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Vicinitee.com shortlisted for IT Honour
17 October 2007The company faces a nail-biting wait to see if it has taken the title for Consumer Goods and Services Organisation of the Year, within the Organisational Excellence category of the British Computer Society's (BCS) annual awards.
Representatives from Vicinitee will be attending a gala event, where the winner will be announced at a glittering ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on December 6.
Anna Duckworth BCS Head of Corporate Marketing said: 'Year on year the standard of entries increases and this year is no exception with innovative projects which showcase excellence in IT. The next stage of judging will be very difficult as our expert panel endeavours to select the outright winners for each award.
'The BCS IT Industry awards are the leading hallmark of success amongst practitioners in the IT industry today.
'As standards of sophistication, business acumen and skill in the IT world are continually developing, the role of IT and its effective management is critical across the whole spectrum of business.
'These cross-industry awards recognise, promote and acclaim excellence, professionalism, innovation and the outstanding achievements to which individuals and groups contribute.'
Vicinitee Ltd - part of Broadgate Estates Ltd - has developed and operates vicinitee.com, a community and business management website. The concept has four aspects, Vicinitee Business which powers business management tools, Vicinitee Residential which powers residential management tools, Vicinitee Community, the community website, and Vicinitee Retail for the retail sector.
Ultimately, Vicinitee makes some of the UK's most prominent office buildings and well-known shopping centres work better by utilising innovative web-based technology to drive forward organisational performance and deliver improved relationships with consumers.
Bob Flood, managing director of Vicinitee Limited, said: 'It is an outstanding achievement to have got this far alone in the award's process.'