Press Release: French and Swedish Enterprises win European Information Society Technology Prize 2005

Two French firms and a Swedish company were the recipients of the Grand European Information Society Technology Prize 2005. This prize, of €200,000 to each winner, is organised by the European Commission together with the European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering. It is open each year to companies or organisations that present an innovative information technology product with a promising market potential. The winners of the 2005 Prize were selected by an independent jury from a total of 430 applicants from all over Europe. Most of the applicants, and also the three winners, are innovative small and medium-sized enterprises.