Accenture
(NYSE: ACN), a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, and Avanade,
a business technology solutions and managed services provider, have been
honored with three Microsoft Partner of the Year awards for 2012.
Together the companies have earned more Microsoft partner awards
worldwide than any other company to date. Recognitions for 2012 include:
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Alliance Partner of the Year – Application Platform
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Mobility Partner of the Year
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France – Country Partner of the Year
“We’re pleased that Accenture and Avanade have once again been honored
with Microsoft partner of the year awards in recognition of our ability
to deliver outstanding results for clients on the Microsoft platform,”
said Scott Harrison, global lead for Accenture’s Microsoft alliance.
“Our consistent showing in these awards year after year is clear
evidence of the joint commitment by our two companies to delivering
business value and outcomes for our clients around the world.”
“Technology advancements in cloud computing and mobility are
transforming the enterprise to help improve agility, lower costs and
adapt to a changing workplace,” said Ian Jordan, Avanade executive vice
president for sales, marketing and alliances. “Recognition by Microsoft
in game-changing technology areas underscores our Microsoft leadership
in delivering innovation that drives results for our customers.”
“Microsoft is pleased to recognize Accenture/Avanade as the Alliance
Application Platform Partner of the Year and Mobility Partner of the
Year. Together, Accenture and Avanade provide leading mission-critical
application platform solutions for today’s enterprises,” said Mark Hill,
Vice President, Enterprise Partners, Microsoft Corporation. “Accenture’s
deep industry expertise combined with Avanade’s stellar technical skills
for the Microsoft platform offer a complete end-to-end solution for our
mutual customers.”
Accenture and Avanade have been jointly recognized for winning in the
following award categories:
Alliance Partner of the Year – Application Platform
Accenture and Avanade received the Alliance Partner of the Year –
Application Platform award for their demonstrated leadership in driving
Microsoft-based application platform solutions to enterprise customers
that best integrate the infrastructure, database, business logic, user
experience and server management layers for on-premises or cloud-based
mission critical applications.
Mobility Partner of the Year
The two companies were jointly recognized with the Mobility Partner of
the Year Award for their proven ability to deploy, integrate and support
breakthrough solutions that help accelerate clients’ business cycles,
increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and extend their
infrastructures with the Windows Phone platform.
Country Partner of the Year – France
Accenture and Avanade’s France business was honored with the Country
Partner of the Year award for demonstrated business excellence in
delivering Microsoft solutions to customers and for driving customer
satisfaction and innovation.
In addition, Accenture and Avanade were also selected as finalists in
the following categories, making them the most recognized partner across
technical, civic, and geographic categories for 2012.
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Citizenship Partner of the Year - Opportunities for Youth
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Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year
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Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year
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Microsoft Office 365 Innovation Partner of the Year
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Sustainability Partner of the Year
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Windows Azure SI Partner of the Year
The recipients of the 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards were
recognized at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, held
July 8-12 in Toronto, Ontario Canada. More information can be found at: http://www.digitalwpc.com/Pages/Home.aspx#fbid=eTdrPfzErPf
About Avanade
Avanade provides business technology services that connect insight,
innovation and expertise in Microsoft technologies to help customers
realize results. Avanade’s services and solutions help improve
performance, productivity and sales for organizations in all industries.
The company applies Microsoft expertise from its global network of
consultants, drawing on the right mix of onshore, offshore and nearshore
skills, which together are designed to help deliver results faster, at
lower cost and with less risk. Avanade, which is majority owned by
Accenture, was founded in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft Corporation
and serves customers in more than 20 countries worldwide with more than
15,000 professionals. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with approximately 249,000 people serving clients
in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience,
comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions,
and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies,
Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
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