BusinessWire, 11/07/2001 09:05
Razorfish's Work for ZDF and ARTE Takes Home Five Honors at Eyes and Ears Awards 2001; Razorfish-Designed RTL New Media Web Site Honored At OnlineStar 2001 Awards
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001--Razorfish Inc. (NASDAQ:RAZF), the global digital solutions provider, today announced that its work for the redesign of ZDF, Germany's leading public broadcast network, and the on-air design of ARTE, a premiere European arts and cultural television network, was recognized at this year's Eyes and Ears Awards Ceremony that was held in Munich on October 19th.
The Eyes and Ears Awards is an association for Design, Promotion and Marketing of audio-visual media.
A jury comprised of 29 members chose the ZDF and ARTE projects for awards in five categories, which made Razorfish the most recognized recipient at the Eyes and Ears Ceremony 2001. The work completed for ZDF and ARTE were honored and awarded in the following categories:
-Best network identity and trailers: ZDF Logo ID's
-Best seasonal on-air design: ARTE (Winter 2000)
-Best on-air design (for one particular show): ZDF "Reporter"
-Best innovation in information design: ZDF "Heute"
-Special Award Eyes & Ears 2001 "Innovation": ZDF Redesign
"We felt that recognizing the brand strategy of ZDF, in particular, the new logo identity, was a daring step forward as the work is extremely unique," said Barbara Simon, director of marketing, ProSieben and vice president, Eyes & Ears of Europe. "That alone was reason enough for us to honor ZDF with the "Innovation" award 2001. The ARTE and ZDF awards were well-deserved and extremely courageous in the eyes of the jury."
Razorfish completed the ARTE and ZDF projects over the past year under award-winning creative director Bob English.
In a separate ceremony, Razorfish's work with RTL New Media was recognized as the most successful website launch in Germany within the "Games and Entertainment" category at the OnlineStar 2001 Awards Ceremony, which was held on October 15th. The jury was comprised of more than 1,000 actual online users.
About Razorfish:
Founded in 1995, Razorfish is a global digital solutions provider that helps leading companies generate competitive value by leveraging the power of digital technology. From strategy and design to system integration, Razorfish provides clients with opportunities to increase their return on investment, enhance productivity, and maximize the value of their relationships with customers, employees, and partners. Razorfish is headquartered in New York and has offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, and Tokyo. Recent Razorfish clients include Ford Motor Company, AstraZeneca, Panalpina, Deutsche Bank, Nissan-Europe, Sony Corporation, DIRECTV and HBO. For more information visit: www.razorfish.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer:
This release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, Razorfish's strategies and goals with respect to its structure and service offerings. We use words like "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "intends", "expects", "generates", "future" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject by their nature to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Typical risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those related to the number and size of projects completed in a given period, integration of acquisitions, international and domestic economic conditions including, without limitation, interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in competition, our ability to manage growth and international operations effectively, retention of our professionals and other factors described from time to time in Razorfish's reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. In addition, we draw your attention to risk factors identified by Razorfish's 2000 Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 2, 2001 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed August 14, 2001. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. Razorfish is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by the securities laws.
CONTACT: Razorfish, Inc., New York
Melissa Kramer, 212/798-7945
melissa.Kramer@razorfish.com
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