Ideaca Knowledge Services Honoured as Partner of the Year for Technology Innovation in Microsoft Business Solutions at 2006 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Program Awards

Toronto, ON, Canada — Ideaca Knowledge Services (www.ideaca.com), a leading Canadian based consulting firm and Gold Certified Microsoft partner, announced today that they have won the Partner of the Year Award for Technology Innovation in Microsoft Business Solutions at the 2006 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Program Awards. Ideaca was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft Partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. The awards were distributed at a ceremony on July 12 in Boston, MA, at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

“We are extremely honoured to receive this award in recognition of our work at Petro-Canada, implementing one of the largest Dynamics AX installations in the world.” said Muneer Hirji, CEO, Ideaca. “This achievement further cements us as a leading Canadian partner in delivering solutions that meet our customers’ challenging business needs. We are committed to working closely with our customers to ensure that we continue to deliver the highest quality solutions as well as providing world class support and customer service.”

Awards were presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. Ideaca Knowledge Services was recognized for superior technology innovation in Microsoft Business Solutions. The Microsoft Business Solutions Award rewards partners that successfully sell, deploy and implement specific MBS solutions with unique skill, expertise and business acumen. Ideaca Knowledge Services won this award by providing and delivering solutions that differentiate them from their competitors and the Microsoft platform from competitive technologies.

“The last year has been unparalleled in terms of the level of innovative solutions Microsoft Partners have developed and delivered to our mutual customers,” said Allison Watson, Vice President of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft. “Ideaca Knowledge Services has set themselves apart from an extremely competitive field, and we applaud them for this well-deserved victory. Their achievement is exemplary of the kind of vision that will help take us beyond the solutions of today to realize the full potential of technology in business.”

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year. Multiple awards are distributed in four categories: Partner of the Year for Technology Innovation, Partner of the Year for Sales and Marketing, the Specialization Excellence Awards, and Microsoft Initiative Awards, which also includes the Winning Customer Award.

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About Ideaca Knowledge Services (www.ideaca.com)
Ideaca Knowledge Services is a leading Canadian based consulting firm with over 130 employees that sells, develops and implements business software solutions. With offices in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, we focus on Custom Application Development, Business Intelligence, Portals & Collaboration tools, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX.

For Additional Information Please Contact:

Rachel Pekin
National Marketing Manager
Ideaca Knowledge Services
Main: (416) 961-4332 ext. 5169
Fax: (416) 673-5165
e-mail: rachel.pekin@ideaca.com