Four IP-City companies, including A Recipe For Success, have just been placed on the Vision 100 index - a list of the UK's most visionary public and private sector organisations. In addition to A Recipe For Success, local businesses Timberweb, Mansfield Motors, and 24Seven all earned a place on the list - which was compiled by BT and Cranfield School of Management.

The panel of judges who included BT chief executive officer Sir Peter Bonfield, decided that A Recipe For Success had anticipated the Government's initiative to get one million companies trading on-line by 2002 and had tailored its products accordingly. A Recipe For Success have produced software that enables businesses to easily manage and maintain their own websites and obtain the maximum benefits from the internet. The judges said "A Recipe For Success saw where the market would be long
before it was created. Their approach embodies genuine forward thinking, makes innovative use of technology and puts vision into practice."

Judging chairman Peter Murray said: "We were looking for clear evidence of 'thinking outside the box' and proof that the whole organisation is working towards a clear vision, which is bringing measurable benefits - which A Recipe For Success have undoubtedly demonstrated."