QLogitek a Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year Finalist in 2010 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards

TORONTO (November 3, 2010) – QLogitek has been selected as a finalist in the Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year category for the 2010 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. The eighth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence within the Microsoft technology partner community in Canada as well as the innovative solutions and value they deliver to customers.

“Technology partners are at the core of Microsoft’s business and we’ve always relied upon their commitment to infinite possibilities to provide the foundation for delivering truly innovative solutions to the marketplace,” said Corinne Sharp, National Director, Canadian Partner Network, Microsoft Canada Inc. “We are pleased to celebrate the outstanding solutions of industry leaders like QLogitek at the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards.”

QLogitek was chosen as a finalist in the Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year category for a Software-as-a-Service (Saas) product lifecycle management system that it developed for one of the world’s largest purchasers of alcoholic beverages.

“We are pleased to receive this recognition for developing and providing 24X7 hosting and support for a system that empowers organizations to source new products from global suppliers online, in a cost effective, timely, and efficient manner with the end result of driving consumer satisfaction and increasing new product revenue,” said Isa Qureshi, COO and EVP of QLogitek.

QLogitek, along with other technology partner winners and finalists in each of the award categories, will be honored at an award ceremony in Toronto on November 9, 2010.

About the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards
In 2003, Microsoft Canada replaced all of its previous technology partner awards with a unified program that also recognizes customer service, marketing, and contribution to the community. Microsoft Canada has outlined 30 categories to highlight the Partner Network competencies to honour the achievements of top technology partners.

The Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards were open to Systems Integrators, Large Account Resellers, Direct Market Resellers, Value Added Resellers, Distributors, Systems Builders, Authorized Education Resellers, Certified Partners for Learning Solutions, Microsoft Certified Partners, Independent Software Vendors, Channel Suppliers, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers.

For a list of all 2010 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards.

About QLogitek
QLogitek is a leading B2B supply chain integration solutions provider. The company’s award-winning "Software-as-a-Service" cloud and on-premise models offer seamless connection of disparate supply chain systems and communities. B2B complexities surrounding planning, buying, making, paying, moving, and selling are conveniently managed through QLogitek’s suite of 9 products and services that enable processes such as inbound management, supplier and customer order management, repair-order tracking, scan-based trading, product lifecycle management, and payment management. 31,000 trading partners including manufacturers, shippers, and distributors are mobilized by QLogitek across 170 countries for leading retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) enterprises. Over 60 leading enterprises such as the Hudson’s Bay Company, Blockbuster Canada, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Virgin Mobile and LG Electronics choose QLogitek to manage their supply chains.

For more information on QLogitek:
Sadia Qureshi
Communications Director
QLogitek
416.741.1595 x.231
sadia.qureshi@qlogitek.com

For more information on Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards only, please contact:
Chantelle Bernard
Microsoft Canada
a-chbern@microsoft.com
905.363.0999 x30997