Microsoft Announces 2005 Partner Program Award Finalists and Select Category Winners

1 January 1970

Microsoft Corp. today announced the finalists and winners of select award categories for the 2005 Microsoft® Partner of the Year Award. The awards recognize Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified partners that developed exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year. More than 1,800 entries were submitted by partners worldwide, and finalists were selected based on their dedicated use of Microsoft technologies to provide solutions for their customers’ needs. The winners will be honored at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2005, Microsoft’s premier annual partner event, July 8–10, 2005, in Minneapolis.

“Each year, Microsoft has the distinct pleasure of recognizing Certified and Gold Certified partners that have demonstrated an impressive level of creativity in using technology to deliver excellence to their customers,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft. “The finalists and award winners announced today have exceeded expectations in delivering outstanding customer service and optimization of Microsoft technologies. To have so many great entries from partners is a tremendous reflection of the amazing scope and quality of partners who are meeting customer needs by providing solutions with Microsoft technology.”

Microsoft announced the winners of the Special Initiative awards in the Winning Customer and Customer Experience categories. The Winning Customer recognizes the successful implementation of solutions on the Microsoft platform, resulting in the migration of customers to Microsoft technologies from competing technologies such as Novell Inc.’s NetWare, UNIX, Linux or others. Partners received this award by expertly developing customer solutions that exemplify the benefit of working on the Microsoft platform rather than those of other technology vendors.

The Customer Experience award recognizes the outstanding customer service partners have provided to their customers by demonstrating their understanding of customers’ needs, and honors partners’ ingenuity in developing unique and relevant approaches to customer outreach.

Microsoft Partner Program Award finalists will be honored in the following categories, each of which represents a particular business practice area or partner business model. Winners will be selected for both a Technology Innovation and a Sales and Marketing award in each category: Advanced Infrastructure Solutions; Business Intelligence Solutions; Custom Development Solutions, Information Worker; Integrated EBusiness Solutions; ISV/Software Solutions; Learning Solutions; Licensing Solutions — Software Asset Management — Delivery Solutions; Microsoft Business Solutions; Mobility Solutions, Networking Infrastructure Solutions; OEM Hardware Solutions, Security Solutions; and Small Business Solutions. In addition to announcing the finalists for each category, Microsoft selected the Specialization Excellence award winners for each category based on a partner’s demonstrated ability to deliver specific solutions within a specialized subset of Microsoft’s competency areas.

Special Initiative and Specialization Excellence award winners and finalists for each category were chosen from defined regions of the world: Canada; Asia; Europe, Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ); Latin America; South Pacific; and the United States.

Winning Customer Award Winners

• Pexim Solutions
• Unisys
• ComputeaCenter AG & Co. oHG
• Quality Technology Solutions Inc.
• Brilliance Information SDN BHD
• Level Platforms Inc.
• Syntax Integration Ltd.
• Infosys Technologies Ltd.
• TIM EDPlatform Ltd.

Customer Experience Award Winners

• Raqmiyat LLC
• Feelanet Co., Ltd.
• Vision Sofwared SA
• SCS Inc.
• Diesel Marketing
• Otsuka Corp.
• Touchstone Group plc

Global ISV Partner of the Year Finalists

• Citrix
• Quest
• Siebel
• ProClarity
• Outlooksoft

Global Enterprise Services & Technology Partner of the Year Finalists

• HP
• Accenture
• Dell
• Capgemini
• Unisys Corporation

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc.
• The Legend Corp
• LogicaCMG Nederland BV
• CHINA ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• Japan Business Computer Corp.
• Quality de Mexico SA
• INTERLINK GROUP INC.

Technical Innovation Award

• PointBridge Solutions LLC
• Data 3 Business Systems
• Digital Design
• Dell Canada Inc.
• Icon Business Systems
• Sumisho Electronics
• GETRONICS

The Advanced Infrastructure Specialization Award Winners

This award recognizes partner excellence in delivering solutions including Web-based applications, internal and external portals, solutions for managing large amounts of data and translating it into business intelligence, and more efficient communications both within the enterprise and from remote sites. These are the winners:

• LogicaCMG Nederland BV
• PointBridge Solutions LLC
• Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc.
• Rackspace
• Hostbasket
• WebCentral
• Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH
• Scalability Experts Inc.

Business Intelligence Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Solutions Consulting Group
• Avanade Inc.
• Iconics
• Edenbrook Solutions Ltd.
• Software4 You U Planungssysteme GmbH
• XAVOR Corp.
• dB Wizards Inc.

Information Management Group

Technical Innovation Award

• Solutions Consulting Group
• Avanade Inc.
• ICONICS
• Edenbrook Solutions Ltd.
• SOFTWARE4YOU Planungssysteme GmbH
• XAVOR CORP.
• dB Wizards Inc.

Custom Development Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Vertscape Inc.
• Infosys Technologies Ltd.
• T4G LTD.
• Tsuzuki Denki Co., LTD.
• BS Technical Consulting
• RDA Corp.

Technical Innovation Award

• Magenic Technologies Norcal
• Sonata Software Ltd.
• Navantis Inc.
• Know It Consulting AB
• Tsuzuki Denki Co. LTD.
• Programmer S Informatica LTDA

Information Worker Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Capgemini
• COMPULINK SYSTEMS PRIVATE LTD.
• Ship2save Inc.
• Grupo BekeSantos CA
• CONVERGENCE
• Otsuka Corporation

Technical Innovation Award

• ASCENTN CORP.
• COMPULINK SYSTEMS PRIVATE LTD.
• Ship2save Inc.
• Capgemini
• China Electronic Information Technology
• Otsuka Corporation
• Kruger Corp. SA

The Information Worker Specialization Award Winners

This award recognizes solution providers that help customers realize increased service revenues, new market opportunities and a renewed focus on high-value customer engagements via Microsoft Office System technology. These are the winners:

• Interlink Group Inc.
• Navantis Inc.
• Tenrox
• STR SpA
• Atos Origin

Integrated E-Business Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Daenet
• Diagonal Solutions Ltd.
• Netcompany

Technical Innovation Award

• Getronics PinkRoccade
• SYSTEMGROUP INC.
• ISV/Software Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Fujitsu Ltd.
• Mamut
• TECHNE
• Nelito Systems Ltd.
• CDC Software Asia Corp.
• Cyence International Inc.
• MAZIKUSA

Technical Innovation Award

• Exact Holding NV
• OFISIS SA
• AfterMail
• CMS Software
• VITOVA LTD.
• NEC Corp.
• DEXTERRA Inc.

The ISV/Software Solutions Specialization Award Winner

This award recognizes partners that develop packaged software solutions, based on Microsoft technologies, by creating robust software to meet specific customer needs and market demand. These are the winners:

• Upside Software Inc.

Learning Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• QuickStart Intelligence
• Dimension Data Learning Solutions
• Polar Bear Corporate Education
• Xpertise Training Ltd.
• BS Training Center

Technical Innovation Award

• Springhouse Education & Consulting Services
• Synergy Professional Services
• dB Wizards Inc.
• QuickStart Intelligence
• Polar Bear Corporate Education
• Net Capacitaciones SA De CV

Licensing Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• DAQUAS sro
• PC-WARE Information Technologies AG
• HP
• Otsuka Corporation
• Software ONE Inc.

Technical Innovation Award

• Express Metrix
• ISA Technologies SDN BHD
• SAMpartners Ltd.
• License Online
• Brasoftware Informatica LTDA

The Licensing Software Asset Management Specialization Award Winners

This award recognizes partners that have developed new approaches to simplifying license acquisition, management and planning to make the process seamless, positive and effective for their customers. These are the winners:

• ASAP Software

Microsoft Business Solutions Solution Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• World Class International
• Vox Wireless
• Idealsoft Pte Ltd.

Technical Innovation Award

• ePartners
• Enterprise Solutions Group
• Infoserver Informatica LTDA

Mobility Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• ALK Technologies Ltd.
• Idealsoft Pte Ltd.
• SOTI Inc.
• GETRONICS
• Flag Intelliwan
• Action Engine
• Handmark

Technical Innovation Award

• WPA ApS
• iCOMPLY PTY LTD
• Ship2save Inc.
• SiEBEN Innovative Solutions Ltd.
• Solucioines Informaticas Sysgold SA
• Dexterra Inc.
• Unisys

Networking Infrastructure Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Otsuka Corp.
• CompuVision
• Symetrix SA
• Quadrasystems,net

Technical Innovation award

• Quadrasystems.net ( India ) Private Ltd.
• Endeavor Technologies
• Mantralogix Inc.
• Datapac Ltd.

OEM Hardware Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• TSB Computer ( France )
• PC Wholesale
• LDLC.COM
• Waracom
• Mindware
• Alina System
• RCB Informatix
• Step Ahead

Technical Innovation Award

• DigiPOS Systems Inc.
• PC Wholesale
• TSB Computer
• Step Ahead AG
• Alina System
• Mindware Egypt
• Waracom
• IGL Industries

The OEM Hardware Solutions Specialization Award Winners

This award recognizes partners that build and promote desktop or server hardware systems preinstalled with genuine Microsoft software and that provide key support services to end-user customers, by offering leading solutions configured according to customers’ needs and supported to ensure complete customer satisfaction. These are the winners:

• PC Wholesale ( US )

Security Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Dimension Data PTY LTD
• CMS Consulting Inc.
• Ward Solutions
• Otsuka Corporation
• Processor Informatica SA
• Netivity Solutions
• RDA Corp.

Technical Innovation Award

• Ward Solutions
• Dimension Data PTY LTD.
• CMS Consulting Inc.
• SIMAC NV
• Otsuka Corporation
• Processor Informatica SA
• Modulo Security Solutions
• Netivity Solutions

The Security Solutions Specialization Award Winners

This award recognizes partners that work in tandem with Microsoft to develop superior approaches to continually updating and improving Windows® platform security by providing exceptional security infrastructure and management to customers. These are the winners:

• CCD/Vynamics Corp.
• Processor Informatica SA
• Datalog Software AG

Small Business Solutions Finalists

Sales and Marketing Award

• Computer Institute of the Rockies
• Brookstone Technologies Pty Ltd.
• Ship2Save
• Mamut

Technical Innovation Award

• IdealSoft Pte Ltd.
• Commando Informatique Inc.
• Vertscape Inc.
• BML
• EXECPLAN
• Inetium Inc.

About Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference

Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference provides Microsoft’s partner community with access to key marketing and business strategies, leadership, and information regarding specific customer solutions designed to help partners succeed in the marketplace. Along with informative learning opportunities covering sales, marketing, services and technology, the Worldwide Partner Conference is an ideal setting for partners to garner valuable knowledge from their peers and from Microsoft. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/partner/events/wwpartnerconference.

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