2003
ISPA is grateful to the Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, the keynote speaker at the event. ISPA thanks him and his Department's continued support of this event.
Consumer Division
Best Consumer Application sponsored by Blueyonder from Telewest Broadband Winner: Freeserve SiteBuilder
The judges found that Freeserve's Sitebuilder helped to break down perceived technological barriers, enabling non-technical consumers to develop an online presence.
Best Consumer Broadband Provider sponsored by Toragen Winner: Pipex
Pipex were found to be innovative in price reductions. The Pipex ADSL offering provides a good access level price for consumers requiring an all in one package to access the Internet with a high-speed connection.
Best Unmetered ISP sponsored by mediaWays Winner: Freeserve
Freeserve's unmetered access was thought to give consumers value-for-money access and services, good customer support and the flexibility of not being tied into a contract.
Best National Consumer ISP sponsored by Mastercard Winner: One.Tel.
The judges highlighted the penny per minute access tariff and the Centrica influenced bundling of telephony services to provide diverse and good value Internet services to consumers.
Business Division
Best Small or Niche Market ISP sponsored by Freeserve Winner: West Dorset Internet.
The judges saw that not only was West Dorset Internet small, but it also served a particular niche market. WDI uses wireless masts to deliver broadband to rural areas, a business regarded as both innovative and challenging by the judges.
Best Business Application sponsored by Exponential-e Winner: JetSet from Community Internet.
The judges found JetSet an effective application to enable business travellers to prepay for their online time so they can dial-up to the Internet in over 150 countries without changing ISP.
Best Small Business ISP sponsored by top-pile.com Winner: Fastnet
Fastnet were seen to be a company dedicated to transparent pricing and dynamic enough to tailor their services to individual small businesses.
Best Business Broadband Provider sponsored by NTT Europe Winner: Eclipse Internet.
Eclipse's resource commitment to research and development and customer service impressed the judges, as did their commitment to offering important value added services, such as virtual private network solutions.
Best National Business ISP sponsored by AOL Winner: Claranet
Claranet wins this award for the second time in a row. The judges sited their continued focus on good customer service to the business community.
Industry Division
Best Hardware sponsored by BT Winner: Electronic Frontier
Not only did the judges admire the plug and play nature of Electronic Frontier's products, they also highlighted good customer service. The levels of support offered were found to reduce the time needed for internal training.
Best Broadband Supplier sponsored by Pipex Winner: West Dorset Internet
The difficulty of getting broadband to rural areas prompted the judges to award this very small operation. WDI was described as a gutsy company providing an alternative to broadband provision and bypassing local loop unbundling.
Best Co-Location Provider sponsored by EuroISPA Winner: Telecity
The judges made much of Telecity's facilities outside of the docklands. Telecity was found to have carrier notions and performed to the best standards. They were regarded as competent and easy to deal with.
Best Carrier sponsored by Corporate Internet Winner: Cable and Wireless
Good transit times, global reach, operating their own network and competitive pricing for national transit prompted the judges to choose Cable and Wireless as the Best Carrier.
Best Search Engine sponsored by One.Tel Winner: Google
The judges found Google to offer good, profitable partnerships. It's clean results and editorial policy of not selling rankings make it a useful tool for end users, so good for ISPs to partner with.
Internet Watch Foundation Award for Developments in Online Safety sponsored by Mistral.
Winner: Childnet International for Kidsmart
Kidsmart uses a roadshow, lesson and classroom activity plans, drama scripts, online role playing, leaflets and posters, a seminar for parents and an effective website to communicate to children, parents and teachers about being safe on the internet.
Internet Hero sponsored by MessageLabs Winner: Richard Allan MP
Richard Allan MP for Sheffield Hallam wins this award for his ongoing support and understanding of the Internet and the Internet industry.
Internet Villain sponsored by ts.com Winner: The Home Office
The Home Office wins this award for the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security (ATCS) Act and continued delays associated with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).