October 22nd, 2003

Morpheus today announced that they have been awarded the prestigious 'Rising Star' award from IBM. The award recognises IBM Business Partners who have made a significant impact to IBM software over the past year.

The award was presented by Larry Hirst, General Manager IBM UK & Ireland and Chief Executive, IBM UK Ltd, at the IBM Business Partner Community Conference held at the new IBM London Forum in Bedfont, Staines, UK.

When selecting finalists for this award, the judges listed our notable WebSphere based implementations at Majestic Wine Plc and Puma UK as providing key references for the IBM WebSphere brand. The associated revenue to the IBM Software Group, with Morpheus exceeding their attainment target, was also noted.

“Morpheus have been awarded this accolade for the contribution they have made to IBM software in building innovative WebSphere solutions and for the increased new business they have delivered.” commented Colette McDonnell, Business Partner Sales Manager, Software Business, DCM North Region, IBM.

Marketing Director at Morpheus, Joanna Read was also asked to present at the conference, about the success Morpheus has had in partnering with IBM.

“Since we made the strategic decision to build our web solutions using Java technology, we have made an investment in training our staff and recruiting additional personnel to drive WebSphere opportunities. Winning this award recognises our success in creating new business in the SMB marketplace over the past year and spurs us on to achieve even more in 2004.” Joanna Read, Marketing Director, Morpheus.