REDMOND, Wash. — June 11, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the finalists for the 2007 Microsoft^® Partner Program Awards. The awards recognize Microsoft Registered, 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 customer solutions. The winners will be honored at an awards ceremony at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2007, the company’s premier annual partner event taking place July 10–12 in Denver.

“The Partner Program Awards gives Microsoft the distinct pleasure of recognizing Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners that have demonstrated exceptional levels of innovation and value to customers,” said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft. “The finalists announced today demonstrate our diverse and talented partner ecosystem that continues to raise the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies.”

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. One winner will be selected for each category, from the list of finalists below:

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory® and Identity Management Partner of the Year

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Exchange Migration and Deployment Partner of the Year

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Storage Solutions Partner of the Year

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year

Business Process and Integration Solutions Partner of the Year

Citizenship Partner of the Year

Competing to Win Partner of the Year: Database

Competing to Win Partner of the Year: Linux/LAMP

Competing to Win Partner of the Year: Search

Competing to Win Partner of the Year: Security

Competing to Win Partner of the Year: Web

Custom Development Solutions, Application Infrastructure Development Partner of the Year

Custom Development Solutions, Smart Client Development Partner of the Year

Custom Development Solutions, Web Development Partner of the Year

Data Management Solutions, Business Intelligence Partner of the Year

Data Management Solutions, Database Management Partner of the Year

Enterprise Alliance Partner of the Year

Global ISV Partner of the Year

Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management Partner of the Year

Information Worker Solutions, Messaging and Collaboration Partner of the Year

Information Worker Solutions, Office Smart Client Development Partner of the Year

Information Worker Solutions, Office Systems Desktop Deployment Partner of the Year

Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Enterprise Content Management Partner of the Year

ISV/Software Solutions Partner of the Year

ISV/Software Solutions, Innovation Partner of the Year

Learning Solutions Partner of the Year

Licensing Solutions, License Delivery Partner of the Year

Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics™ AX Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System Partner of the Year

Microsoft Dynamics SL Partner of the Year

Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year

Networking Infrastructure Solutions Partner of the Year

OEM Hardware Solutions, Device Manufacturing Partner of the Year

OEM Hardware Solutions, System Building Partner of the Year

Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security Partner of the Year

Security Solutions, Security Management Partner of the Year

Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year

About the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

The Microsoft 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 https://partner.microsoft.com.

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