SoftwareONE Named as a Finalist for the 2011 Microsoft Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Software Asset Management Market Acceleration Partner of the Year Awards

SoftwareONE has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Software Asset Management (SAM) Market Acceleration Partner of the Year Awards.

Milwaukee, WI, July 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Today, SoftwareONE announced it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Software Asset Management (SAM) Market Acceleration Partner of the Year Awards.

“We are extremely honored to be named a finalist for Microsoft’s 2011 Worldwide Volume Licensing and SAM Partner of the Year Awards,” stated Patrick Winter, global CEO. “This accomplishment reflects Microsoft’s ongoing support of SoftwareONE’s business model, focused 100% on delivering the full value of proper software licensing and software asset management expertise. This recognition by Microsoft reinforces SoftwareONE’s commitment to the focus of software licensing and asset management as a true business competency worldwide.”

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants worldwide. The Volume Licensing Partner of the Year Award honors partners who consistently seek to innovate with their volume licensing solutions and services, and provide ongoing attention to customer service excellence. This award recognizes SoftwareONE, who is dedicated to customer engagement with T-36 activities and provides the most trained and qualified staff (Microsoft Certified Professionals for Licensing) in delivering the services and marketing strategies used to increase volume licensing revenue and annuity. This partner retains volume licensing customers by successful ongoing relationship management throughout the life of a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. The SAM Market Acceleration Partner of the Year Award honors partners who deliver world-class SAM services engagements, superior experiences, and exceptional value. This award recognizes SoftwareONE for showcasing innovative marketing strategies for demand generation, and demonstrating an integrated solutions approach leading to follow-on services and other best practices that continuously deliver measurable benefits and savings to the customer.

“We are proud to recognize this outstanding group from our highly valued worldwide partner network as our 2011 Partner Award finalists,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “We applaud the unique perspective and creativity each of these companies brings to solving customer business and technology challenges. Our strong partnership along with their commitment to customers plays an essential role in our mutual, long-term success.”

SoftwareONE was also the winner of “Country Partner of the Year” in Singapore and the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Partner of the Year Awards in the categories of Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Software Asset Management (SAM) Market Acceleration.

About SoftwareONE
SoftwareONE is a licensing solutions provider with the unique combination of being truly global, fully-focused on software licensing and privately-owned since 1985. Our software licensing experts take a consultative approach to helping customers optimize their software spend, while enhancing their relationships with software publishers and local service providers. With year-over-year growth of greater than 40% since 2006, SoftwareONE is the fastest-growing Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) in the world, holding other elite sales designations with top software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, VMware, Oracle, Citrix, Symantec, McAfee, and many more. SoftwareONE is globally headquartered in Stans, Switzerland and employs more than 650 people in 35 countries. The United States headquarters is located in New Berlin, WI. SoftwareONE’s fiscal year 2010 resulted in revenue of $880 Million, with 2011 projections exceeding $1 Billion. To learn more about SoftwareONE, visit us at http://www.softwareone.com.

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