In his introduction, Philippe Wacker, the Secretary General of the European

Multimedia Forum, underlined the importance of the Seal as a visibility tool

highlighting the European Multimedia Accelerator (www.e-multimedia.org/accelerator), a joint effort of Europe’s multimedia associations

to support their members’ international business expansion. “The Seal

showcases some of the companies that our Accelerator is currently promoting internationally, both within and without Europe, particularly into the US and Asian markets”.

Background

The European Seal of Excellence in Multimedia distinguishes European

companies with applications, services or technologies that are genuinely

outstanding and world class and non-European companies with an outstanding track record of collaborating with Europe. IntraHouse was one of 30 price winners. A list of the winners can be found here.

Focusing on Achievements of Excellence

Through the Seal, the European multimedia associations want to honour the

outstanding achievements of companies active in the multimedia environment,

a community composed of seven main groups:

• Digital Content Creators
• Digital Content Aggregators
• Software Suppliers
• Digital Device Manufacturers
• Digital Network Suppliers
• Digital Content & Technology Users
• Service Providers to any of the above

The Selection Process

Members of the European Multimedia Associations Convention (EMMAC)

nominate their candidates. A jury composed of a representative from each

EMMAC member selects the winners.

The Seal is awarded yearly on the basis of five criteria:

• Innovation
• Performance
• User friendliness
• Benefit to Society
• Market Creation & Penetration

Companies & institutions to which the Seal is bestowed are entitled to refer to, and publicly display, their ‘European Seal of Excellence’. All winners feature

prominently in www.Check-Out-Europe.com, the European Showcase of

Excellence in Multimedia.

The Organisers

The European Multimedia Associations' Convention - EMMAC (www.e-multimedia.org/associations) is the co-ordination platform of Europe's main

national and regional multimedia associations. It is managed by the European

Multimedia Forum. The EMF (www.e-multimedia.org) is the main European

Trade Association promoting the competitiveness of the converging digital

media industries in the global market place.

For more information – please contact:

Margaretha Mazura,

Deputy Secretary General,

European Multimedia Forum

Tel: +32 475 44 36 83

e-mail : mm@e-multimedia.org