Ideaca Knowledge Services wins Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Award for third consecutive year. Ideaca wins the 2006 Dynamics ERP Solution of the Year Award.

Toronto, ON, Canada — Ideaca Knowledge Services (www.ideaca.com), a leading Canadian based consulting firm and Gold Certified Microsoft partner, announced today that it has been selected as the winner in the Dynamics ERP Solution of the Year Category at the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards. The annual IMPACT awards recognize excellence within the Canadian technology partner community and the innovative solutions and value they bring to their customers. The winners were announced at a gala event in Toronto on November 2, 2006.

“Each year we present the IMPACT Awards as an opportunity to celebrate top technology partners who have shown true dedication through their tremendous technical support and customer service,” said Lora Gernon, Director of Partner Group, Microsoft Canada Co. ”This achievement further demonstrates Ideaca’s commitment to delivering high quality, fully integrated Microsoft-based technologies to its customers, and we are proud to recognize Ideaca as a recipient of the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Award.”

Ideaca Knowledge Services was chosen as the winner in the Dynamics ERP Solution of the Year category based on their Dynamics AX implementation for Petro-Canada, one of the largest AX installations in the world. This is the third year in a row that Ideaca has won a Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Award.

“We are extremely honoured to receive this award in recognition of our work at Petro-Canada.” said Muneer Hirji, CEO, Ideaca. “Winning a Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Award for the third consecutive year truly exemplifies our commitment in working closely with our customers to ensure that we continue to deliver solutions that meet their unique business challenges. These achievements truly fortify our position as a leading Canadian provider of Microsoft Dynamics solutions.

Ideaca, along with other technology partner winners and finalists in each of the award categories, was honoured at a gala event in Toronto on November 2, 2006.

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About Ideaca Knowledge Services (www.ideaca.com)
Ideaca is a leading Canadian-based technology consulting firm that sells, develops and implements business software solutions. Ideaca currently employ over 140 information technology professionals in their Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver offices. Ideaca focuses on Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Portals and Collaboration Tools, Custom Application Development and Business Intelligence.

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 2006 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards.



For more information on Ideaca, please contact:
Rachel Pekin
National Marketing Manager
Ideaca Knowledge Services
(416) 961-4332 ext 5169
rachel.pekin@ideaca.com

For information on Microsoft for Partner IMPACT Awards only, please contact:
Donna Araujo
High Road Communications
(416) 644-2283
daraujo@highroad.com


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