executive, on the occasion of the launch of the 2009/ 2010 Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards.

For additional information on the 2009/ 2010 Targeting Innovation Scottish Software Awards, please contact Lindsay Johnston, Targeting Innovation’s Marketing Executive, on 0141 572 1600.