John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is pleased to learn that Wiley colleagues are
the recipients of the IT Project Team of the Year Award in the
Organisational Excellence Awards category of the UK IT Industry Awards
2013. Organised by Computing and the BCS – the Chartered
Institute for IT – the Awards are an annual celebration of the very best
IT professionals working in the UK, and are seen as the benchmark for
outstanding performance throughout the UK computer industry. This year’s
award ceremony, held at the Battersea Park Events Arena, featured 25
categories which covered project, organisation, technology, and
individual excellence.
The Award was presented by comedian Jimmy Carr and Paul Harvey of Computing to
Wiley’s Freddie Quek, Director of Engineering – Strategic Initiatives,
who led the winning team made up of 53 colleagues across 11 offices in 5
countries. The prize was awarded for the successful transition of the
American Geophysical Union’s 22 journals and over 550 books to Wiley
Online Library, including over one and a half million pages of legacy
content and 37,000 alert subscribers. The award entries were judged on
professionalism, successful use of IT, excellence and innovation.
David Clarke, MBE, Group Chief Executive Officer of BCS said:
“Congratulations to all the winners and those who were highly commended
in the 2013 awards. The Awards recognise the professionalism and
innovation that exists in IT. The quality of applications we received
this year was excellent, but the winners stood out as exceptional and
inspiring, and should be very proud of their success.”
“Although this was a technology project, the success was down to Wiley
colleagues with a ‘can do’ attitude and achieved through strong business
and technology collaboration” said David Aldea, Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer, Global Research, Wiley. “The project itself became a
model of inter-departmental co-operation and teamwork by virtue of the
sheer effort and immense capability of the various teams in meeting this
challenging assignment.”
About the awards
The BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards provide a
platform for the entire profession to celebrate best practice,
innovation and excellence. In total, this year’s Awards featured 25
categories which covered: project, organisation, technology and
individual excellence. The categories were open to organisations and
individuals involved in IT across the public, not for profit and
commercial sectors. For more information, please visit http://www.ukitindustryawards.co.uk/.
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