LONDON, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

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LONDON, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Portaltech Claims Two Awards and Were Finalists for a Further Four at 
the BCS IT Industry Awards 2008

LONDON, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Portaltech (http://www.portaltech.co.uk) is extremely pleased to announce
their success at the 2008 British Computer Society IT Industry Awards. The
company was short-listed for six awards in all and were announced as winners
for Best SME Supplier and Best IT Consultant.

Portaltech entered submissions for Best SME Supplier, Best IT
Consultancy, Best Web-based project, BT Flagship Award for Innovation, Best
IT Consultant and Best Service Manager and were short-listed as finalists in
all six categories. The Awards were held at The Grosvenor House Hotel in
London on 4th December.

Commenting on Portaltech's success as Best SME Suppler the BCS noted:
"This organisation really punches above its weight. The judges were most
impressed by the scale and business impact of the projects carried out, in
particular the Online Stamp system for the Royal Mail." They also praised the
Portaltech consultant, Nanda Balasubramaniyam who took home the award for
Best IT Consultant, saying: "An outstanding IT professional who should be
comfortable and capable in almost any situation."

Mark Adams, Portaltech's Sales Director said: "This success demonstrates
what we have been working hard to achieve over the last few years, namely to
be recognised as market leader in the eCommerce space and a company that
delivers real business value to its customers."

The BCS IT Industry Awards, supported by Intellect and NCC, are the
leading hallmark of success amongst practitioners today. The cross industry
awards form a central element to the BCS' professionalism in IT initiative
and recognise, promote and acclaim excellence, professionalism, innovation
and the outstanding achievements to which individuals and groups contribute.
David Clarke, BCS chief executive says:

"In the current economic situation it is rewarding to see that IT is
continuing to lead through innovation and deliver real business benefits.
These projects reflect the fact that technology is an integral and expected
part of everyday life and is at the heart of literally every business - even
farming."

About Portaltech

Portaltech is a specialist technology consultancy that focuses on
designing, developing, integrating and supporting market leading e-Commerce
solutions. Our reputation is founded on technical excellence and the ability
to successfully deliver complex projects for a range of brands and companies
in the Retail, Telco, Consumer Products, Logistics and Media & Entertainment
industries. By utilising this cross sector experience with expertise in
technology evaluation and selection, project implementation and Web 2.0
consulting services we are able to advise and support our customers to
transact in both online and multi channel sales environments.

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