ISPA CELEBRATES WINNERS OF THE INTERNET OSCARS
16 February 2000
The Minister for E-Commerce Patricia Hewitt MP congratulated the winners of the
ISPA Internet Industry Awards at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony held last night.
ISPA Internet Industry Awards at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony held last night.
More than 600 representatives of the UK Internet Industry gathered together last night to celebrate the Award winners, and the Ceremony was transmitted live on the Internet. The Minister for E-Commerce Patricia Hewitt MP said she was "delighted to see the major strides that the internet industry has made in only a few years, as shown by the winners of these awards".
Industry Awards
|
INDUSTRY AWARDS
|
SHORTLIST
|
WINNER
|
| Best hardware supplier |
Cisco Systems;
Lucent Technologies;
TNS Distribution
|
CISCO SYSTEMS |
| Best Software Supplier |
Inverse;
Red Hat;
Sphinx
|
RED HAT |
|
Best Service Supplier
|
Energis;
GX Networks;
TNS Distribution
|
GX Networks |
| Most Useful Software to an ISP |
Apache;
Linux;
Red Hat
|
THE FREE ISP SOFTWARE COMMUNITY |
Consumer Awards
|
CONSUMER AWARDS
|
SHORTLIST
|
WINNER
|
| Best ISP Web Site |
Freenetname
LineOne;
Virgin Net
|
FREENETNAME |
| Best Consumer Customer Service |
AOL;
Global Internet;
Totalise
|
TOTALISE |
| Best Value ISP |
Freenetname
Stray Duck;
Totalise;
|
STRAY DUCK |
| Best Consumer ISP |
Freeserve;
Stray Duck;
Totalise
|
FREESERVE |
| Internet Colossus 2000 |
Richard Branson;
Bill Gates;
Peter Gregory
|
PETER GREGORY |
Business awards
| AWARD | SHORTLIST | WINNER |
| Best ISP Product |
Easynet Dial;
Planet Online Hosting;
Speechmail by Freeserve
|
EASYNET DIAL |
| Most innovative new ISP product | Jyra from PSINet;
Online Call Manager;
Vivao Messaging
|
ONLINE CALL MANAGER |
| Best Business Customer Service |
Direct Connection;
GX Networks;
Netcom Internet
|
NETCOM INTERNET |
| Best Business ISP |
Easynet;
INS (Internet Network Services);
Planet Online
|
PLANET ONLINE |
| Best E Commerce Service offered by an ISP |
Netbanx;
Planet Online's Full Range E-Commerce Offering;
Ticketingsolutions.com
|
NETBANX |
| Best European ISP |
AOL Europe;
Easynet;
UUNET
|
UUNET |
Ends.
Note for editors:
- The UK Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA UK) was set up in 1995 as a trade association to represent UK companies in the Internet sector. For a list of members or other information about ISPA, please consult the website: http://www.ispa.org.uk For additional details please contact Secretary General of ISPA, Nicholas Lansman, on 0171 976 0679 or email: secretariat@ispa.org.uk