Xero takes out top ICT honours in Australia

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Xero takes out top ICT honours in Australia

24 May 2012

Online accounting software solution Xero was named "Top Business Solution" as well as receiving the highest industry accolade of "ICT Excellence Award" at the 2012 CeBIT awards in Sydney. CeBIT Australia is the largest international computer expo in Asia Pacific and has become the platform for recognising achievement by ICT businesses. The exhibition is held each year and is considered a barometer of the state of the art in information technology and culminates in an awards ceremony to celebrate outstanding achievement.

The awards won recognise business excellence in the provision of a product or solution to customers with proven track record of success. The fact that Australia is now the fastest growing geography for Xero was certainly a contributing factor.

Xero CEO Rod Drury saw the win as a marker of success in the Australian market. “The CeBIT award win is further validation of our investment in Australia”.

Gilad Greenbaum, Chief Technologist and CeBIT 2012 Curator attributed Xero’s successful nomination to their contribution to the cloud industry and the SME market in particular as being significant. “Over and above the great software that they have built themselves, I am also very impressed with the growing community of cloud ISVs that they are actively promoting within this sector. They are taking a leadership position by supporting many other innovative cloud startups and helping them to share in their success", Mr Greenbaum said.

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