The BCS IT Professional Awards 2006 winners 

TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
sponsored by CS Group

Winner

• StartHere

Medallists

• RegenTV, IBM UK
• IAGmanager, Reidmark and nextstep in Lancashire
• Entente, InterSystems and Thames Cancer Registry

SYSTEMS
sponsored by IBM

Winner

• RNLI Sea Safety System, Active Web Solutions

Medallists

• Quality Assurance for IPTV, BT Group CTO Research & Venturing
• Ireland Digital Tachograph Project - Intercede
• Sky by Broadband, ioko

SERVICES

Winner

• Trexy.com, Trexy

Medallists

• Two-Factor Two-Way Authentication, Alliance & Leicester
• Core Web Security, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• Cosmic - FFP, Cosmic

APPLICATIONS

Winner

• Visual Planet Interactive Poster, Visual Planet

Medallists

• AppSense Application Manager, AppSense
• Enterprise Engineer, McLaren Software
• Workforce Management Solutions for the Real-Time Enterprise, Smart Human Logistics

BT INNOVATION FLAGSHIP AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGY
sponsored by BT

Winner

• RNLI Sea Safety System, Active Web Solutions

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION SECURITY 
sponsored by McAfee

Winner

• Security Management Programme, Liverpool Direct 

Medallists

• Two-Factor Two-Way Authentication, Alliance & Leicester
• Project Guardian, Anite Public Sector 
• Preventing DDoS attacks, Betfair
• Preventing DDoS attacks, Betfair 

YOUNG IT PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Thus

Winner

• Saqib Shaikh, Microsoft Corporation 

Medallists

• Mark Alexander, Graham Technology 
• Iain McGinniss, Graham Technology
• Paul Cheek, TeamSpirit Software 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Winner

• Scottish Provident International Life Assurance

Medallists

• Lincolnshire Police
• Scottish Executive 

PMR PROJECT MANAGER OF THE YEAR 
sponsored by PMR

Winner

• Ray Jackson, Post Office 

Medallists

• Mike Moore, Calibrand, the currency for talent 
• Lachlan Macdonald, Royal Bank of Scotland Group 
• Rob Wetherill, Royal Bank of Scotland Group 

DELOITTE IT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (LARGE ORGANISATIONS) 
sponsored by Deloitte (in association with the Institute of Directors) 

Winner

• David Brown, Scottish Water 

Medallists

• Al-Noor Ramji, BT Group/BT Exact 
• David Matthewman, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
• Simon Kosminsky, SJ Berwin LLP 

IT DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR 
sponsored by InterSystems

Winner

• Richard Jones, Anglia Business Solutions

Medallists

• Mark O'Farrell, Farrellsoft
• Jason Cole, Royal Bank of Scotland
• Meeraj Kunnumpurath, Voca 

IT SERVICE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
sponsored by the itSMF

Winner

• Paul James of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Medallists

• Rick Godbolt, Lloyds TSB Group
• Simon Wright, Rail Settlement Plan 
• Dave Roberts, Retail Assist 

IT TRAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD
sponsored by Training Synergy

Winner

Dave Britt, QA InterQuad

Medallists

• Edmund Lepre, Happy Computers
• Nick Noble, LogicaCMG
• Michelle Mook, Matrix FortyTwo 

MOBILE COMPUTING AWARD
sponsored by Rainer PR 

Winner

• RNLI Sea Safety System, Active Web Solutions

Medallists

• Basco “Lambing using GT Mobile”, Graham Technology
• Vehicle Tracking System, LondonWaste
• Integrated Wi-Fi for The Royal Hospitals, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast   

GCS WOMEN IN IT AWARD
sponsored by GCS

Winner

• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Medallists

• AstraZeneca - Discovery Information
• ThoughtWorks 
• West Dunbartonshire Council  

IT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD (SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES)
sponsored by Claranet

Winner

• Neil Pearson, Hotcourses

Medallists

• Chris Thorn, Chameleon Net
• Paul Broome, i-CD Publishing (www.192.com and corporate 192)
• Tony Pearson, Proteus Software 

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

FINANCIAL, INSURANCE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
sponsored by Infrasoft Technologies

Winner

• New Improved Car Insurance, Direct Line Group, RBS Insurance

Medallists

• Two-Factor Two-Way Authentication, Alliance & Leicester 
• Abacus and LogicaCMG 
• S90 Release, Post Office  

PUBLIC SECTOR, NOT FOR PROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS
sponsored by Micro Focus

Winner

• eRDM, Scottish Executive

Medallists

• Connect Mann Programme, Isle of Man Government 
• Enquiries to Registration (E2R), Newcastle University 

SMALL ORGANISATIONS

Winner

• The eCourier System,  eCourier 

Medallists

• Resolve Shipping Quotation System, Mail Boxes Etc
• Project Destiny, the creation of Miller Brands, Miller Brands (UK) and Deloitte 

RETAIL, COMMERCIAL & MANUFACTURING

Winner

• CoreB, JJ Food Service

Medallists

• National Rail Fares and Retail Publications Project, Association of Train Operating Companies 
• The Carphone Warehouse, Informatica Corporation 
• TechBuild05 Service Improvement Programme, ITV  

BCS Business Achievement Flagship Award 
supported by Computer Weekly

Winner

• The eCourier System, eCourier 

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