Grid-Tools Ltd, leading vendor in test data management and data masking strategies selected finalist for "UK IT Achievement of the Year" 2010

Test data management and data masking vendor, Grid-Tools Ltd, has been selected as finalist for the "UK IT Achievement of the Year 2010" award, sponsored by the British Computer Society and the Chartered Institute for IT. End Quote

It is a real honour to be selected as a finalist for such a prestigious award. It proves that ingenious British companies can lead the world.

(1888PressRelease) September 06, 2010 - Oxford, UK - Grid-Tools Limited, the leading vendor of data creation, data masking and test data management software is pleased to announce they are an official finalist for the "UK IT Achievement of the Year" award by the British Computer Society and the Chartered Institute for IT.

The BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards are a platform for the entire profession to celebrate best practice, innovation and excellence. Having tripled their revenue in one year, Grid-Tools is delighted to be nominated as a finalist.

Huw Price, Grid-Tools Managing Director, commented: "It is a real honour to be selected as a finalist for such a prestigious award. This has been an amazing year for us and proves that ingenious British companies can lead the world."

Grid-Tools has been nominated for the "UK IT Achievement of the Year 2010" award. The ceremony will take place November 11th at the Battersea Park Events Arena in London where the winners will be announced.

David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, said:
"Congratulations to Grid-Tools and all of the finalists, they can be proud of their achievements. Their projects and work showcase the professionalism that exists among IT professionals and also highlights the value of IT today and the way it touches so many areas of society."

Robin Booth, Publishing Director of Computing commented: "I would like to add my congratulations to the finalists. The UK IT Industry Awards are rigorously judged and to be announced as a finalist is a great achievement. I don't envy the judges who now have to decide the winners; it's going to be very tough."

About Grid-Tools Ltd
Grid-Tools is known internationally as the industry leader in data creation, data masking and test data management. Their highly experienced personnel have been writing and developing solutions for large companies in both the private and public sectors for over 30 years.

The Grid-Tools Datamaker™ suite includes a wide range of technologically advanced tools for test data management. Their signature solution, GT Datamaker™, is a revolutionary tool that creates and publishes quality test data from scratch whilst maintaining the relationships and referential integrity of production environments. Cutting-edge and groundbreaking in nature, Datamaker™ offers three methods for managing and generating data for testing and development: database subsetting, data masking and data creation. Datamaker™ also offers end-to-end manageability and enhancement of test data in multiple formats.

The Grid-Tools methodology consists of using a 'data-centric' approach to test data management. Their focus is to ensure the quality of the test data you are using is of the right quality for successful testing and development.

For more information, please visit: www.grid-tools.com or call UK: +44 (0) 1865 884 600 or USA: 1-866-563-3120

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Head of Marketing and PR
Grid-Tools Limited
11 Oasis Business Park
Eynsham
Oxfordshire, OX29 4TP

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Email: info ( @ ) grid-tools dot com

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