Six Australian firms win 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

Information Worker Solutions, Search Partner of the Year

• Winner: GESFOR OSMOS, Peru
• Finalist: Concept Interactive, Canada
• Finalist: Caturano and Company, United States

ISV/Software Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year

• Winner: Zap, Australia
• Finalist: Mamut, Norway
• Finalist: Upside Software, Canada

ISV/Software Solutions Partner of the Year

• Winner: KnowledgeLake, United States
• Finalist: Acctech Systems, South Africa
• Finalist: OSIsoft, United States

Large Account Reseller Partner of the Year

• Winner: Dimension Data, Australia
• Finalist: CDW, United States
• Finalist: Softchoice, Canada

Learning Solutions Impact Partner of the Year

• Winner: QA, United Kingdom
• Finalist: CompuEducación, Mexico
• Finalist: Solartech, United States

Learning Solutions Innovative Partner of the Year

• Winner: Netcampus, South Africa
• Finalist: Benchmark/New Horizons Learning, United States
• Finalist: NIIT, India

Licensing Solutions, License Delivery Partner of the Year

• Winner: DAQUAS, Czech Republic
• Finalist: Softmart Management Services, United States
• Finalist: Dimension Data, Australia

Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Dimension Data, Australia
• Finalist: Phoenix Software, United Kingdom
• Finalist: IPR-Insights, Hungary

Microsoft Dynamics Distribution Partner of the Year

• Winner: Young & Partners, Belgium
• Finalist: Columbus IT, Denmark
• Finalist: Lanham Associates, United States

Microsoft Dynamics Financial Services Partner of the Year

• Winner: Customer Effective, United States
• Finalist: E-consulting, Ukraine
• Finalist: IMGROUP, United Kingdom

Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing Partner of the Year

• Winner: Fullscope, United States
• Finalist: Columbus IT, Denmark
• Finalist: Tectura, Germany

Microsoft Dynamics Professional Services Partner of the Year

• Winner: Client Profiles, United States
• Finalist: CGS Redmond Technologies, United States
• Finalist: Synergy Business Solutions, United States

Microsoft Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year

• Winner: Infoma Software Consulting, Germany
• Finalist: LINK Development, Egypt
• Finalist: GMCS, Russia

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Partner of the Year

• Winner: Columbus IT, Denmark
• Finalist: PositiveTechnology.com, United States
• Finalist: K3 Business Technology Group, United Kingdom

Microsoft Dynamics AX Partner of the Year

• Winner: Hitachi Consulting, United States
• Finalist: Fullscope, United States
• Finalist: Eclipse Computing, Australia

 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year

• Winner: Ascentium, United States
• Finalist: Infinity Info Systems, United States
• Finalist: CIBER UK, United Kingdom

Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner of the Year

• Winner: Cogsdale, Canada
• Finalist: Interdyn-Socius, United States
• Finalist: ITQAN Al-Bawardi Computers, United Arab Emirates

 Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year

• Winner: Sistemas de Gestión, Spain
• Finalist: Serenic Software, United States
• Finalist: Pleasant Valley Business Solutions, United States

Microsoft Dynamics Point of Sale Partner of the Year

• Winner: POSitive Technology, United States
• Finalist: Retail Technology Experts, United States
• Finalist: New West Technologies Southeast, United States

 Microsoft Dynamics SL Partner of the Year

• Winner: SIS Software, United States
• Finalist: Synergy Business Solutions, United States
• Finalist: Queue Associates, United States

 Mobility Solutions Business Application Partner of the Year

• Winner: Client Strategy Group, United States
• Finalist: Antenna Software, United States
• Finalist: Blink Systems, Brazil

 Mobility Solutions Integration Partner of the Year

• Winner: Ensyst, Australia
• Finalist: JL Mobile Systems, United States
• Finalist: Logotec Engineering, Poland

 Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year

• Winner: Spring Wireless, United States
• Finalist: Rayonnance Technologies, France
• Finalist: ALK Technologies, United Kingdom

 Networking Infrastructure Solutions Partner of the Year

• Winner: Know Technology, United States
• Finalist: Kolari, Botswana
• Finalist: SecurElement, United States

Newly Recruited Partner of the Year

• Winner: AccTech Systems, South Africa
• Finalist: 2E2, United Kingdom
• Finalist: Infobox, Russia

 Notes Transition Partner of the Year

• Winner: EMC, United States
• Finalist: Quest Software, United States
• Finalist: CASAHL Technology, United States

OEM Hardware Solutions, Device Manufacturing Partner of the Year

• Winner: Plantronics, United States
• Finalist: Fujitsu, Germany

OEM Hardware Solutions, System Building Partner of the Year

• Winner: Third Wave Corp., Japan
• Finalist: Casper Bilgisayar Sistemleri, Turkey
• Finalist: Olidata, Italy

Office Business Application Partner of the Year

• Winner: OSIsoft, United States
• Finalist: triomis, Germany
• Finalist: Diamante, Italy

Online Services Partner of the Year

• Winner: PointBridge, United States
• Finalist: Business Engineering, United States
• Finalist: Wortell, Netherlands

 Public Sector, Education Partner of the Year

• Winner: Datatel, United States
• Finalist: RM, United Kingdom
• Finalist: Synetrix, United Kingdom

 Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year

• Winner: Spenta Consulting, Spain
• Finalist: Environmental Systems Research Institute, United States
• Finalist: Information Strategies, United States

 Public Sector, Health Partner of the Year

• Winner: iLink Systems, United States
• Finalist: Egton Medical Information Systems, United Kingdom
• Finalist: CareWorks, United Kingdom

Security Solutions, Identity and Secure Access Partner of the Year

• Winner: Omada, Denmark
• Finalist: Oxford Computer Group, United Kingdom
• Finalist: Certified Security Solutions, United States

Security Solutions, Infrastructure Security Partner of the Year

• Winner: Data#3, Australia
• Finalist: CMS Consulting, Canada
• Finalist: Sapphire Technologies, United Kingdom

Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year

• Winner: Evolve IT, Australia
• Finalist: Bulletproof InfoTech, Canada
• Finalist: Quadrasystems.net, India

SOA and Business Process Partner of the Year

• Winner: Hitachi Consulting, formerly known as Edenbrook, Japan
• Finalist: Xterprise, United States
• Finalist: PNMsoft, United Kingdom

 Software-plus-Services Development Partner of the Year

• Winner: Mamut, Norway
• Finalist: ExactTarget, United States
• Finalist: Hyland Software, United States

 Software-plus-Services Integration Partner of the Year

• Winner: IDE, Sweden
• Finalist: Accelare, United States
• Finalist: IT Solution Partners, Netherlands

 Unified Communications Solutions, IM/Presence Partner of the Year

• Winner: Enabling Technologies, United States
• Finalist: Eurodata Systems, United Kingdom
• Finalist: Preferred One Stop Technologies, United Kingdom

 Unified Communications Solutions, Messaging Partner of the Year

• Winner: Janalent, United States
• Finalist: Enabling Technologies, United States
• Finalist: Apptix, United States

 Unified Communications Solutions, Voice Partner of the Year

• Winner: Intrinsic Technologies, United States
• Finalist: Dimension Data Network Services, United Kingdom
• Finalist: Gold Systems, United States