- February 2004
- Realise-designed OUT-LAW scoops best legal website award
(www.out-law.com), the leading online reference reference point for legal issues in the technology sector has been named the best legal website at the Scottish Legal Awards. Run by specialist technology and information law firm Masons out of its Glasgow office, the site attracts two million hits each month and is one of the largest legal sites in the world.
Designed and built by Edinburgh based Realise, Scotland's leading e-business solutions company, OUT-LAW now has more than 17,000 subscribers world-wide. The site has more than 4,500 pages, many of which hold dynamic content and are regularly updated. According to an independent Internet traffic monitor, OUT-LAW is the most visited law firm website in the world. Its content is also syndicated to Google News.
Judges at Scotland's foremost industry awards praised the site for an innovative approach, useful content and ease of navigation. Realise developed a host of bespoke solutions for the site including content management systems and an emailing system which delivers a weekly update to subscribers. Andrew Craig, creative director for Realise said:
"The original brief for the site was to provide an easily accessible service where Masons' clients and potential clients could access legal information relevant to technology businesses or businesses using technology."
"Obviously the site has gone on to be an overwhelming success for Masons with companies and readers from around the world coming to rely on the content provided.
"We'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Masons and OUT-LAW on this tremendous achievement."
Struan Robertson, OUT-LAW's site editor, commented:
"We are delighted to have received this award, which reflects the endless amount of hard work put into OUT-LAW. It is now recognised as one strongest legal brands on the Internet. In addition, this year we will be launching new on-line legal services under the OUT-LAW brand, reflecting our continuous development of OUT-LAW legal services aimed to inform businesses about how the law applies to the different commercial opportunities raised by technological advances."
The Scottish Legal Awards ceremony was held on February 6th in Glasgow. Edinburgh Realise has a strong history in producing e-business solutions for the financial sector. Masons is a long standing client.
- January 2004
- Realise named as #1 Interactive Agency in Scotland
Realise has been listed as Scotland's Number 1 Interactive Agency in the prestigious New Media Age"top 100 Interactive Agencies 2003". Realise's position in the UK rankings rose significantly to 27th. Realise was also given 5th position in the UK top ten technical category.
- December 2003
- Standard Life Investments commended in UK awards
Their commendation came in the hotly contested Best Online Investment Provider category and members of the Standard Life Investments and Realise team were there to toast their success.
The websites which can be visited through the portal page (http://uk.standardlifeinvestments.com) followed on from a major off-line rebranding exercise earlier in 2003.
Realise were tasked with a massive online rebranding and redesign project that encompassed thousands of pages across 11 major websites and a number of smaller microsites worldwide. The challenge was to produce a consistent brand vision across all the websites and to make sure that the new brand was effectively represented online.
Realise lead the design aspect of the project in a unique partnership with Standard Life Investments' internal design team.
The new brand positioning sought to reinforce Standard Life Investments' position in the global financial services marketplace and its commitment to delivering exceptional investments.
The task for Realise was to interpret the new brand guidelines and create an impactful, effective presence for the Standard Life Investments brand on the web. Using eye-catching, new global imagery and powerful brand value statements, the Realise team created a design that would resonate with visitors to the site from both across the UK and international markets.
Delivery to tight deadlines (eight weeks) and carefully managed costs were further parameters set and met by the Realise team, with the end result being the creation of new sites that met client expectations on both a creative and technical level.
- September 2003
- Out-law wins e-loties award
The Out-Law initiative from prestigious Scottish law firm Masons has won the award for"Best Legal e-commerce/on-line legal services project" at In Brief magazine's e-LOTIES awards 2003.
The e-loties awards are aimed at recognising technological innovation in the legal sector and are judged by the consumers of these services.
Realise designed and developed the Out-Law website (www.out-law.com) which is an integral part of the groundbreaking initiative, designed to provide online resource for all aspects of new media, IT and Internet law.
We'd like to congratulate them on their success.
- September 2003
- Realise client wins Top 10 European Web Sites award
In this, the 3rd annual study, kasina surveyed European retail asset management companies with over $1 billion in assets under management, reviewing one Web site per firm, 207 in all. Web sites were evaluated based on a set of pre-determined metrics and on interviews with executives from the asset management companies. The resulting study highlights industry wide best practices for Web sites, and rates the top sites based on the five categories of branding, content, online services, usability and Web technology.
Based on its research, kasina says the"Top 10 European Web Sites - Mutual Funds" are from the following companies, listed in alphabetical order: Activest, ADIG Investment, Allianz, DIT, Folksam, Fidelity Investments, INVESCO PERPETUAL, Newton Fund Managers, SEB, and Standard Life Investments.
- January 2002
- Standard Life Investments win Financial Website of the Year Award
Standard Life Investments awarded first prize at the fifth annual Financial Website of the Year Awards held by the UK's leading directory of financial websites, FIND.co.uk. Voted by FIND users.
- November 2001
- Standard Life Investments and Standard Life Assurance Company nominated at Investors Week Online Awards
SLI nominated for best fund provider
SLAC nominated for best pension provider
- November 2001
- Realise Registered to International Quality Standard
Realise Ltd, one of the leading e-business solutions providers in the UK today became registered to the International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2000. The registration comes on the back of 4 days of external assessment of the processes and procedures developed internally by Realise.
- November 2001
- Realise Make The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Index
Realise is only one of three Scottish Companies to be identified as the nations fastest growing technology companies by the Sunday Times. This award comes on the back of two successful years of sustained growth and has been a welcome addition to the collection of business awards currently held by Realise.
- October 2001
- Realise Receives Investors In People (IIP) Award
Realise Ltd, a leading e-business solutions company with offices in Edinburgh and London, today received the Investors in People Award at a ceremony held at The Hub in Edinburgh.
- August 2001
- Standard Life Investments Receive RNIB Accolade
Standard Life Investments has received a "See it Right" Accessible Website Award from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). The site was recently re-designed by Realise to work with the special browsers used by visually impaired customers. This will allow these customers to see large font, run braille print-offs or use spoken voice technology.
- July 2001
- Martin Currie's Securities Trust of Scotland Wins Best Website Award
Securities Trust of Scotland, an investment trust managed by Martin Currie, has won the "best website" award in this year's AITC Investment Trusts: Best Information to Shareholders awards.
The site was judged against the following criteria:- quality and relevance of information to investors
- overall accessibility to investors
- effective use of design and graphics
- June 2001
- Football Aid Wins at W@W Awards
The Best Community Initiative - runners up position.
- February 2001
- Deloitte & Touche recognise Realise in Technology Fastest 50 programme for second year running
Realise has been named as the 6th fastest growing Technology company in Scotland by Deloitte & Touche for the year 2001.
- October 2000
- Realise Win First Prize at Computing Awards with Knowledge Management Product
category: E-commerce Technical Application of the Year.
- July 2000
- Standard Life Win Graduate Recruitment Site Award
The prestigious AGR (Association of Graduate Recruiters) Literature and Internet Awards 2000 took place on 03 July 2000 - Standard Life's graduate recruitment site won the '30-80 Recruits' category (medium-sized).
- June 2000
- Realise named 3rd fastest growing Internet Company in UK
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