REDMOND, Wash. — June 25, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of the 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft partners for delivering innovative solutions during the past year that directly address customer challenges. Award winners and finalists, chosen from nominations from around the world, will be recognized at the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, the company’s premier annual event for industry partners, July 8–12 in Toronto.
Nearly 3,000 entries were collected from more than 100 countries; the award finalists and winners were selected from a group of nominations based on their commitment to customers, their solution’s market impact and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies.
“We are honored to work with outstanding partners that continue to bring incredible value and innovation to not only the companies they serve, but the entire marketplace,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft. “Congratulations to all the 2012 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists. We commend each partner for demonstrating exceptional dedication in addressing the technology and business challenges of its customers.”
Categories, winners and finalists appear below. A complete list, including Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award winners, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/partnernetwork/default.aspx.
Alliance ISV Industry Partner of the Year
Winner: OpenText
Finalist: Tribold
Finalist: OSIsoft
Finalist: Retalix
Finalist: Fiserv
Alliance Advanced Infrastructure Partner of the Year
Alliance Application Platform Partner of the Year
Alliance Cloud Innovation Partner of the Year
Application Integration Partner of the Year
Application Lifecycle Management Partner of the Year
Winner: Invit
Finalist: Navantis Inc.
Authorized Distributor Partner of the Year
BizSpark Partner of the Year
Winner: Soluto
Finalist: News360
Business Intelligence Partner of the Year
Citizenship Humanitarian Response Partner of the Year
Citizenship Innovative Nonprofit (NGO) Capacity Building Partner of the Year
Winner: Olidata
Finalist: Kinetics Group
Finalist: Winvision
Citizenship Opportunities for Youth Partner of the Year
Communications Market Acceleration Partner of the Year
Communications Technology Partner of the Year
Content Management Partner of the Year
Winner: Concurrency Inc.
Finalist: Dell Inc.
Finalist: Gimmal
Corporate Account Virtualization Data Center Services Partner of the Year
Corporate Accounts LAR Partner of the Year
Data Platform Partner of the Year
Winner: Systemgroup Consulting Inc.
Finalist: DSP Managed Services
Finalist: Red Rock Consulting
Desktop Partner of the Year
Digital Marketing Partner of the Year
Winner: Telligent
Finalist: Netcompany
Finalist: Webtrends
Exceptional Sales Management Partner of the Year
Hosting Partner of the Year
Identity and Security Partner of the Year
Innovative Customer Advocacy Partner of the Year
Winner: Mimecast
Finalist: Data#3 Ltd.
Finalist: Quadra Systems
ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year
Learning Competency Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year
Learning Competency Training Solution Excellence Partner of the Year
Messaging Partner of the Year
Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Business Excellence Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Distribution Industry Partner of the Year
Winner: Blue Horseshoe
Finalist: Junction Solutions
Finalist: KORUS Consulting
Finalist: Sunrise Technologies
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Financial Services Industry Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing Industry Partner of the Year
Winner: Edgewater Fullscope Inc.
Finalist: Armanino Consulting
Finalist: Columbus
Finalist: Junction Solutions
Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Professional Services Industry Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year
Microsoft Dynamics Retail Industry Partner of the Year
Management and Virtualization Partner of the Year
Winner: Veeam Software
Finalist: CDW
Finalist: Dyntek Inc.
Finalist: Alantex Corp.
Finalist: NetApp
Microsoft Office 365 Commercial Partner of the Year
Winner: Cloud Business
Finalist: Quadra Systems
Finalist: utilitas GmbH
Microsoft Office 365 Innovation Partner of the Year
Microsoft Office 365 Solution Partner of the Year
Microsoft Services Outstanding Collaboration Partner of the Year
Winner: Capgemini
Finalist: Dimension Data
Finalist: Veripark
Microsoft Support Partner of the Year
Winner: Wortell
Finalist: Dimension Data
Finalist: Fujitsu Ltd.
Mid-Market Solution Provider Partner of the Year
Winner: Quadra Systems
Finalist: ITnorth.ca
Finalist: Wirebird
Mobility Business-to-Business Application Partner of the Year
Mobility Business-to-Consumer Application Partner of the Year
Mobility Partner of the Year
OEM Hardware Reseller Partner of the Year
OEM Hardware System Building Partner of the Year
Outstanding Sales Operations Partner of the Year
Winner: Softchoice Corp.
Finalist: Quadra Systems
Portals and Collaboration Partner of the Year
Private Cloud Partner of the Year
Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year
Public Sector, Education Partner of the Year
Winner: Dell Inc.
Finalist: Business Mechanix
Finalist: Helliwood Media & Education
Finalist: Integrity Solutions
Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year
Public Sector, Health Partner of the Year
Public Sector, Public Safety and National Security Partner of the Year
Sales Specialist of the Year
Search Partner of the Year
Server Platform Partner of the Year
Winner: CDW
Finalist: ITQAN
Finalist: Janus Networks
Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year
Software Asset Management Partner of the Year
Winner: Specialist Software Services
Finalist: Asset Consult GmbH
Finalist: CSK Win Technology
Software Asset Management Market Acceleration Partner of the Year
Winner: Chengdu Time Carnival Software Technology | (Chengdu Shi Dai Jia Hua)
Finalist: Servicios Especializados en Recursos Informaticos, SA de CV
Finalist: Softcat Ltd.
Software Development Partner of the Year
Sustainability Partner of the Year
Systems Management Partner of the Year
Visio Partner of the Year
Winner: Process4Biz
Finalist: ProModel
Volume Licensing Partner of the Year
Winner: SoftwareONE Brazil
Finalist: Brasoftware Informatica
Finalist: SHI International Corp.
Finalist: SoftwareONE USA
Web Development Partner of the Year
Windows Azure ISV Partner of the Year
Winner: Jack Henry & Associates Inc.
Finalist: BEDIN Shop Systems srl
Finalist: CommVault Systems Inc.
Windows Azure SI Partner of the Year
Windows Intune Partner of the Year
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