Eight vendors receive Microsoft's annual Excellence Awards.
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today
announced the eight winners of the 2008 Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP)
Excellence Awards. The winners, selected from among more than 17,200 Microsoft
vendors in the U.S., are the following: Marriott International Inc., Grubb &
Ellis Co., Compass Group PLC, CRG Events, Toshiba America Inc., MV
Transportation Inc., Revonet Inc. and Lionbridge Technologies Inc.
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Selected by a panel of Microsoft executives, recipients of the MSVP
Excellence Awards are recognized for the exceptional service they provide to
the company. To be considered for this award, vendors must first be nominated
by a Microsoft employee based on the characteristics of value, quality,
flexibility, innovation, security and privacy.
This year Microsoft expanded the awards to include a category for
environmental excellence, an honor being shared by two companies. The vendors
received their awards during the seventh MSVP Annual Vendor Summit on
Microsoft's corporate campus in Redmond.
'The MSVP Excellence Awards recognize those Microsoft vendors that stand
head and shoulders above the rest for the quality and consistency of their
service,' said Tim McBride, general manager and chief procurement officer at
Microsoft. 'Numerous companies make exceptional contributions to the success
of Microsoft, making the selection process challenging each year. We
congratulate our 2008 MSVP Excellence Awards recipients and look forward to
continued partnership and collaboration.'
2008 MSVP Excellence Award Winners
Microsoft named winners in seven categories: Vendor of the Year,
Diversity, Environmental, Service, Technology, Quality and Value.
* Vendor of the Year Award: Lionbridge Technologies Inc. Founded in 1996,
this U.S.-based vendor has more than 4,000 employees around the world who
provide Microsoft with development, test and globalization services worldwide.
* Diversity Award: Marriott International Inc. Marriott International is a
leading lodging company, with about 3,000 lodging properties located in the
U.S. and 67 other countries and territories. Recognizing Microsoft's
commitment to diversity initiatives, Marriott International built its growth
plan around diversity and continues to expand.
* Environmental Award: Grubb & Ellis Co. Grubb & Ellis is a highly
respected real estate management and business services firm, operating one of
the nation's largest full-service operations.
