MTN, GTBank, others emerge best websites in Web-Jurist rating

MTN Nigeria, GTBank Plc, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance and Kakawa Discount House emerged the 2012 Web-Jurist overall best websites in the telecommunications, banking, insurance, and discount market segments of the economy, in the 10th edition of Web Jurist awards conducted by Philips, in Lagos, at the weekend.The Web-Jurist rating and awards is an initiative of the Technology Division of Phillips Consulting Limited, aimed at measuring the effectiveness of websites in the private sector, to ensure continuous enhancement of e-business activities and encourage better web communications practice.The results, which were announced in the presence of the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson and key decision makers in the financial services and ICT sectors showed that Nigerian companies have made significant progress in the last 10 years in using their websites to conduct electronic commerce.The Web-Jurist rating results announced by the Chairman of Phillips Consulting Limited, Mr. Foluso Phillips, showed that Etisalat and Starcomms came second and third in the overall best websites in the telecoms sector. MTN emerged best website for technical structure and security, Visafone won the best content website, and Starcomms took the prize for the best customer aesthetics website.In the banking sector, Zenith Bank and Access Bank emerged second and third in the overall best website category, while Zenith Bank, Access Bank and GT Bank carted away awards in the best customer experience, best web transaction, and best technical structure and security categories respectively.In the insurance sector, Zenith Assurance and Consolidated Hallmark emerged second and third for best overall websites while Consolidated Hallmark Insurance, Royal Exchange Insurance, and Allied & General Insurance carted away awards in the best customer experience, best web transaction, and best technical structure and security categories respectively.For the discount houses, the results indicated that Associated Discount House and First Security Discount emerged second and third for the overall best sites. While Associated Discount House won the best customer aesthetics website, Kakawa Discount and Kakawa Discount House picked the best customer experience and best technical structure and security categories awards.Head of the Technology Division of Phillips Consulting Limited, Mr. Seun Ngonnase, explained that the Web-Jurist rated the websites of 18 banks, 25 insurance companies, seven telecoms companies, and two discount houses, but two banks were not rated as their websites was shutdown.
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