Axill and WEB18 present ‘The Genius of the Web,’ a pioneering series of awards in multiple categories that will recognize outstanding industry achievements by companies that have done commendable work in the online space.

Based on comprehensive industry research by global research leaders Frost & Sullivan, the Genius of the Web will recognise the diligence and innovation required by companies to implement a successful business plan and excel in the marketplace.

Why ‘Genius of the Web’ Awards?
The Web is the most compelling of mediums today—you cannot avoid it if you want convenience, speed, choice and more; and that’s why millions of Indians have become Netizens, with the Web an integral part of their everyday lives.

Among Asia’s largest sites is an Indian Railways site that enables users to book rail tickets on the vast Indian Railway network online. All airlines are moving towards e-ticketing—most of us no longer get ticket booklets when we make a booking, just a printout of an e-ticket. Some of us haven’t visited a bank branch in months, conducting most banking transactions online and visiting an ATM when need some cash. And some others haven’t visited a bookshop in some time, preferring to use the vast online bookshops that offer far more choice at better prices than brick-and-mortar outlets. You also depend on the Net for news and information of every kind—when the doctor says you might have caught something, you check a medical site to decipher the jargon. Even many government-run organisations are online today and you can view and pay your bills, ranging from water to power to phones, online. And then there’s the social networking boom—you’ve discovered long-lost friends and teens seem to be spend more time online than on anything else. Need we say more?