Designtech AB Honored in EBN Euroleaders Best Tools Award 2009

Luleå, Sweden, September 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Designtech AB has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition in Innovation management tools at the EBN Euroleaders Best Tools Award 2009. The competition took place at the 18th EBN Congress, Fez, Morocco. The EBN Annual Congress “Creative Ideas & Tools for Smart Entrepreneurs” is dedicated to Talents and Excellence in business support, innovation and incubation practices that are put in place by Members and Partners of the EBN Network, with a special focus on Creativity & Tools. The EBN awards were segregated into 6 pre-selected categories and Business Innovation Centre’s success stories, methods, practices and performances were to be highlighted through the EuroLeaders Awards Programme. The scope of EuroLeaders in Innovation Management Tools was based on the “creativity” in the development of Innovation Management Techniques (IMT), providing methods in mastering pipelines, milestones, portfolios, quality, conformity, value and benchmarks.

Designtech received the finalist recognition for the Virtual Incubator™ product. Virtual Incubator™ is a web based management instrument and collaborative platform developed together with Incubators uniquely for the Incubators arena. Virtual Incubator™ helps the Incubator to deal with all related document management issues and information /dissemination management and provides public features as well as private workplace features.

The concept of Virtual Incubator™ is developed by Designtech with the aim to offer Business Incubators a solution which is adapted to their specific needs. The concept has largely been developed in close collaboration with national incubators, and is based on Designtech's tool ProjectCoordinator®. In Virtual Incubator™, documentation is stored and coupled to both the incubator's internal activities in management to the individual projects and companies that are tied to the Business Incubator. The concept collects all documentation in one place, offering a good structure and overview for all involved parties. Since the tool is web-based, all parties which are tied to the incubator are given easy access to the latest updated information, regardless of time and location.

Speaking on the recognition Designtech CEO, Patrik Svanerudh said "Nomination to the EBN Euroleaders Best Tools Award 2009 Finalist list is a fantastic achievement. It is a matter of great pride that the distinguished award panel chose our product from the large number of nominations received. It is a clear message that our innovative software is unique and an outstanding product and we are glad that this is emphasized through this recognition."

Apart from Virtual Incubator™, Designtech’s product portfolio includes ProjectCoordinator® and DocumentCoordinator®. ProjectCoordinator® is a stand-alone product targeted towards large-scale organisations and projects, where there is a need to maintain multiple and different document structures, project plans, or project calendars - while still retaining control of the overall structure, with the possibility to aggregate information across multiple projects. DocumentCoordinator® is a product targeted towards organisations and work groups, where there is a need to share information in a secure way. Not least for organisations that share their information with external parties like clients, suppliers and consultants.

About Designtech
Designtech is one of Europe’s leading providers of project management and document management solutions for companies and organisations. Based out of Luleå, Sweden, Designtech’s innovative web-based collaboration solutions are used in a wide variety of industries across the globe, from corporate organizations to governmental institutes. Designtech's solutions help managers in several countries to improve their document management, team collaboration and successful project execution. Designtech's product portfolio includes DocumentCoordinator®, ProjectCoordinator® and Virtual Incubator™. These web-based collaboration solutions can assist organisations to effectively manage their resources.

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