The Sector Specialist

Award-winning software underlines innovation from sector specialist IRIS

14 September 2009

UK’s largest privately owned software vendor continues to deliver.

IRIS, the UK’s largest privately financed software developer, today announced that it has won another award to add to the growing list of accolades received for its innovative, sector focused software. The company was named as ‘ICT Services Supplier of the Year 2009’ at the Charity Times Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday 9th September. This follows hot on the heels of its IRIS Exchequer accounting product being shortlisted for the Accountancy Age Awards, and (jointly with Guide Dogs) the BCS/Computing Awards.

Martin Leuw, CEO of IRIS, said; “IRIS continues to deliver innovative products and successful projects, and I’m delighted that our successes are widely recognised by industry experts and users alike. We enter awards to help benchmark ourselves against our direct competition and other leading organisations in the IT industry. Our aim to deliver real value to our customers, and the award from Charity Times demonstrates how we can do this in the
Not-For-Profit sector.”

The Charity Times Awards are the pre-eminent celebration of best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector and celebrated their 10th year in 2009. The presentation was held at the Kings Nine Suite at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on 9 September9.

Andrew Holt, editor of Charity Times, said; “IRIS won its award for the work on accessibility carried out during the implementation of its software for Guide Dogs, its market-focused approach to product management and its overall commitment to serve the entire not-for-profit sector.”

For more information about the implementation of IRIS Care at Guide Dogs, please click here

Details of finalists in the BCS/Computing awards can be found at: http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.28250 

Details of finalists in the Accountancy Age Awards can be found at: http://www.accountancyageawards.com/2009Shortlist.asp

Mr Leuw concluded; “IRIS has built deep customer and market knowledge over many years, and this is a fundamental of our success. This sector specialisation and domain expertise is combined with a belief in service excellence within the 1,200 truly committed individuals who deliver our solution. We are determined that our focus on the specific needs of UK organisations will create the best solutions available.”