The European Seal of e-Excellence is a quality label that rewards outstanding performance ("excellence

Excellence

Excellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is also an aimed for standard of performance.-History:...

") in the marketing of innovation in the information & communication technologies (ICT), internet and digital media sectors. The Award is supported by numerous industry associations and clusters from all over the world. Winners are selected by a jury. The Award Ceremony takes place each year at CeBIT

CeBIT

CeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...

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History

The European Seal of e-Excellence was created in 2003 by a group of associations representing the ICT and digital media industries. It can be compared to the (no more available) IST prize

European IST Grand Prize

The European Information Society Technologies Prize is the most distinguished award for groundbreaking products that represent the best of European innovation in Information Society Technologies...

 but carries the idea one step further to the marketing of ICT innovation. As such, it was an answer to the so-called "European paradox

European paradox

"European paradox" refers to the perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations. The term was coined in a European Commission Green Paper in 1995.- References :- External links :* * * , , May 2007...

", a term coined in a European Commission Green Paper in 1995 and referring to the often encountered inability of Europe to bring (excellent) research and scientific results to the markets.

Partners

The Seal is supported by a broad network of organisations from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Uruguay. It is spear-headed by the EMF, a non-profit organisation acting since 1993 to promote European ICT companies.

Winners

More than 250 companies and organisations have won the Seal since 2003.

In 2011, 36 companies from 18 countries were awarded:


Platinum Winners 2011: Ameise Editora, B.U.T, Bitext Innovations, Cinetis, Egyszervolt.hu, IMASTE, Neuromarketing, VIDAVO


Gold Winners 2011: Adobe Scene7, Balazs-Diak, digital publishing, eRevMax, G&L Group, Hedz Hungary, ICB - InterConsult Bulgaria, Norse Solutions, RichCast, Soft Economy, TR Associates, VASCO Data Security, Wordbee


Silver Winners 2011: ACCURO, Anboto Europe, apprupt, Clic and Cash, Hexacta, LetterGen, Lingosaur, Musala Soft, Nemzeti Tankonyvkiado, plista, Quicksite, QUISMA, SmartSoft, Soluciones Tecnologicas, TOPEX