We are delighted to report that Brightcove customer, Inspiring Interns, was recently named among the winners of the 2009 BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur Award. The awards recognise young companies who use technology to drive their business forward, celebrating the achievements of small businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication and passion towards their work.

We are very pleased to report that Brightcove was chosen as the best premium online video platform by the readers of Streaming Media magazine as part of the 2009 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards. The third annual Readers' Choice Awards were presented last night at Streaming Media West.

According to Streaming Media, this year's awards were the most popular to date, with more than 5,000 votes case for more than 200 products, companies and services.

We are very pleased to report that Brightcove was recognized by Forrester Research as a leader in the online video platform industry in its new report, The Forrester Wave™: U.S. Online Video Platforms, Q4 2009. According to Forrester, Brightcove received the highest scores across all of the three major evaluation categories -- current offering, strategy and market presence.

Voting for the 2009 Streaming Media Reader's Choice Awards ends on Friday, October 16th, so make sure to case your vote. We're honored to be a nominee in the online video platforms (premium) category this time around and would appreciate your help and support in the voting process!

The winners will be announced at Streaming Media West in San Jose on November 18 and presented during a gala reception at the show.

To vote, just go to http://www.streamingmedia.com/ReadersChoice.

Speaking of awards, Brightcove has been nominated again this year for the Streaming Media Reader's Choice Awards. We're honored to be a nominee in the online video platforms (premium) category this time around and would appreciate your help and support in the voting process!

We are very proud to report that last Friday at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam, Brightcove was named the "Best Web TV Technology or Service" at the awards ceremony for the 2009 CSI Product Awards. The awards, organized by Cable & Satellite International magazine, are one of the most comprehensive and competitive technology awards in the industry, as they are designed to reward technical and product marketing excellence in the cable, satellite, terrestrial broadcasing and IPTV sectors.

If you are involved in interactive advertising, it's time to submit your best work to IAB annual MIXX Awards 2009. Details and the submission form can be found here.

We're happy to report that Brightcove was named Video Company of the Year by the Massachusetts Network Communications Council at their annual awards dinner last night. Jeremy Allaire accepted the award on behalf of the company.

It was gratifying to win the IPTV Award for Best Internet TV Technology/Solution at last night's awards ceremony. Our very own Stu Barnes & Vanessa Wade were on hand to accept, though no award speech was given!  

Thank you, judges!