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ESI
Wins Coveted Microsoft Innovation
Award
Software
developed by ESI wins Healthcare
Industry Solution of the Year
MONTREAL,
QUEBEC, February, 22nd, 2002
– ESI is pleased
to announce that it has won
the prestigious Microsoft
Innovation Award for
Industry Solution of the Year
– Healthcare http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2002_02_04.
ESI was recognized by Microsoft
for its outstanding work in
the development of a comprehensive
business application for Canada’s
leading paramedical healthcare
management company. The application,
developed by ESI’s Business
Solution Group, was designed
using ESI’s innovative
Application Development Framework,
Smart
Interfaces. Based on
Microsoft’s development
and database technology and
leveraging the latest in XML
Web Services, Smart Interfaces
provides a robust application
development environment which
accelerates time-to-market for
Windows, Web and Wireless business
software while reducing costs
and enhancing application maintenance.
"Microsoft's
annual Innovation Awards provide
an important forum to recognize
and celebrate outstanding technology
solutions and organizations
across the country," said
Frank Clegg, President of Microsoft
Canada. "Companies such
as ESI
represent some of the best and
brightest in the technology
sector in Canada today and Microsoft
is proud to count them among
their partners."
“It’s
truly an honour to be recognized
by a valued partner such as
Microsoft,” says Greg Rokos,
ESI’s President. “I’m
proud of the tremendous efforts
our development team demonstrated
towards understanding our customer’s
business needs and delivering
a solution that will provide
them with a significant competitive
advantage.”
Microsoft
Canada announced the winners
of its annual Microsoft Canada
Innovation Awards at a gala
dinner in Toronto on February
3rd, 2002. Winners were selected
from 44 finalists in four major
categories including Solutions
of the Year, Industry Solutions
of the Year, .NET Award,
and Organizations
of the Year, which included
a new Community
Leadership award created
to recognize outstanding contribution
to community service. Microsoft
Canada president Frank Clegg
was on hand to announce and
congratulate winners.
The nationwide
awards program recognizes outstanding
innovation, industry partnership
and leadership within the ranks
of Microsoft Canada's channel.
The awards are open nationwide
to Microsoft Certified Partners,
Certified Technical Education
Centres, Independent Software
Vendors and sales organizations
(Distributors, Large Account
Resellers, Value Added Resellers,
Original Equipment Manufacturers,
and System Builders).
"We
received an impressive number
of entries this year - even
more than last year - and were
overwhelmed with the innovation
and expertise these companies
have shown using Microsoft technology
as a foundation to solve our
customers' business challenges,"
said Frank Clegg. "Partners
are an integral part of our
business model and these winners
are a testament to the excellent
work they consistently deliver."
For more
information about ESI’s
Business Solutions Group, please
contact Richard
Pridham at (514) 832-5990.
About
ESI:
ESI
offers a wide-range of innovative,
network and e-business infrastructure
solutions for medium and large-sized
organizations. Its comprehensive
array of solutions include network
integration, computer and network
security, consulting, telecommunications,
data storage and information
management, software development
as well as after sale service
and support. ESI has forged
solid strategic partnerships
with leading technology manufacturers,
namely: Microsoft, Cisco, Compaq,
Hewlett-Packard, StorageTek,
Veritas, Check Point and RSA
Security. ESI's head office
is located in Montreal with
offices in Quebec City and Toronto,
Ontario.
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