Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe Announces 2009 Partner of the Year Awards Finalists

Awards recognize partners’ innovative use of Microsoft technology to exceed customer expectations and solve business problems.

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Munich, Germany — July 9, 2009 — Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe today announced the finalists of the 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners for delivering exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year. Award finalists were chosen from nominations from around the world. Finalists will be recognized at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, the company’s premier annual event for industry partners, being held July 13–16 in New Orleans.

Nearly 2,000 entries were submitted by partners worldwide; the award finalists were selected from a group of nominations based on their dedicated use of Microsoft technologies to provide solutions for their customers’ needs.

“Partners are the key to igniting business innovation through great technology as well as helping customers drive down costs,” said Charles Arizmendi, Area Director for Partners at Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe. “Congratulations to the 2009 Partner Award finalists, who have demonstrated a superior level of expertise as well as a focus on delivering customer value. We look forward to seeing these partners fulfill their limitless potential as they continue to provide customers with world-class Microsoft solutions.”

Categories and finalists appear below.

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory Partner of the Year

  • DPA SIA, Latvia
  • Digital Design, Russia
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Windows Desktop Deployment Partner of the Year
  • SIVECO ROMANIA SA, Romania
Business Intelligence Partner of the Year
  • NPS D.O.O., Slovenia
Custom Development Solutions, Application Infrastructure Development Partner of the Year
  • Span d.o.o., Croatia
Custom Development Solutions, Smart Client Development Partner of the Year
  • E Smart Systems, Serbia
Custom Development Solutions, Web Development Partner of the Year
  • ecommerce.cz, a. s., Czech Republic
  • Aplana Software, Russia
Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year
  • NetDirect s.r.o., Czech Republic
Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Content Management and Forms Development Partner of the Year
  • SOFTSERVE, Ukraine
Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Collaboration Partner of the Year
  • Competentum Group, Russia
ISV/Software Solutions Partner of the Year
  • TETA S.A., Poland
Learning Solutions Innovative Partner of the Year
  • Compendium Centrum Edukacyjne Sp. z o.o., Poland
Licensing Solutions, License Delivery Partner of the Year
  • D A Q U A S spol. s r.o., Czech Republic
Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management Partner of the Year
  • IPR-INSIGHTS, Hungary
Microsoft Dynamics Distribution Partner of the Year
  • XAPTHungary, Hungary
Microsoft Dynamics Financial Services Partner of the Year
  • E-consulting, Ukraine
Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing Partner of the Year
  • New Dimension, Kazakhstan
Microsoft Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year
  • GMCS, Russia
Microsoft Dynamics AX Partner of the Year
  • CSF POLSKA SP Z O O, Poland
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year
  • NPS d.o.o., Serbia
Mobility Solutions Business Application Partner of the Year
  • SAGRA TECHNOLOGY SP Z O O, Poland
Mobility Solutions Integration Partner of the Year
  • LOGOTEC ENGINEERING S.A., Poland
Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year
  • LOGOTEC ENGINEERING S.A., Poland
Networking Infrastructure Solutions Partner of the Year
  • NetDirect s.r.o., Czech Republic
Newly Recruited Partner of the Year
  • Infobox, Russia
OEM Hardware Solutions, System Building Partner of the Year
  • M SAN GRUPA d.d., Croatia
Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year
  • Digital Design, Russia
Software-plus-Services Development Partner of the Year
  • NetDirect s.r.o., Czech Republic
  • Aplana Software, Russia
Software-plus-Services Integration Partner of the Year
  • ICZ a.s., Czech Republic
Unified Communications Solutions, IM/Presence Partner of the Year
  • CPU d.o.o, Serbia
Unified Communications Solutions, Messaging Partner of the Year
  • CPU d.o.o, Serbia

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 and on the Partner Program home page at https://partner.microsoft.com.

About Microsoft
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