Skinkers and Microsoft win Partnering for Innovation Award
UK Technology Innovation and Growth 2008 Awards
Skinkers, the pioneer of information broadcast technology, and Microsoft were awarded the prestigious Partnering for Innovation Award at the UK Technology Innovation and Growth 2008 Awards.
The judging criteria for the category included:
Added value through introduction of clients to potential partners
Number of staff who spend 60%+ of their time with technology client business
Key client wins
Transactions - i.e. close of funding, exits
Demonstrable results for a client involved in the technology business, can be both above and below the line
David Long, CEO of Skinkers commented “We are delighted to win this prestigious award with Microsoft. Our partnership has been working tremendously over the last year and it's immensely rewarding and reassuring to know that a panel of independent industry judges commends us so highly for doing the right things to make our partnership successful."
The judging panel commented, “This is great example of how Microsoft can and does work with small, innovative software companies. Working with Microsoft Research Labs in Cambridge, London-based Skinkers is delivering a truly world-beating offering which will change the way we watch TV. This collaboration demonstrates true partnering for innovation.”
Karl Noakes, Director, Partner Sales, Microsoft UK said: “This award is great recognition for Livestation, an innovative peer-to-peer Internet broadcast technology co-developed by Skinkers and Microsoft Research. Livestation utilises Silverlight to create a rich interactive user experience for live video delivery and we are delighted to win this Partnering for Innovation Award with Skinkers”.
About the UK Technology Innovation and Growth 2008 Awards
The awards recognise those individuals and organisations that drive the success of the UK's fastest growing technology companies. Award nominations will go through an exhaustive process of investigation by our esteemed panel of judges and over last nine years these awards have become one of the most coveted accolades within the industry.
The awards, now in their ninth coveted year, recognise talent and success across the UK technology industry at both individual and company level. Each award category is individually judged according to stipulated criteria.
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