Ahead of Convergence 2014, Microsoft Announces Customer Excellence Award Winners for Dynamics

At Convergence 2014, Microsoft will be officially announcing the winners of its Customer Excellence Awards, the annual recognition of customers (and their partners) that are achieving outstanding success with their Microsoft solutions. In each award category, award winners are chosen on their ability to provide amazing experiences for their customers through the use of their Microsoft Dynamics solution.

Partners of the winning companies are some of the more familiar names in the Dynamics partner channel. Big winners this year include Customer Effective, who claim four customers of excellence; Edgewater Fullscope with two customers on the list; and Ignify, also with two. Last year Hitachi Solutions America had the most winning bids, with Edgewater Fullscope close behind.

From Convergence 2011 in Atlanta, CRM Excellence winners Magma Design Automation

Some winning partners this year have already made statements on the awards. 

The "Technology Innovation: Small and Medium Business" award went to ORR Safety, a family-owned safety distributor who have been using Microsoft Dynamics GP as the core of its Socius Distribution Solution for 13 years and has leveraged a combination of Microsoft technologies, third-party ISV solutions, and internal development to ensure that its distribution solution continues to support and drive their business growth.

"We are thrilled for ORR Safety on their much deserved award," said Hersch Patel, Socius' Director of Consulting Services, in a statement. "ORR Safety ...