Ideaca Wins Fifth Consecutive IMPACT Award at 2008 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
Ideaca wins Information Worker Solution of the Year and Microsoft Business Solutions Partner of the Year – License Sales Awards
Toronto, ON – November 20, 2008
Ideaca Knowledge Services, a leading Information Technology services company that provides business application solutions to the Canadian market, announced today that they have won a Microsoft IMPACT Award for the fifth consecutive year. Ideaca was selected as the winner in the Information Worker Solution of the Year and Microsoft Business Solutions Partner of the Year – License Sales categories at the 2008 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards. The sixth annual IMPACT awards recognize excellence across the large and diverse community of Microsoft’s Canadian technology partners. The winners were announced at a gala event in Toronto on November 13, 2008.
Ideaca was chosen as the winner in the Information Worker Solution of the Year category for the ATS Automation Tooling Systems Quality Management solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. Ideaca and ATS worked together to deliver a successful solution that allows ATS to facilitate ISO9001 compliance. Ideaca was also named winner of the Microsoft Business Solutions Partner of the Year – License Sales, an award that recognizes the top partner in Canada for total License sales of Microsoft Dynamics. Ideaca previously won IMPACT awards in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
“The consistency that Ideaca has shown in winning an IMPACT Award five years running reflects our commitment to doing great work for our clients year after year.” said Muneer Hirji, President and CEO, Ideaca. “The satisfaction of our customers is always the first priority for Ideaca and being recognized for the successful solution we developed with a great customer like ATS is a tremendous achievement that we are extremely proud of.”
“As real leaders in their fields, technology partners like Ideaca continue to help customers optimize their business performance,” said Lora Gernon, Senior Director, Partner Group, Microsoft Canada Co. “Our annual IMPACT Awards celebrates top technology partners who have shown true passion through their tremendous service to customers and innovative solutions.”
About the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
In 2003, Microsoft Canada replaced all of its previous technology partner awards with a unified program that also recognizes customer service, marketing, and contribution to the community. Microsoft Canada has outlined 30 categories to highlight the Partner Program competencies to honour the achievements of top technology partners.
The Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards were open to Systems Integrators, Large Account Resellers, Direct Market Resellers, Value Added Resellers, Distributors, Systems Builders, Authorized Education Resellers, Certified Partners for Learning Solutions, Microsoft Certified Partners, Independent Software Vendors, Channel Suppliers, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers.
For a list of all 2008 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards.