- sales-i continues its run of award successes adding a BCS & Computing UK IT Industry medal to its bustling trophy cabinet -

Solihull, UK - November 19th, 2009 - sales-i, (www.sales-i.com) the sales intelligence service for front line sales people today announced that is has been awarded a winning medal in the BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards in the much coveted category ‘Best Product Developed in the UK’. The judging panel recognised sales-i`s significant growth and achievement with its SaaS-based sales and customer intelligence system that is breaking market expectations in its take up here in the UK and significantly in the US too.

The UK IT Industry Awards see a new venture between the British Computer Society (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, innovation and excellence. The 2009 winners were announced at the Battersea Park Events Arena on Thursday 12th of November where more than 10 companies competed with sales-i in the Best New Product Developed in the UK category.

sales-i a simple but highly powerful sales tool, provided as a hosted service, with browser access on any client device, including BlackBerries and mobile phones. sales-i also includes embedded CRM functionality delivering full contact management capabilities integrated into the sales intelligence system. The company and its founders have been awarded a number of awards for their innovative and ground breaking approach that is achieving great resonance in the office products, automotive and building supplies market.

David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, said: "This year's Awards have been exceptional. I was delighted to take part in the judging day and witness firsthand the quality of the winners and medalists. To qualify as a finalist is terrific, to win is an absolutely fantastic achievement, and I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all those took part. They not only provide examples of best practice but also demonstrate how IT is enabling today's information society from entertainment to healthcare, manufacturing to retail."

“It is very rewarding to be measured against such a prestigious line up of UK software companies and emerge victorious as a medalist,” commented sales-i’s co-founder, Paul Black. “This success, as a relatively small and close-knit team, is heartfelt and each award we receive further endorses the dedication and focus that we put into our product quality and customer service. To be ranked a winner in ‘best new product developed in the UK’ is a great achievement indeed.”

About sales-i

sales-i© is a real-time sales acceleration service for frontline sales people. Through sales-i, sales professionals are empowered with real-time customer buying behaviour alerts which are delivered by email and text messaging, empowering them to make better informed, personalised and faster decisions which maximise repeat sales and reduce customer slippage.

sales-i is a true Software-as-a-Service solution charged on a per-user, per-month, basis.

Sales and marketing organisations rely on sales-i to accelerate their sales intelligence. This delivers protected customer share, better margins, visible cross-sell and up-sell opportunities and increased customer buying behaviour know-how resulting in more intelligent, profitable selling.

sales-i is a privately held company with offices in California, USA and Solihull, UK. For more information about sales-i visit www.sales-i.com or email tellmemore@sales-i.com

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