The eCustomerWorld Institute is pleased to invite the global eBusiness industry and Canadian end users to take advantage of this exceptional opportunity and submit nominations for The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards.

Award Categories

The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards will span the entire Canadian CRM & B2B industries. These prestigious awards will be presented in the following 22 solutions categories:

• Innovative Enterprise CRM Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Mid-Market CRM Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Small Business CRM Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Business Intelligence/Decision Support Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Mobile CRM Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Employee Relationship Management Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative eMail Marketing Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative eMarketplace Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Supply Chain Management Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative eProcurement Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Infrastructure Management Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Content Management Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative eInvoicing Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative ePayment Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Enterprise Application Integration Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Application Integration Brokerage Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Collaborative Partnering Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Intelligence Storage/Data Warehousing Solution Excellence Award
• Innovative Corporate eBusiness Portal Solution Excellence Award
• Overall eBusiness Solution Excellence Award
• Overall CRM Solution Excellence Award
• Overall B2B Solution Excellence Award

Entry Qualifications

The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards are open to all global eBusiness players, whether or not the company is headquartered in Canada. No participation in the eCustomer World 2001 event is required for eligibility. Since these awards are Canadian customer solutions awards, rather than product awards, qualification of entry applications in all award categories will be determined by the existence of a Canadian customer implementation.

Consequently, both the solutions provider and its Canadian customer must jointly submit the award nomination.

How Can Suppliers & Customers Participate?

To learn more about the 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards and the process of application submission, please visit our website at www.eCustomerWorld.com/goldenawards, call the awards hotline at 416-467-0007 or 800-267-6937, or send us an e-mail at info@eCustomerWorld.com.

Entry Application Deadline

The submission deadline for all entry applications is Friday, September 14, 2001 at 4:00 PM EST. No entry applications will be accepted past this date.

The Awards Ceremony

The winners of The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards will be announced, honoured and presented with their trophies at a specially dedicated awards ceremony. The ceremony will take place in front of a distinguished audience comprised of Canadian eBusiness leaders, prominent corporate executives, authors, consultants and members of the Canadian media.

The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 10, between 7-10 PM, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It will coincide with the eCustomer World 2001 event. The black-tie evening event will begin with a cocktail reception, followed by a seated Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony. It promises to be a fast-paced evening of well-deserved recognition, fun and great entertainment - a night to remember!

Awards Sponsor

For a second year in a row, Microsoft Canada Co. is the proud sponsor of The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards. David Willis, Director, Small Business and Channels, Microsoft Canada Co. will welcome the guests and deliver a short opening speech at the awards ceremony. ECWI would like to take this opportunity to express its appreciation to Microsoft Canada for its continued support and patronage.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.

Golden Awards Producer & Organizer

The 2001 eCustomer World Golden Awards are organized, produced and published by the eCustomerWorld Institute (ECWI).

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For further information:

Trevor Silverson
eCustomerWorld.com Institute
(416) 467-0007
tsilverson@ecustomerworld.com