Picsel named Scottish Software Company of the Year
Picsel Technologies Ltd was named the Scottish Software Company of the Year at the fifth-annual Scottish Software Awards Ceremony (www.scottishsoftwareawards.co.uk) on Friday 23rd November at the Radisson SAS, Glasgow.
Picsel, which also won Best Embedded Software Solution, was chosen as a result of its success in remaining a leader in the mobile software solutions market, particularly in Japan and Korea. As the markets in Europe and the US catch up with the Far East, Picsel is increasingly at the forefront of developments in these regions as well.
They have remained committed to their headquarters in Glasgow as the company has developed into a global player. Picsel continues to expand and develop the local economy, making them a significant employer of Scottish talent. The company currently employs over 220 software engineers in Scotland creating technology at the cutting edge of mobile applications, content delivery and new services.
George Boag, Chief Executive at Targeting Innovation said “Picsel is a great example to other Scottish software companies, highlighting the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland and showing that a highly profitable, international business can be built from the region.”
Other award winners at the Ceremony, hosted by Targeting Innovation in association with Straightline Publishing Ltd were:
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The International Software Business Award went to Gael Ltd in recognition of their success in developing a international strategy enables them to reach a global audience through the use of innovative web technology such as Webex.
· Emerging Business of the Year went to Ateeda, an Edinburgh-based company whose software tool, OptimATE, provides a solution for the global microelectronics manufacturing industry.
· Level Four Software Ltd was named Best Software Product for their Bridge:test product, targeted at banks across the world to address the growing problem of testing of today’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) software platforms.
· The Best Wireless/Mobile Software Solution was won by the Edinburgh-based company Mobiqa, for their mobile phone boarding pass solutions called mobi-pass™.
· Crisp Documents won the Best Digital Media Software Solution for it’s vPDF technology which preserves scanned documents for future generations and has helped the company to grow in a competitive market.
· JP Morgan and EMC were jointly awarded the Open Source prize for excellence, both demonstrating the how open source can drive innovation and increase competitiveness.
The Scottish Software Award event sponsors were Targeting Innovation Ltd in association with Straightline Publishing. While the prize sponsors of the awards were Barclays Wealth, Microsoft, Scottish Equity Partners, Wireless Innovation and Scottish Enterprise.
The winners and runners up at the Scottish Software Awards 2007 were:
The Scottish Software Award 2007 -
Sponsored by Barclays Wealth
o Winner – Picsel Technologies Ltd
o Runner Up - Gael Technology
o Runner Up - DBS Software
Best Software Product -
Sponsored by Microsoft
o Winner – Level Four Software Ltd
o Runner Up – PI Energy & Emissions
o Runner Up – SeeByte Ltd
Best International Software Business -
Sponsored by Targeting Innovation Ltd
o Winner – Gael Ltd
o Runner Up – Graham Technology
o Runner Up – Codeplay Software Limited
Best Emerging Business -
Sponsored by Scottish Equity Partners
o Winner – Ateeda
o Runner Up – NetIDme Ltd
o Runner Up – HoundDog Technology Limited
Best Wireless/Mobile Software Solution -
Sponsored by Wireless Innovation Centre
o Winner – Mobiqa
o Runner Up – Trisent Communications Ltd
o Runner Up – Argyll
Best Embedded Software Solution -
Sponsored by Scottish Enterprise
o Winner – Picsel Technologies Ltd
o Runner Up – SeeByte Ltd
o Runner Up – Arch Consulting Ltd
Best Digital Media Software Solution -
Sponsored by Straightline Publishing Ltd
o Winner – Crisp Documents
o Runner Up – 2FluidCreative Ltd
Runner Up – CC Technology
Scottish Software Awards ceremony - Friday 23rd November 2007
The awards night is almost upon us. Record entries combined with great sponsorship support from both mulit-national and Scottish based companies in or supporting the industry, this year's expanded awards promise to be a great celebration of the best of the Scottish software industry.
The introduction of new awards for Best Wireless/Mobile Solution, Best Embedded Software and Best Digital Media Solution, combined with the incorporation of the Open Source Awards, reflect the scope of breadth of the industry in Scotland.
Commenting on the response to this year's competition George Boag, Chief Executive, Targeting Innovation said, "As always the companies entering ths Scottish Software Awards have surpassed our expectations. We have received a record number of entries this year and after an initial review, the competition for the top places should be very close.
The Keynote Speaker will be Ian Ritchie, CBE 'arguably Scotland's most persistent supporter of early stage firms'. Involved in developing some of the earliest internet technology, he is active in the start-up and development of several Scottish based technology companies.
Record Entries for this year’s Scottish Software Awards
Entry to this year's Scottish Software Awards closed with a record number of entries - almost a 1/3rd up on last year with a good representation over all the categories. The judges have begun the difficult job of short listing the winners; now all we have to do is wait to find out who is Scotland's Software Company of the Year.
The winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony and dinner at the Radisson SAS, Glasgow on the 23rd November.
As always the event will be an excellent networking opportunity with key figures in the Scottish software industry as well as an opportunity to hear what some of our more successful companies have done over the past year.
To book your place at the Ceremony contact Gareth Rees at Straightline Publishing on 01698 853 000 or at gareth@straightlinepublishing.com
Barclays Wealth lead Major Companies support of Scottish Software Awards 2007.
This year’s Scottish Software Awards competition has attracted backing from some of the top companies from various business sectors in Scotland.
This year’s Event Sponsor is Barclays Wealth. Announcing their sponsorship of the awards Malcolm Macallan, Director - Technology said “Barclays Wealth is pleased to sponsor this year’s Scottish Software Awards. These awards highlight the innovative software products and strong leadership that have made Scotland’s software industry so successful.
“Glasgow is a core operating and business hub for Barclays Wealth and nurturing the growth of Scotland’s talented software developers and companies is very important to us. We currently have a team of 1,200 staff in Glasgow, of which over 150 are IT staff who design, build and maintain our banks’ systems.
“We recently announced the further expansion of our operation in Glasgow. We will be employing a further 500 employees in the City, many of whom will be part of our Technology teams.
“The Scottish Software Awards highlight the innovation and drive which companies need to be successful in business. Sponsoring these awards gives us the opportunity to encourage the growth in the Scottish software industry.”
To date the Wireless Innovation Centre, Scottish Equity Partners. Sun Microsystems, Bank of Scotland Corporate and McClure Naismith solicitors have also demonstrated their encouragement and support for the competition by coming on board as sponsors of the awards.
In addition to this, ScotlandIS and Uppermost Business Gifts have also shown their enthusiasm to promote the software sector in Scotland by becoming Supporters of the awards.
Early Nominations for Scottish Software Awards 2007 flooding in!
Nominations for this year’s Scottish Software Awards are now beginning to flood in following the competition launch on 9th July 2007.
Now in their 5th year, the quality and volume of Awards entrants continues to increase year on year and due to this, it has been essential to this year’s competition that we expand our category choice to embrace the creativity and innovation that are demonstrated in each and every application.
Software companies from all over Scotland are encouraged to participate and enter as many of the 7 categories available as they wish.
To nominate your company for any of this year’s categories, please click on the How to Enter tab above to download a nomination form.
Top Scottish Companies support of Scottish Software Awards 2007.
This year’s Scottish Software Awards competition has attracted backing from some of the top companies from various business sectors in Scotland.
To date the Wireless Innovation Centre, Scottish Equity Partners and Bank of Scotland Corporate have demonstrated their encouragement and support for the competition by coming on board as sponsors of the awards.
In addition to this, ScotlandIS and Uppermost Business Gifts have also shown their enthusiasm to promote the software sector in Scotland by becoming Supporters of the awards.
Awards Launch
Software companies operating in Scotland invited to take advantage of the opportunity to showcase their company by entering this year’s competition and get the chance to be recognised for their contribution to the industry and the Scottish economy.
In launching the awards that will be presented at a Dinner and industry networking event on the 23rd November at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow, George Boag, Chief Executive of Targeting Innovation Ltd commented:
“Scotland has all the right ingredients to develop a successful software industry in terms of graduate output, research expertise and an established company base. It is one of Scotland’s best kept secrets that we have a strong and vibrant software sector.” It is because of this that Targeting Innovation is hosting the Scottish Software Awards 2007. We hope to bring greater recognition and focus on the industry and to expose some of Scotland’s more impressive case studies to a wider audience. We hope this helps young software companies raise the bar to ensure that they become the next Graham Technology or Axios Systems.
