Blue Media ranked 2nd and 3rd in the IT@BANK ranking

2008-06-27

Blue Media ranked 2nd and 3rd in the IT@BANK ranking

Blue Media’s position among companies offering services to the financial sector grows stronger every year. The prizes of distinction given to Blue Media proved the company to be one of the leading ones whose projects are implemented with a view to the financial sector’s needs.

It is already for the third time this year the „Miesiecznik Finansowy „BANK” [Financial Monthly BANK] has given the prestigious prizes on the occasion of announcing the findings of the specialist ranking of IT companies offering their services to the banks and the financial sector: IT@BANK 2008 – Best IT companies for the financial sector 2008.

This year’s edition of ranking was elaborated by independent banking financial analysts who co-operate with the editorial staff and 38 companies participated.

Blue Media was ranked 2nd in the category – Companies’ position in financial sector, where the criteria were, among others, as follows: revenue from the financial sector, per cent share in the revenue coming from the financial sector, number of active clients and number of products ready-to-implement.

The classification where Blue Media was ranked 3rd was first and foremost elaborated on the basis of revenue growth, growth in the number of clients, employment growth and revenue coming from sales (in thousand PLN).

- We are very impressed by how the whole event has been organized and the fact that its focus was on the sector that is of primary interest for us. We are very glad to receive the prizes and we will try to catch up with the growing demands coming from the financial sector – said Sebastian Ptak, Blue Media’s Managing Director, on receiving the prizes on behalf of Blue Media.

About Blue Media
Blue Media is one of the leading companies who offer services to the financial and the telecommunications sector. Its strategy is based on combining services offered by telecommunications companies with cutting edge financial services.

During its market activity Blue Media has received plenty of awards and prizes of distinction given by the branch institutions for its original and pioneer solutions. Owing to its consequently followed strategy the company has been developing very dynamically with revenue growth for the past 5 years at over 11 thousand per cent and its turnover for 2007 was set at almost a quarter billion PLN. Twice in a row, in 2006 and 2007, the company was ranked 1st in the Technology Fast50 ranking elaborated by Deloitte for high-tech companies from Central Europe. Blue Media was also given the Business Gazelle Award in 2007 and the title The Best Employer of 2008. In this year’s classification CW TOP200 Blue Media was ranked 1st as the biggest IT company in the Pomerania District.

Currently the company has over 100 employees. The most important elements of the company’s advantage over its market competitors are: qualified team of employees, innovativeness as well as flexibility and ability to adapt to changing market conditions.

Blue Media is an active participant in the actions of Banking Technology Forum working at Polish Bank Association and Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications.