Ideaca Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2007 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Enterprise Content Management

Toronto, ON, Canada - Ideaca Knowledge Services (www.ideaca.com), a leading Canadian-based technology consulting firm and Gold Certified Microsoft partner, announced it has been selected as a finalist for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award in Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Enterprise Content Management. Winners for the 2007 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, will be announced July 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

“We are very pleased to be selected as a finalist for this prestigious award. This is a testament to our hard work with Microsoft in delivering top quality solutions for our customers.” said Muneer Hirji, CEO, Ideaca. This is the second consecutive year that Ideaca has been nominated for a Partner of the Year award. In 2006, Ideaca won the Partner of the Year Award for Technology Innovation in Microsoft Business Solutions.

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. The Information Worker Solutions Awards recognize exceptional partners that have excelled in offering breakthrough Microsoft Office system solutions. The winning partner’s technology and marketing offerings have increased its customers' employee productivity and assisted them in connecting with their business partners and customers. The winning partner’s innovative thinking has helped to solve a technical challenge or helped to address its customers' business needs and empower their people, and has had a unique and positive impact on customers' business pain points.

“We have a diverse and talented partner ecosystem that each year raises the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies,” said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. “We are pleased to recognize Ideaca as one of our partners leading the field in this category.”


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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 employs over 140 information technology professionals in their Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver offices. Ideaca focuses on Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Portals and Collaboration Tools, Custom Application Development, Business Intelligence and Application Integration.