Avangate Wins 2014 Gold Stevie(R) Award for Best Company of the Year - Computer Software

Digital Commerce Solution Honored as Part of the International Business Awards(SM) Program


REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwired - August 21, 2014) - Avangate, the leading Digital Commerce solution provider trusted by thousands of Software and Online Services companies to grow their business worldwide, today announced that it was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the "Company of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 250 Employees" category in the 2014 International Business Awards℠.

More than 3,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year. Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 250 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process from May through early August.

"We are absolutely thrilled Avangate is being recognized by the International Business Awards for our depth of product solution, customer satisfaction and vision around the New Services Economy. It's a great honor to have been selected as a winner of a Gold Stevie Award among the thousands of other nominations worldwide," said Avangate's CEO Carl Theobald.

"We congratulate all of the Stevie winners in this year's IBAs," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "The quality of entries we receive improves every year. This year's judges were rewarded with the opportunity to review more than 3,500 stories of business achievement and innovation from around the world."

This recognition marks the latest in a series of accolades for Avangate. The company has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner and recognized by the CODiE awards for several years in a row. For more information on Avangate's achievements, visit the company's web page on certificates and awards.

Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The sixth program, the German Stevie Awards, opens for entries on 18 August. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.
Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

About Avangate
Avangate is the leading Digital Commerce provider that enables the New Services Economy, helping software, SaaS and online services companies sell their products and services via any channel, acquire customers across touchpoints, increase retention, leverage smarter payments, experiment on the fly and optimize their business in order to increase overall revenue. Avangate's clients include Absolute Software, Bitdefender, Brocade, FICO, HP Software, Kaspersky, Metaio and many more companies across the globe.
More information can be found on avangate.com.

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Avangate 2014 Gold Stevie Award Winner