Partner of the Year winners
17 June 2008
Microsoft has announced the winners of its 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The awards honour Microsoft Registered, Microsoft Certified and Microsoft Gold Certified partners that delivered exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year.
Award winners and finalists were chosen from among nominations from around the world. Winners and finalists were recognised at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, which was held on 7–10 July in Houston.
“The Partner of the Year Awards recognise the incredible innovation and value that Microsoft partners are delivering to our customers,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft. “The winners have helped raise the standard for delivery of customer solutions and support. It is a privilege to recognise their work in designing and deploying exemplary customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies.”
Categories, winners and finalists appear below. A complete of categories, winners and finalists including category descriptions is available at the dedicated event page.
The Partner of the Year winners were:
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory:
Oxford Computer Group, United Kingdom
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Exchange Migration and Deployment:
Compugen, Canada
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Hosting Solutions:
groupSPARK, United States
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Storage Solutions:
Compellent Technologies, United States
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management:
Dimension Data, Australia
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Windows Desktop Deployment:
Getronics, Netherlands
Business Process and Integration Solutions:
EMC, United States
Citizenship:
Citrix Systems, United States
Custom Development Solutions, Application Infrastructure Development:
imason, Canada
Custom Development Solutions, Smart Client Development:
InterKnowlogy, United States
Custom Development Solutions, Web Development:
Vertigo Software, United States
Data Management Solutions, Business Intelligence:
Information Management Group, United Kingdom
Data Management Solutions, Database Management:
Integrated Services, United States
Distribution:
Tech Data Brasil, Brazil
Enterprise Alliance:
Accenture and Avanade, United States
Global ISV Consumer Special Recognition Award:
Sonic Solutions, United States
Global ISV Infrastructure Special Recognition Award:
Citrix Systems, United States
Global ISV Line of Business Special Recognition Award:
Fiserv, United States
Global ISV Technology Innovation Special Recognition Award:
Dassault Systemes, France
Information Worker Solutions, Data Visualization:
Idea Integration, United States
Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Content Management and Forms:
LegendCorp, Canada
Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management:
EPM Live, United States
Information Worker Solutions, Office Deployment:
Dimension Data, Australia
Information Worker Solutions, Office Solutions Development:
Goodsen Technology, South Korea
Information Worker Solutions, Performance Management:
Mariner, United States
Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Collaboration:
Ascentium, United States
Information Worker Solutions, Search:
Tam Tam, Netherlands
Information Worker Solutions, Unified Communications:
MTS Allstream, Canada
ISV/Software Solutions:
Iconics, United States
ISV/Software Solutions, Innovation:
Verdiem, United States
Learning Solutions:
iSolve Business Solutions, South Africa
Licensing Solutions, License Delivery:
Bytes Technology Group, United Kingdom
Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management:
Datalog Software, Germany
Microsoft Dynamics AX:
Fullscope, United States
Microsoft Dynamics CRM:
i5, South Africa
Microsoft Dynamics GP:
InterDyn – Socius, United States
Microsoft Dynamics NAV:
Eclipse Computing Australia, Australia
Microsoft Dynamics Point of Sale Solutions:
Elypsis, United States
Microsoft Dynamics SL:
Synergy Business Solutions, United States
Mobility Solutions:
CDC, Russia
Networking Infrastructure Solutions:
Quadrasystems.net, India
OEM Hardware Solutions, Device Manufacturing:
Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Germany
OEM Hardware Solutions, System Building:
Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Germany
Security Solutions, Identity and Secure Access:
Omada, Denmark
Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security:
Eurodata Systems, United Kingdom
Small Business Specialist:
Quadrasystems.net, India
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners Partner of the Year:
Tech Data Brasil, Brazil