Virtualisation Specialist Nominated for UK IT Industry Awards

Online, September 21, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Intercept, the London based virtualisation and cloud computing specialists announced today that Nigel Woods, Technical Director, as a finalist in the UK IT Industry Awards 2009. Nigel has been nominated in the Individual Excellence Awards presented to IT professionals for demonstrating exceptional ability in their field in the category of IT Service and Support Professional of the Year.

Richard Gilder, Chief Executive at Intercept believes this is due recognition for Nigel consistently achieving outstanding service for clients in both the public and private sectors and being an inspiration to the team around him.

"Nigel is a great role model for Intercept as his achievements reflect the company principles of a hard working approach and desire to achieve for all our customers. The industry awards are important for our sector as it enables the entire UK IT profession to showcase and celebrate innovation and excellence."

The UK IT Industry Awards see a new venture between BCS and Computing, merging the BCS IT Industry Awards and the Computing Awards for Excellence to create one platform for the entire profession to celebrate best practice.

David Clarke, BCS Chief Executive says: "I'm particularly pleased to see so many entries in these difficult economic conditions; it reinforces the importance of IT in delivering business and social benefit. Our awards are central to our drive to create the IT profession and the finalists can be proud of their achievements."

Earlier this year Nigel was honoured by the British Computer Society by being invited to become a Fellow of the Society (FBCS). Fellowship is by invitation only for those holding a senior position with an established reputation of eminence or authority in the field of IT.

Nigel added: "It is a great honour to gain industry recognition for the success that Intercept has won in the past year. We are becoming a trusted partner to many new organisations looking to simplify and gain control of their IT architecture and experience the benefits of next generation IT using virtualisation and cloud computing."

Nigel will present a seminar on 'Taming the Core Application Management For Knight Frank's 1,600 Distributed Workforce' at the IP Expo event on 7 October, at which Intercept is a Gold Sponsor. This customer led case study is part of Intercept seminar programme at IP Expo spanning both the virtualisation and cloud computing theatres. For more information see www.ipexpo.co.uk/intercept

The UK IT Industry Awards will be held at the Battersea Park Events Arena on 12 November 2009.

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About Intercept:
As award winning specialists, Intercept focuses on helping companies of all sizes reap the rewards of virtualised IT and cloud computing. From the desktop to the data centre, Intercept help its clients get the most out of their IT to reduce costs, improve user experience and increase business agility

The company has years of real world experience designing innovative solutions to fit client needs, all delivered with exceptional tailored support. Intercept has virtualised over 5,000 servers, over 100,000 desktops and more than 2,000 different applications in 30 languages, realising millions of pounds worth of savings to its customers. What's more, some 60,000 users rely on Intercept's managed and online services.

As specialists in delivering virtual IT infrastructure, Intercept consultants are different. Using the most resilient, scalable and high-performing technology available today, Intercept's solutions empower client teams to get the very most out of their ICT investment.

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