April 2008
The passion and development expertise of Microsoft Corp.’s partner community was recognized as the company announced the second round of Gold Ingenuity Point winners in its worldwide contest for independent software vendors (ISVs). The three ISVs were chosen from entrants around the world that submitted solutions to address needs in education, healthcare and “clean” technology.
The Ingenuity Point competition provides ISVs with a platform to showcase their passion, their development expertise and the potential of software as they work on solutions that improve people’s lives and the planet. The winners of this round are the following:
Unlocking the Potential of Software
These three companies join the Gold Ingenuity Point winners from round one of the competition — Tobii Technology, TR Control Solutions and OSIsoft Inc. — as ISVs that have made a noteworthy contribution in fundamental areas such as increasing literacy, improving healthcare and taking care of the environment.
Rob Bernard, Microsoft’s chief environmental strategist and one of the judges of the Ingenuity Point contest, said that the work of these software companies demonstrates the impact being made by innovative software solutions. “Microsoft recognizes that improvements in education, healthcare and the environment require a significant amount of time and resources to develop applications, operating systems, interfaces and development tools — the fundamental building blocks to help shape the vision of developers and end users,” he said. “We are honoring these ISVs for demonstrating how the potential of technology can make a difference in our world.”
On May 19, the company will announce one of the six ISVs as the recipient of the Platinum Ingenuity Point Award. A representative from that ISV will serve as a guest judge in the global finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2008, held in Paris later this year.
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