eg solutions plc, the AIM listed operations management software company, has been officially recognised as a leading provider of specialist IT software by being shortlisted to receive a top industry award.

The UK IT Awards, a joint venture between Computing and the British Computing Society (BCS), are a platform for the entire UK IT profession to showcase and celebrate best practice, innovation and excellence.

eg has been shortlisted in the ‘Best small IT supplier of the year’ category, alongside:

• Networks First
• Postcode Anywhere
• Telnic
• nFlow Software
• Memset
• DTP Group
• La Fosse Associates
• eg solutions
• ScriptSwitch
• ZyLAB

The new awards programme merges the longstanding Computing Awards for Excellence and the BCS IT Industry Awards. Last year eg was chosen as a finalist in the ‘Business Software Supplier of the Year’ category of the Computing Awards.

Elizabeth Gooch, CEO of eg, said: “The UK IT Awards are a benchmark for excellence throughout the computing industry and I am delighted that eg has been selected as a possible contender to receive an award.”

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 12 November 2009 which will take place at Battersea Park Events Arena, London.

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Read more about the UK IT Awards: http://www.ukitindustryawards.co.uk/Home.asp