search site  |  contact us  HOME PRODUCTS DOWNLOADS SALES SUPPORT NEWS CrystalMaker wins eCommerce Award Winner of the "eTrading" Category for South-East England 17 September 2004. CrystalMaker Software Ltd are delighted to announce that they have won the "eTrading" category of the 2004 South East England eCommerce Awards. The 2004 eTrading Award was presented to Manager Director, Dr David Palmer, by the Enterprise Network Editor of the Sunday Times, David Sumner-Smith, during a gala luncheon at the Arora International, Gatwick. In his award citation, Mr Sumner-Smith praised CrystalMaker Software's success, as a small British company, selling highly-specialized software direct, to a worldwide market - with sales to 33 countries spread across 5 continents and including the world's major universities and research labs. An official press release has now been published by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). Update, 6 October 2004. As the winner of the eTrading Award for South East England (the UK's largest and most prosperous business economy), CrystalMaker Software Ltd was shortlisted for the National Awards. The regional and national awards winners were celebrated at a gala dinner held in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, attended by national dignitaries including Mike O'Brien, the UK Minister of State for Energy and e-Commerce. The glittering event was hosted by Bill Turnbull from BBC News 24. Her Majesty's Life Guards Provided a Guard of Honour The glittering event was hosted by Bill Turnbull (BBC News) Mike O'Brien (UK eCommerce Minister) at the National Awards CrystalMaker Software was the South East "eTrading" winner The 2004 national E-Commerce Awards are run by the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and by InterForum, a not for profit membership organisation that helps British businesses to trade electronically. Sponsored nationally by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and national media sponsor The Sunday Times Enterprise Network, these awards have been designed to recognise and reward those organisations that have demonstrated excellence through the use of the Internet and other Information & Communications Technologies. The Awards are open to UK businesses (limited or otherwise), public bodies, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations with fewer than 250 employees based in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man. The Awards are run on a regional basis in the following categories, with the regional winner of each category going forward to a national category final: "E-Business Start-up", "E-Business", "E-Trading", "Best use of Broadband", "Best use of Teleworking". The 12 regional winners in each category go forward to be judged at a national level. © 2008 CrystalMaker Software Limited. All rights reserved worldwide.