Microsoft Awards Top Partner Honor to Business Intelligence Leader, Mariner

Charlotte, NC. Microsoft confirmed Mariner as a leader in business intelligence in the southeast by naming them Southeast Partner for the Quarter. The award is based on Mariner’s exceptional ability to deliver business intelligence, reporting and analytics solutions and recognizes their commitment to providing high quality services and solutions to their customers. This particular award, the second in as many years, recognizes Mariner for successfully implementing Microsoft solutions in highly competitive procurements. Mariner, a business intelligence consulting company based in Charlotte, has been a Microsoft Partner since 1998 and achieved the highest solutions partner status, Gold Partner, in 2003, giving Mariner and its customers access to valuable Microsoft tools, personnel and other key Microsoft resources. Mariner’s achievement, scheduled for recognition at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver this summer, makes them eligible for a National Award which will be announced at this summer’s conference, as well.

“We are very pleased to present this award to Mariner for two consecutive years. Microsoft realizes the exceptional value represented by partners that provide consistent, high quality solutions,” said Bill Forsyth, Southeast area general manager for Microsoft. “As a company, we’re proud of the partner relationships we develop and believe that it is important to recognize those that out-perform themselves each year.”

“Earning this award in back-to-back years is a milestone for us in building and maintaining our reputation as a dependable, high-quality business intelligence solutions provider,” said Mariner co-founder, Philip Morris. “The Microsoft business intelligence platform enables us to help our customers maximize their technology investment and gain access to the key information that enhances the speed and accuracy of their decisions.”

About Mariner
Mariner specializes in business intelligence, data warehousing, business scorecards and performance dashboards to help clients improve productivity and decision making in the manufacturing, financial, utility and healthcare industries. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with specializations in Business Intelligence & Information Worker solutions, we apply industry best practices to help organizations translate strategy into action. Mariner-Realizing Visions with Technology. www.mariner-usa.com.