SkyDox Shortlisted for 2012 Cloud Awards Program

Dec. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- LONDON – SkyDox, a leading provider of a cloud-enabled file sharing and collaboration platform for cross-functional and distributed teams, has been shortlisted in the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards Program in the categories of Most Promising Start-Up and Web Services Excellence.
The Cloud Awards recognize and celebrate industry leaders and pioneers in the field of cloud computing. Categories include B2B Customer Strategy, Best Cloud Infrastructure, Data Innovation of the Year, Developer of the Year, Most Promising Start-Up, Best Platform as a Service, Security Innovation, Best Software as a Service and Web Services Excellence.
The cloud computing awards program is open internationally across the US and EMEA regions and accepts entries from organizations of any size.
Cloud Awards organizer Larry Johnson said: “We have seen a remarkable calibre of organizations enter the program and the Cloud Awards team is truly honored to judge them.
“Cloud computing has faced off many detractors. Some commentators have expressed concerns over security, scalability, and reliability. Now we’re seeing consumer advertisements name-dropping ‘The Cloud,’ we know it’s here to stay. But beyond the hype and the buzz, what does cloud computing have to offer?
“The organizations which have taken part in the 2012 Cloud Awards program demonstrate exactly what cloud computing has to give. We’ve seen world-leading organizations spring up literally overnight to offer faster, more capable and cost-effective solutions than previously imagined. We’ve seen markets become so disrupted, they’re unrecognizable. And we’ve seen all of this when the cloud computing industry is still in its infancy. We can’t wait to see what we get in our in-trays in 2012 and 2013, let alone 2025.”
Barrie Hadfield, SkyDox founder and CTO, said: “The Cloud Awards further reinforce what we are already hearing from the market.  We know enterprise customers are looking for ways to integrate the innovations of cloud-based technology into the workplace. At SkyDox, we’re proud to be leading the market in this direction, toward cloud-enabled collaboration solutions that are designed specifically for the enterprise. We’re honored to be recognized for this by the Cloud Awards.”
Final winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
The Cloud Awards (http://www.cloud-awards.com/) will return in 2012-13 for a fresh program seeking notable excellence in the field of cloud computing.
Full shortlist
B2B Customer strategy
Apprenda
Mendix
Broadview Networks
Cloud infrastructure
Cloud Sigma
Softlayer Technology
StrikeIron
ScaleXtreme
Data innovation of the year
Birst
Broadview Networks
StrikeIron
Developer of the year
Igor Sysoev – NGINX
Dermot Doherty – iSpaces IT
Most promising start-up
iSpaces IT
Zerto
Skydox
Best platform as a service
LiveOps
Mulesoft
Apprenda
Mendix
Security innovation of the year
Gemalto
Callidus Software
Best software as a service
Callidus Software
Birst
Broadview Networks
Web services excellence
StrikeIron
Skydox
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Contact details
For SkyDox
UK Press Contacts:
Alison Johnston
Tel: +44 20 3397 2306    
Mobile: +44 7803 938450
alison@skydox.com

US Press Contacts:
Juliana Allen/Aarti Shah
March Communications
+1 617 960 9880 / +1 617 960 9878
SkyDox@marchpr.com

For the Cloud Awards
Larry Johnson – 2012 Organizer
www.cloud-awards.com
larry@cloud-awards.com

Notes for editors
About the Cloud Awards
The Cloud Awards is a premier international cloud computing awards program which recognizes and honors industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in the field of cloud computing. The inaugural awards, launched in June 2011, opened to large, small, established and start-up organizations, to find and celebrate the pioneers that will shape the future of the industry as we move into 2012 and beyond. Finalists were selected by a panel of international industry experts. For more information about the Cloud Awards please visit http://www.cloud-awards.com/.
About SkyDox
Founded in 2009, SkyDox is a cloud-enabled content management, file sharing and collaboration platform that delivers a suite of online, mobile and desktop-based collaboration, storage and file management tools to enable real time, simultaneous document centric collaboration.
SkyDox allows users to review, comment on, search, store, deliver, manage and collaborate on over 200 file formats on a single cloud based platform that is easy to use and intuitive. With SkyDox users can collaborate on content with company team members, customers, suppliers and business partners using any browser enabled desktop, laptop or mobile device.
SkyDox provides a scalable, highly secure, enterprise grade platform that can be configured as a private, hybrid or public cloud to meet customer and compliance requirements. For more information, please visit http://www.skydox.com/.