Microsoft Unveils 2017 Partner of the Year Awards
    Microsoft on Thursday named the several hundred winners and  finalists of its Partner of the Year Awards, which will be handed out next  month when partners gather from around the world in Washington, D.C., for the Microsoft  Inspire conference. 
Global Category  Winners
Alliance Global Commercial ISV Partner of the Year
Alliance SI Partner of the Year
Application Development Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       ICONICS
 
  - Finalist:       nexx.tv GmbH
 
  - Finalist:       Black Marble
 
  - Finalist:       Veeam
 
Business Analytics Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Neal Analytics
 
  - Finalist:       BizData
 
  - Finalist:       Slalom
 
  - Finalist:       Brillio
 
Cloud Apps Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Neudesic
 
  - Finalist:       MOQdigital
 
  - Finalist:       Rackspace
 
  - Finalist:       SELA
 
Cloud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Partner of  the Year
Cloud Packaged Solutions Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       P2V Systems
 
  - Finalist:       LanCloud (LanKey Group)
 
  - Finalist:       Caase.com
 
  - Finalist:       Extrinsica Global
 
Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       (joint submission) The Consortium --  Content and Code, Inframon, Modality       Systems, Program Framework and Coeo
 
  - Finalist:       Dimension Data
 
  - Finalist:       Ernst & Young LLP
 
  - Finalist:       Catapult Systems
 
Collaboration and Content Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Slalom
 
  - Finalist:       SoftBank Technology
 
  - Finalist:       harmon.ie
 
  - Finalist:       Rapid Circle
 
Communications Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       PAIS Kuwait
 
  - Finalist:       NeWay Technologies
 
  - Finalist:       Modality Systems
 
  - Finalist:       C3ntro Telecom | Microsoft Enterprise Productivity
 
Customer Experience Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Qorus Software
 
  - Finalist:       Content and Code
 
  - Finalist:       MediaValet
 
  - Finalist:       Cavalry
 
Data Platform Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Cognizant Technology Solutions
 
  - Finalist:       Bitscape Infotech Pvt Ltd
 
  - Finalist:       (joint submission) HPE & Pragmatic Works Consulting
 
  - Finalist:       Capax Global
 
DevOps Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       InCycle Software
 
  - Finalist:       Sogeti
 
  - Finalist:       Canarys Automations Private Limited
 
  - Finalist:       AIS
 
Distributor Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Also Holding AG
 
  - Finalist:       Westcoast
 
  - Finalist:       Tech Data
 
  - Finalist:       Ingram Micro
 
Enterprise Mobility Partner of the Year
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       SAGlobal
 
  - Finalist:       Accenture/Avanade
 
  - Finalist:       Sable37 (formerly Sable Systems)
 
  - Finalist:       mcaConnect LLC
 
Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       10th Magnitude
 
  - Finalist:       InSpark (previously known as inovativ)
 
  - Finalist:       Long View
 
Internet of Things (IoT) Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       COPA-DATA
 
  - Finalist:       The Yield
 
  - Finalist:       Accenture/Avanade
 
  - Finalist:       ML!PA Consulting GmbH
 
Learning Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Fast Lane
 
  - Finalist:       Firebrand Nordic
 
  - Finalist:       Lithan Academy Pte Ltd
 
Messaging Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Perficient
 
  - Finalist:       Sonata Information Technology Ltd.
 
  - Finalist:       Wortell
 
  - Finalist:       New Signature
 
Microsoft Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Tribridge
 
  - Finalist:       Levtech Consulting
 
  - Finalist:       Edgewater Fullscope
 
  - Finalist:       Sunrise Technologies Inc.
 
Microsoft Philanthropies Cloud for Global Good --  Technology for Good Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Navantis
 
  - Finalist:       Gap Consulting
 
  - Finalist:       adesso AG
 
  - Finalist:       NV Interactive
 
Microsoft Philanthropies Cloud for Global Good --  YouthSpark Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       REDBELT
 
  - Finalist:       QA Limited
 
  - Finalist:       Brillio
 
Mobile App Development Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       BlueMetal
 
  - Finalist:       Productive Edge
 
  - Finalist:       Unissoft Technology Co. Ltd.
 
  - Finalist:       SapientRazorfish
 
Open Source on Azure Partner of the Year
Partner Seller Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Sebastien Molendijk, Econocom
 
  - Finalist:       Reed Wiedower, New Signature
 
  - Finalist:       Ronnie Eliasson, B3 IT AB
 
  - Finalist:       Asaf Nakash, Dario IT Solutions
 
Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Projectum
 
  - Finalist:       Prosperi
 
  - Finalist:       Ernst & Young LLP
 
  - Finalist:       Sensei Project Solutions
 
Public Sector: Education Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       U-Planner
 
  - Finalist:       Learning Possibilities Limited
 
  - Finalist:       Edsby
 
  - Finalist:       Authentica Solutions
 
Public Sector: Government Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Lagash
 
  - Finalist:       GIS People
 
  - Finalist:       Bitscape Infotech Pvt Ltd
 
  - Finalist:       risual
 
Public Sector: Health Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Allscripts
 
  - Finalist:       KPMG
 
  - Finalist:       adesso AG
 
  - Finalist:       SADA Systems Inc.
 
Public Sector: Microsoft CityNext Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       AvePoint
 
  - Finalist:       PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
 
  - Finalist:       Indra Sistemas SA
 
  - Finalist:       Genetec
 
Public Sector: Public Safety & National Security  Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Genetec
 
  - Finalist:       Black Marble
 
  - Finalist:       Taqtile
 
  - Finalist:       (joint submission) NV Interactive & Intergen
 
Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Be-CLOUD
 
  - Finalist:       Onex Group
 
  - Finalist:       Intercept
 
Windows and Devices Deployment Partner of the Year
  - Winner:       Dell
 
  - Finalist:       Dimension Data
 
  - Finalist:       CDW
 
  - Finalist:       itnetX AG
 
Country Partner of the Year Winners
  Angola: Menshen
  Argentina: AXXON Consulting
  Armenia: Dom-Daniel
  Aruba: (joint submission) NetPro Aruba and Inova Solutions
  Australia: Mexia
  Austria: ACP IT Solutions
  Bahrain: Computer World WLL
  Bangladesh: Aamra Technologies
  Belarus: JLLC DPA
  Belgium: Realdolmen
  Bermuda: Fireminds
  Bolivia: Dima Ltda
  Bosnia & Herzegovina: King ICT
  Brazil: Dedalus Prime
  Brunei: Tech One Solution Sdn Bhd
  Cambodia: Softline (Cambodia) Co.
  Canada: Genetec
  Cayman Islands: SALT Technology Group
  Chile: Softline Internacional Chile
  China: Shanghai Nanang Wanbang Software Technology Co. Ltd.
  Colombia: Lagash
  Costa Rica: ITQuest Solutions
  Croatia: COMBIS
  Curacao: Inova Solutions
  Cyprus: Dot.Cy Developments Ltd.
  Czech Republic: SoftwareONE Czech Republic
  Denmark: VENZO A/S
  Dominican Republic: C-ven Technologies
  Ecuador: BUSINESS IT
  Egypt: HITS Technologies
  El Salvador: Advanced IT Consulting Services
  Estonia: Primend
  Finland: M-Files Corp.
  France: Cegid
  Germany: ORBIS AG
  Greece: ATCOM S.A.
  Guatemala: SEGA
  Honduras: SEGA Honduras
  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: HKT Limited
  Hungary: S&T Hungary Consulting
  Iceland: Wise
  India: Sonata Information Technology Ltd.
  Indonesia: PT Mastersystem Infotama
  Ireland: Codec-dss
  Israel: Cloud Valley (Dario IT Solutions)
  Italy: Softjam spa
  Jamaica: Inova Solutions
  Japan: FIXER Inc.
  Jordan: Specialized Technical Services
  Kazakhstan: Softline Services LLP
  Kenya: Dimension Data
  Korea: SBCK Corp.
  Kuwait: Diyar United Trading & Contracting Co.
  Latvia: Squalio (SIA DPA)
  Lebanon: Comprehensive Computing Innovations
  Lithuania: UAB SQUALIO Lietuva
  Luxembourg: Wizata
  Malaysia: rhipe
  Malta: Eyetech Ltd.
  Martinique: Infodom
  Mauritius: The Cloud Factory EMEA Ltd.
  Mexico: Pegaso Tecnologia
  Morocco: Netopia Solutions
  Netherlands: SnelStart Software B.V.
  New Zealand: Kinetics Group
  Nicaragua: Intcomex
  Nigeria: Reliance Infosystems Ltd.
  Oman: International Information Technology Co. LLC
  Pakistan: Confiz
  Palestinian Authority: NTS
  Panama: Business IT Panama
  Paraguay: Diviserv S.A.
  Peru: G&S Gestion y Sistemas SAC
  Philippines: EPLDT Inc.
  Poland: Sagra Technology Sp. z o.o.
  Portugal: Tech Data Portugal
  Puerto Rico: Invid, LLC
  Qatar: Mannai Corp.
  Romania: Likeit Solution SRL
  Russia: Navicon
  Rwanda: Dimension Data
  Saudi Arabia: Computer World International
  Serbia: ComTrade System Integration
  Singapore: Accenture/Avanade
  Slovakia: Softip, a.s.
  Slovenia: Stroka produkt d.o.o.
  South Africa: BUI
  Spain: Avanade Spain SLU
  Sri Lanka: Sanje Pvt Ltd
  Sweden: Acando AB
  Switzerland: Sword Switzerland
  Taiwan: Iscom Online International Information Inc.
  Tanzania: Techno Brain T Ltd.
  Thailand: G-Able Mverge
  Trinidad & Tobago: Inova Solutions
  Turkey: Netas Telekomunikasyon A.S.
  Ukraine: Comparex Ukraine LLC
  United Arab Emirates: Teambase
  United Kingdom: CGI IT UK Ltd.
  United States: Neudesic
  Uruguay: AT srl
  Venezuela: RKM Suministros S.A.
Vietnam: HPT Vietnam Corp.
 
	Posted by Scott Bekker on June 01, 2017