Data#3 recognised as Microsoft Australia’s Partner of the Year in Software Licensing, Software Asset Management and Security Solutions
August 14, 2008Finalist in Advanced Infrastructure and Information Worker Solutions
BRISBANE, Australia — 14 August 2008 — Data#3 Limited [ASX: DTL], Australia’s leading systems integrator, has further strengthened its position as a market leader in customer focused solutions on the Microsoft platform by winning three categories at the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards. The awards were presented at a gala dinner held at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference in Port Douglas on Thursday 6 August.
The three awards acknowledge Data#3’s expertise in the following award categories:
- Licensing Solutions – License Delivery
- Licensing Solutions – Software Asset Management; and
- Security Solutions
Furthermore, Data#3 was also acknowledged as a finalist in a further two categories (Advanced Infrastructure, and Information Worker Solutions) which illustrates both the breadth and depth of capability that Data#3 has and the extent of its commitment to the Microsoft platform.
Data#3 Managing Director, John Grant, who accepted the awards, said, “I am extremely proud of what our team has achieved. The key to winning awards like this is fostering an organisation wide dedication to developing deep expertise and maintaining a focus on the customer outcome. It is great to be acknowledged for our commitment to enabling customer success by leveraging Microsoft technologies.”
Mr Paul Voges, Director of Small and Mid Market Solutions and Partner Group, Microsoft Australia said, “Data#3’s exemplary delivery of innovative customer solutions is reflected in its outstanding achievement in winning three Australian Partner Awards this year as well as being a finalist in two other categories.”
“It is an honour to acknowledge Data#3’s dedication and success as part of the Microsoft partner community, and also to recognise the broader role that the company plays as a leader in Australia’s IT sector,” he said.
The Microsoft Australia Partner Program Awards recognise Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year. Data#3 has a long history of success in the Microsoft Australia Partner Program Awards, with significant wins across Software and Infrastructure Solutions in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and now 2008.
