UUNET is the Network Services Provider of the Year

UUNET has won the Network Services Provider of the Year award at the annual Computing Awards for Excellence. This was announced at the awards dinner last month at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, where the cream of the European IT industry gathered to celebrate IT achievements in 2000 - which has been dubbed "the biggest and best computing awards so far".

"We are very pleased with being presented with this award, which demonstrates the quality of our service offering and our commitment to the industry as a whole and," says Dave Meintjes, director at UUNET SA. "While this award was received in London, we believe that it will further cement our local presence as a recognised network service provider."

Entries for the Network Service Provider of the Year were judged on an organisations ability to demonstrate a high level of customer satisfaction. In addition, other key factors in the final decision included company performance, such as growth and turnover as well as market positioning and competitiveness.

The Computing Awards for Excellence are the most established and renowned awards in the IT calendar. They promote high standards of individual and collective achievement and are widely recognised as the benchmark for excellence throughout the computing industry. For more information about the awards visit the Web site at www.eoncorp.com/computingawards/flash.html