Targeting Innovation

Craneware Plc have scooped the top accolade of Scottish Software Company 2008 at our evening award ceremony on Friday 28^th November  

The Livingston software company which started out on the back of a beermat and now has contracts with 10% of hospitals in the US has been voted Scottish software company of the year aswell as Best International Software Business - congratulations Craneware!

The company was started by Keith Neilson and Gordon Craig in 1999 and signed its first customer contract with the Bayshore Community Hospital in New Jersey in September of that year. Since then it has sold in excess of $110 million worth of licenses and services and today has contracts with more than 950 hospitals in 48 states in America.

George Boag, chief executive Targeting Innovation, said: "The judges found this year's entries to be of extremely high quality. We were impressed by the number of companies who were able to demonstrate strong growth in the year, especially in light of the current economic climate."

Keith Neilson, co-founder and CEO of Craneware, said: "In classic entrepreneurial style the original business plan was written on a beer mat and the company was boot strapped by applying for as many credit cards as possible. Today, in a US hospital market that spends $40 billion a year on software, to have 10% of them saying we are their best software vendor is pretty special for a Scottish company. We plan to be a global player in the health information technology of the future."

Gerry Docherty, Keynote Speaker said: "The Scottish software industry is one of the powerhouses of the Scottish economy. The sector provides more than 70,000 high-quality jobs in Scotland. Our overall winner, Craneware, is a perfect example to all growing IT companies in Scotland. They have not had it easy, but the quality of their management team has seen them through to a position where they are now established players in a technically-tough, highly-competitive international marketplace."

A full list of the Scottish Software Awards 2008 winners can be viewed below:

Scottish Software Company 2008

• Craneware Plc                                               Winner
• Gael Ltd                                                       Runner up
• Bloxx Ltd                                                      Runner up

Best Software Product:

• Gael Ltd                                                       Winner
• Bloxx Ltd                                                     Runner up
• Rapid Mobile Media Ltd                                  Runner up 

Emerging Software Business:

• Keypoint Technologies Ltd                              Winner
• Factonomy Ltd                                              Runner up
• Stream Communications Ltd                           Runner up

Best International Software Business:

• Craneware Plc                                               Winner
• Gael Ltd                                                       Runner up
• VisionWare Ltd                                              Runner up

Best Wireless / Mobile Software Solution:

• Mobile Acuity Ltd                                           Winner
• Mobiqa Ltd                                                   Runner up
• Rapid Mobile Media Ltd                                  Runner up

Best Digital / Media Software Solution:

• Storm ID Ld                                                 Winner
• 2Fluid Creative Limited                                  Runner up
• Aarkid Ltd                                                    Runner up

Best Environmental Software Solution:

• IES Ltd                                                        Winner
• Island Communications Ltd                            Runner up
• NS Design Ltd                                               Runner up

Congratulations to all our winners and runners up and a huge thanks for your participation and support, without which there would be no Scottish Software Awards!   Thanks again!