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REDMOND, Wash. — June 26, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today announced 60 finalists for the global Microsoft® Certified Partner Awards. A panel of Microsoft judges selected the finalists from 775 entries submitted by solutions and services partners worldwide. Finalists were determined based on excellence and innovation in customer solution delivery and service. The winner in each of the 12 award categories will be announced July 15th at Microsoft’s Fusion 2001 partner event in Anaheim, Calif.
Fusion is Microsoft’s annual technology and business briefing for partners worldwide where around 3,000 partners are expected to attend. Fusion 2001 will be held July 13–16 at the Anaheim Convention Center and will feature a keynote presentation by Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. Several other senior Microsoft executives will discuss strategies, emerging enterprise technologies and business opportunities for partners. Ian Rogoff, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group, will host Fusion 2001 and announce the Certified Partner Award winners.
“The Microsoft Certified Partner Awards allow Microsoft to reward excellence in emerging technologies,” said Ian Rogoff, vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group. “Delivering exceptional customer value has made these partners leaders in their respective categories. Selecting the winners was a difficult task as we found a wealth of innovative business solutions being implemented around the world by Microsoft Certified Partners.”
Microsoft Certified Partner Award finalists will be honored from each of the following categories: Anti-Piracy Advocate of the Year, ASP Solution of the Year, Infrastructure Solution of the Year, Business Intelligence Solution of the Year, Collaborative Solution of the Year, E-Commerce Solution of the Year, Packaged Application of the Year, Small Business Solution of the Year, Microsoft CTEC Solution of the Year, CRM Solution of the Year, ERP Solution of the Year, Support Services Solution of the Year. See the list below for finalists in each category.
About Fusion
Initiated in 1997, Fusion is Microsoft’s premier partner event of the year and is host to the largest worldwide gathering of Microsoft business partners, including Microsoft Certified Partners, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and resellers. Fusion is Microsoft’s most important worldwide partner event of the year and recently won the Allie Award for Best Corporate Event in 2000. Premier event sponsors for Fusion 2001 are: Compaq Computer Corporation, EDS, IBM, Intel, Nortel Networks and Unisys Corp. For more information, please visit www.microsoftfusion.com.
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