The deadline has been extended for entries to the all-new UK IT Industry Awards, hosted by Computing and the BCS.

All submissions must now be received by 5pm on Friday 7 August to cater for the huge volume of last-minute entries we are receiving – so get your entries in now as there will be no further extensions.

The new awards programme merges the longstanding Computing Awards for Excellence and the BCS IT Industry Awards to create a platform for the entire UK IT profession to showcase and celebrate best practice, innovation and excellence. The new awards will be the biggest and most sought-after in the IT calendar, combining the strengths of the two most successful awards schemes in the sector.

The awards focus on the contribution of individuals, teams, organisations and technologies that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of IT in the past 12 months.

The winners will be announced at the lavish prizegiving ceremony, to be held at the Battersea Park Events Arena in London on Thursday 12 November 2009.

For all the details of how to enter, the awards criteria and the judging process, visit our web site at www.computing.co.uk/awards.

The UK IT Industry Awards 2009

Individual Excellence Awards
Presented to IT professionals for demonstrating excellence in their field

• IT Leader of the Year, sponsored by Qedis
• Young IT Professional of the Year, sponsored by NetworkersMSB
• APM Group Project Manager of the Year
• Systems Developer of the Year
• IT Service & Support Professional of the Year
• Business Analyst of the Year, sponsored by Assist Knowledge Development

Project Excellence Awards
Presented for projects and the professionals involved in them that have delivered real benefits to organisations through the implementation of IT

• Innovative project of the year
• Community project of the year
• Private sector project of the year
• Public sector project of the year
• Environmental project of the year
• IT project team of the year

Organisational Excellence Awards
Presented for the delivery of IT excellence and customer satisfaction across the organisation

• Best IT Strategy of the year
• Best SME IT Strategy of the year
• Diversity in IT award
• Best IT supplier of the year
• Best small IT supplier of the year
• Promoting IT professionalism award

Technology Excellence Awards
Presented for the new hardware, software or IT services products that make the biggest contribution to business technology

• Research & development achievement of the year
• Information security product of the year
• Internet product of the year
• Mobile product of the year
• Infrastructure product of the year
• Best new product developed in the UK