Award Winners 2009

 

Changing Times Award Winner

In 2003 Gameforge was a pioneer in developing and publishing browser and client-based Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs). The founders utilized the enormous growth of broadband internet access to easily distribute MMOGs such as "OGame", thereby creating a new variety of games industry and attracting millions of players in a very short time.
Games are basically free of charge, with individual add-on costs for outfits, weapons etc. Premium and multi-premium accounts offer benefits in terms of the user interface, or small in-game advantages. Today Gameforge is the largest independent global provider of these NMOGs and offers 16 games in 50+ languages. More than 85 million users have signed up for Gameforge games so far and 300,000 new users sign up every day.
The company employs more than 340 people at its offices in Karlsruhe, Germany. Accel Partners has had a stake in the company since August 2007.
 

Changing Times Next Gem Award

Founded in Norway in 2001, Meltwater Group provides Software as a Service solutions to over 19,000 clients worldwide, from non-profit organizations to Fortune 500s. Meltwater