BT Awards For Innovation in E-Business: The Winners

The BT Awards for Innovation in E-business have been
announced by organisers ABFL, including the premier award, which this
year went to the Thomas Cook Commercial Foreign Exchange (CFX)
service.

The same site also took the Hitachi Europe Award for
Innovation in e-business in the finance sector.

“Winning this award firmly establishes Thomas Cook as a
leading force in the world of business finance and supports our belief
that this system really will change the face of business foreign exchange
forever,” said Patrick Harrison, head of sales at Thomas Cook CFX.

Four hundred companies, some from as far away as Hong Kong,
entered the programme and many of them sent representatives to last
week’s awards ceremony at Olympia. In case you missed it, here is a
round-up of the winners in all the different categories:

• The BT Award for Innovation in e-business 1998: Thomas Cook
  Commercial Foreign Exchange (CFX)
  
• The Hitachi Europe Award for Innovation in e-business in the Finance
  Sector, in association with ECA: Thomas Cook Commercial Foreign
  Exchange (CFX)
  
• The Express/BT e-business award for small businesses, in association
  with the British Chambers of Commerce: Mansfield Motors
  
• Innovation in e-business in Media & IT, in association
  with NEWSdesk International: NMTV/Silicon
  
• Innovation in e-business in Supply Chain Management,
  in association with the ANA: J. Sainsbury/Nestle
  
• Innovation in e-business in the Service sector, in
  association with the IMIS: Seaforths Travel
  
• Innovation in e-business in Retail, Travel & Transport,
  in association with Net Profit magazine: EMAP Online
  
• Innovation in e-business in the Public Sector, in
  association with SITPRO: Cornwall Health Trust
  
• Innovation in e-business in Europe, in association with
  EEMA: Quality Bakers
  
• The ABFL Award for Collaborative Advantage: Surrey Police
  

  
  

• E-business applied to local economic and
  social challenges: Electronic Village, Glasgow
  
• Chairman’s Commendation for the Management of Change: The Post
  Office
  
• Chairman’s Commendation for Sustained Innovation: Charles Schwab
  Europe