- 21 companies on the shortlist for the award in six main categories, plus special prize
- Award ceremony on the evening of 28th November 2018
- Further information and tickets available at https://international.eco.de/eco-award-2018/
On 28th November in Cologne, the eco Association will present one of the Internet industry’s most prestigious awards. In seven award categories, a jury of experts comprising of representatives from industry, academia, research, and politics has selected the three most promising submissions of 2018 and nominated them for the eco://award:
ISP/Interconnection
- ANEXIA Deutschland GmbH for Backbone Europe
- Colt Technology Services GmbH for the blockchain initiative: Simplifying the settlement of bills between carriers
- Cronon BSP for the digitalization of small and medium-sized businesses through a fusion of leased lines, hosting, and systems house expertise
Datacenter Infrastructure
- ColocationIX GmbH for its climate control concept and security standard for data centers
- KAMP Netzwerkdienste GmbH for innovative colocation solutions
- WestfalenWIND IT GmbH for WindCORES: IT meets Renewables
Hosting
- KAMP Netzwerkdienste GmbH for the KAMP Dynamic Hardware Pool (DHP)
- Plus.line AG for managed hosting of a highly available platform for the operation of microservices
- Strato AG for “Webhosting #faireinfacht” (“simplyfair”)
Security
- Cloud&Heat Technologies GmbH for SecuStack – The Secure Cloud
- Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity GmbH for R&S®Trusted Gate
- Thycotic for Thycotic Secret Server
Domains
- DENIC eG for DENIC’s Data Escrow Service
- HEXONET GmbH for Search and Help Me Find My Domain
- ID4me AISBL for ID4me
Cloud
- 1&1 IONOS Cloud GmbH for IaaS Cloud Computing and Block or Object Storages
- Consultix GmbH for ProCampaign Lighthouse
- NOVUM GmbH for NOVUM Cloud Platform and V'ger Sky Cloud Services
Special Prize Innovation/Digital Business Models
- eyeo GmbH for Trusted News
- Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG for Data Anonymization Platform
- WiredScore GmbH for an evaluation system for digital infrastructures of properties
Decisive factors for winning at the eco://award are the uniqueness and innovation of each submission as well as its impact on and significance for the industry. On 28th November, the red carpet will be rolled out and a festive atmosphere and high excitement will reign in Cologne's Wolkenburg – after all, the 2018 eco://award ceremony will also be an industry highlight.
