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 Site of the Year 2009 Contest
Kentico "Site of the Year" seeks out the best Kentico CMS web site implementations. It is a way to recognize talented individual and team efforts in web site development and generate internet marketing exposure for the award winning web sites.
The online vote was closed on November 30. We would like to thank all competitors and voters for participating in the contest and of course, congratulations to all winners!
Kentico “The Best Site of the Year” Winners
Global Winner
Chicago Zoological Society
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org implemented by Designkitchen
This web site received the most votes of all the competing projects and won 2 categories – Best Nonprofit Organization Site and Best Graphic Design. Considering public preferences and the quality of the web site, the Brookfield ZOO web site is announced as the Best Site of the Year 2009.
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Best Association Site
White Rose Forest
http://www.whiteroseforest.org.uk implemented by NetConstruct Ltd
The White Rose Forest involves local authorities, government and voluntary organizations working together to create a healthy, prosperous and environmentally resilient place for communities, economy and wildlife.
Read the case study about the web project
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Best Consumer Product Site
DTSwiss
http://www.dtswiss.com implemented by orange8 interactive ag
DT Swiss offers more than 2,000 different products for various segments of bicycle activities from road racing to cross mountain and free ride.
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Best Education Site
Learning Outside the Classroom
http://www.lotc.org.uk implemented by Oculus Design & Communications Limited
The Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) website’s primary purpose is to promote the benefits and break down the barriers to learning outside the classroom and help schools build these vital experiences into the school day and beyond.
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Best Financial Services Site
JLT
http://www.jltbis.co.uk implemented by Crafted Media
The website provides information on business insurance products available to companies of a variety of sizes and industry sectors in the UK.
Read the case study about the web project
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Best Healthcare Site
Birth.com.au
http://www.birth.com.au implemented by Get Started
Birth.com.au is Australia's premier website for pregnancy, birth and parenting information. The main aim is to provide quality information for all parents encompassing every aspect of medical care and natural therapies.
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Best Manufacturing Site
Kinematics Manufacturing Inc.
http://www.kinematicsmfg.com implemented by Gatesix Inc.
Kinematics is a leading manufacturer of winches and slewing drives with client base spread across the globe.
Read the case study about the web project
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Best Nonprofit Organization Site
Chicago Zoological Society
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org implemented by Designkitchen
Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world.
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Best On-line Store
BabolatStore.cz
http://www.babolatstore.cz implemented by Bluesoft
BabolatStore.cz offers a complex assortment of tennis and badminton equipment (Babolat, Tretorn, Stiga and Head brands).
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Best Other/At Large Site
Visit Europe
http://www.visiteurope.com implemented by Last Exit
The site, visiteurope.com, is used by the European Travel Commission (ETC) to promote Europe to consumers in four long-haul markets; USA, Canada, Latin America and Japan and is the official destination portal for Europe.
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Best Publishing Site
Delta Sky Magazine
http://deltaskymag.delta.com implemented by bswing and MSP Communications
Delta Sky Magazine is an in-flight lifestyle magazine. The print magazine is read by an estimated 5.2 million travelers each month. A new online version offers unique online-only features like blogs, editor’s picks, and destination guides.
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Best State/Local Government Site
EU Matters
http://www.eumatters.ie implemented by X Communications
EU Matters is a bi-lingual online information resource about Ireland's membership of the EU designed and developed for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Best Intranet Site
MyShaw Intranet
implemented by Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries, Inc. is an innovation and design leader in the flooring industry, with experience spanning 60 years. With Kentico CMS they achieved lower overhead, faster delivery, empowered editors and simplified site management.
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Special Categories
Best Graphic Design
Chicago Zoological Society
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org implemented by Designkitchen
Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world. |
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Most complete use of Kentico CMS features
Park City Green
http://www.parkcitygreen.org implemented by Data Transfer Solutions, LLC
ParkCityGreen.org was developed to help residents, businesses and visitors of Park City, and its surrounding communities, reduce their energy use and water consumption.
Read the case study about the web project and used features
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Largest Site
Royal Horticultural Society
http://www.rhs.org.uk implemented by Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.
The web site has more than 5.7 million page views per month based on average over period Sept 2008 to Aug 2009. During May, the month of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, page views can be upto 10 million. 8+ editors manage approx. 7000 pages.
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Best Integration
EVN Portal
http://www.evn.at implemented by diamond:dogs Group
EVN is an international energy and environmental services company offering its clients electricity, gas, heat, water, waste incineration and related services.
The technical challenge in this project was to connect customer services to SAP. The customer online services are now integrated part of the new portal, and thousands of users use these services already.
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Best Migration from another CMS
Blackboard.com
http://www.blackboard.com implemented by Atom Group
Blackboard works with more than 5,000 institutions and millions of users to focus on a single mission: to increase the impact of education by transforming the experience of education.
Blackboard web site was originally created using Microsoft CMS.
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