2B Solutions Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2006 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in Mobility Solutions

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — Today, 2B Solutions, Inc. announced it has been nominated for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award for Technology Innovation in Mobility Solutions. Winners for the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, were announced July 12 in Boston, MA at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

“It is an honor that our mobile inventory management application, 2B-Inventory, has been recognized as a worldwide finalist for this prestigious Microsoft award” said 2B Solutions Vice President, Barkley Busby. “Developed with the end-user in mind, 2B-Inventory is simple to use and designed to save time. 2B-Inventory is built on .NET technologies, compatible with multiple hardware devices and allows for anytime, anywhere access to inventory details – even away from the store or warehouse!”

Awards were presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,300 entrants worldwide. The Mobility Solutions Award recognizes partners that specialize in developing, deploying, supporting and marketing packaged software solutions and services based on Microsoft Windows Mobile technologies. 2B Solutions is nominated for this award for implementing mobile business solutions to help accelerate customers’ business cycles, increase productivity, reduce operating costs and extend their enterprise infrastructure.

“Each year, our partners continue to set new standards with the level of solutions they develop and implement for our mutual customers,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft. “We are thrilled to recognize 2B Solutions as one of the partners leading the field in this category.”

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past 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 the Microsoft Initiative Awards.

2B Solutions, Inc. provides business applications and consulting services and that help people use technology to drive their business. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we focus on the business and technical needs of small, medium, and large businesses with an emphasis on mobile application development.

For additional information:
[Barkley Busby, 866.408.9991, bbusby@2Bsolutions.net, www.2Bsolutions.net]

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