Bill Campbell awarded by Ernst & Young for achievement in the Information Technology business category.

Hostopia, a web hosting service provider, recently announced that its CEO, Bill Campbell was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 for the Information Technology business category.

The award ceremony, held in Toronto on the 6th of October, named distinguished entrepreneurs from eleven categories, representing Ontario's most successful entrepreneurs in the regional level of Ernst and Young's global competition. Submissions were reviewed by an independent judging panel and included of several distinguished Canadian business leaders and previous award recipients.

"I was very surprised to be singled out for this honor. Hostopia's team members are the real winners, and my partners John Nemanic, Colin Campbell, and Franc Nemanic deserve a huge share of this recognition. We've come a very long way from an upstart challenger in 1999 to the global leader in our business category today. Our team of dedicated staff and management in Toronto, Ft. Lauderdale, and Nikolaev (Ukraine) is the reason for our amazing success," said Bill Campbell.