DiData four-time winner at Microsoft channel awards

Global IT services and solution provider, Dimension Data was a four-time winner at the 2009 Microsoft Australia Partner Conference Awards.

The service provider was also a finalist in three additional award categories and recognised for "exemplary delivery" of Microsoft solutions and services to Australian clients during the past year.

The software giant said award winners were selected from a group of nominations based on their dedicated use of its technologies to provide solutions for their customers' needs.

This year's Microsoft  award recipients also included:

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Virtualisation Partner of the Year

• Winner: Jasco Consulting Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Hostworks Limited
• Finalist: Emantra Pty Ltd

Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Windows Desktop Deployment Partner of the Year

• Winner: Dimension Data
• Finalist: Gen-I Australia Pty Ltd

Business Intelligence Partner of the Year

• Winner: Hands-On Management Pty Ltd
• Finalist: IntelliMax Solutions Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Calumo Labs Pty Ltd

Competitive Partner of the Year

• Winner: Ensyst
• Finalist: Zap

Data Management Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Wardy IT Solutions Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Dimension Data
• Finalist: Calumo Labs Pty Ltd

Distributor Solution Partner of the Year:

• Express Data Holdings

Enterprise Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Dimension Data
• Finalist: Data#3 Limited
• Finalist: OBS

Environmental and Sustainability Solution Partner of the Year

• Dataract

Information Worker Solutions, Portal and Collaboration Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Unique World
• Finalist: Ensyst Pty Ltd
• Finalist: OBS
• Finalist: Avanade

Information Worker Solutions, Search Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Ensyst Pty Ltd
• Finalist: OBS

Information Worker Solutions, Office Deployment Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Dimension Data

ISV / Software Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Zap
• Finalist: Mobilise IT Pty Ltd
• Finalist: CDC Software

ISV / Software Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Brookstone Technologies Pty Limited
• Finalist: MYOB Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Task Retail (NSW) Pty Ltd

Learning Partner of the Year:

• Winner: New Horizons Learning Centres Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Excom Education
• Finalist: Dimension Data Learning Solutions

Licensing Solutions, License Delivery Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Data#3 Limited
• Finalist: Dimension Data
• Finalist: Insight Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd

Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Dimension Data
• Finalist: Insight Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Data#3 Limited

Microsoft Dynamics, CRM Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Jaythom Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Oakton Services Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Professional Advantage Pty Ltd

Microsoft Dynamics, ERP Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Hands-on Systems
• Finalist: Eclipse Computing Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Professional Advantage Pty Ltd

Microsoft Dynamics, Industry/Vertical Solution Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Eclipse Computing Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Sable Systems
• Finalist: Scalable Data Systems Pty Ltd

Mobility Industry Solution Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Mobilise IT Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Retriever Communications Pty Ltd

Mobility Solutions Business Application Partner of the Year:

• Winner: LogicalTech
• Finalist: Mobilise IT Pty Ltd

Networking Infrastructure Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Solutionware Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Calvert Technologies
• Finalist: Comcity Technology Pty Ltd

Notes Transition Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Emantra Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Quest Software Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Thomas Duryea Consulting Pl

Public Sector Education Industry Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Ensyst Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Calumo Labs Pty Ltd
• Finalist: OBS

Public Sector Health Industry Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Fred Health Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Eclipse Computing Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Senetas Corporation

Software+Services Hosting Partner of the Year:

• Winner: BlueFire Corporation
• Finalist: Emantra Pty Ltd
• Finalist: WebCentral, a Melbourne IT Company

Security Solution Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Data#3 Limited

Small Business Solution Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Comcity Technology Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Correct Solutions Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Evolve IT Australia

Unified Communications Partner of the Year:

• Winner: Jasco Consulting Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Gen-I Australia Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Empired Ltd

Community Impact Initiative Partner of the Year:

• Winner: OBS