Sage Business Solutions awards top partners for 2008

The awards pay tribute to the work and success of the best of Sage’s 120 business partners across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Winners were announced at Sage’s annual ‘Insights’ partner conference last month at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast.

More than 200 people attended this year’s conference, including business partners from the Sage Accpac ERP, Sage CRM, Sage Timberline Office, Sage SalesLogix and ACT! by Sage product lines.

Awards recognised the highest growth, revenue and performance by product in 2008 as well as highest maintenance renewals and top third party product sales.

Sage Business Solutions partner Enabling was the highest achiever on the night, claiming awards in four categories: ‘Sage Business Solutions Partner of the Year 2008’, ‘Third Party Partner of the Year,’ ‘Top Performing Maintenance Renewals for Sage Timberline Office’ and ‘Top Performing Partner for Sage ERP’.

The company was also named co-winner in the ‘Master Business Partner’ category, along with partners Act Today and MicroChannel Services.

With a 100 percent channel sales strategy, Mike Lorge, managing director of Sage Business Solutions, said the work of Sage’s development partners is crucial for innovation and to build on the core functionality of Sage's solutions.

“We would like to congratulate all the winners on the success they have achieved. 2008 has been an exciting year for Sage Business Solutions in the region with the introduction of a range of new and upgraded products across our CRM and ERP suites,” said Lorge.

Inspired by the philosophy of Blue Ocean Strategy, Sage’s key themes for this year’s Insights revolved around the notion of creating new market spaces and opportunities in the ANZ market.

Sage Australia Insights 2008 award winners were;

Sage Partner of the Year 2008: Enabling Pty Ltd

Master Business Partners 2008: Act Today, Enabling Pty Ltd, MicroChannel Services

Presidents Club Award 2008: Act Today, MicroChannel Services, Enabling Pty Ltd, C.P. Moore Business Systems, Solutions Customer Systems International

Top Performing Partner by Product: ACT! By Sage – Act Today, Sage ERP – Enabling Pty Ltd, Sage CRM – MicroChannel Services, Sage Timberline Office – Industry, Database, Sage SalesLogix – CRM Strategy

Highest Growth by products: ACT! By Sage - Executive Outcomes, Sage CRM - C.P. Moore Business, Systems Solutions, Sage ERP- Provida, Sage SalesLogix- Eclipse Computing, Australia Pty Ltd, Sage Timberline Office - Synergy, NSW

Highest Maintenance Renewal By products: Sage ERP – Envisage Business Solutions, Sage CRM – Technopac Pty Ltd, Sage SalesLogix – Customer Systems International, Sage Timberline Office – Enabling Pty Ltd

Third Party Developer of the year 2008: Iciniti Corporation

Third Party Partner of the year 2008: Enabling Pty Ltd

Customer Satisfaction Partner of the Year: Endeavour

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