Eclipse Computing (Australia) Pty Ltd Honored as 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, 17 June 2008 - Today, Eclipse Computing (Australia) Pty Ltd proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.  The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

“This is a fantastic recognition of our hard work in building strong vertical solutions within Microsoft Dynamics,” said Bradley Stroop, chief executive officer, Eclipse. “Our VinPoint solution for the wine industry built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV is world leading in functionality and technology. This award proves that Eclipse has the skills and experience in Australia to compete with the best in the world. It really showcases the strength of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution, but most importantly the dedication, experience and commitment of the Eclipse team in bringing it so successfully to market.”

Awards were presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 entrants worldwide. Eclipse was recognized for superior technology and innovation in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.  The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year award honors a partner that has exhibited unsurpassed leadership in providing Microsoft Dynamics NAV solutions to customers. These are true champions of financial management, supply chain management, and/or customer relationship management solutions whose energy, persistence, and integrity have allowed us to strengthen our leadership across multiple verticals and geographies. They provide consistent, quality, and predictable service to Microsoft Dynamics NAV customers to ensure immediate benefits out of Microsoft Dynamics NAV investments. These partners demonstrate business leadership through aggressive demand generation, nurture marketing, new customer additions, total revenue, and revenue growth.

“Microsoft is very pleased that Eclipse has won the award for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year,” said Suresh Kalpathy, Regional Director, Partner Strategy, Marketing and Programs, Microsoft Asia Pacific. “Working closely with the wine industry to address the needs of wine producers, wine distributors, wine sellers, and wine administrators, Eclipse’s VinPoint solution is built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV and provides customers with the ability to install components in phases with the functionality they need. Eclipse’s excellent strategy of deep vertical focus, marketing approach, strong implementation, and post-implementation review process has resulted in high customer satisfaction.”

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the last year.