DiData takes out Microsoft enterprise partner award

Adds online services category.

Microsoft Australia awarded 18 channel partners for the "exemplary" delivery of innovation and services during the Australian Partner Conference (APC) on the Gold Coast last night. 

Winners included integrators Data#3 and Dimension Data, hosting provider Emantra, and cloud-only integrator HubOne. See full list below.

HubOne managing director Nick Beaugeard told CRN that the 'Online Services Partner of the Year' category was new and the only award that had two logos - Microsoft and Telstra.

"I'm really excited, it's really nice to see Microsoft not only adopt cloud but also recognise it," he said. 

Enterprise Partner of the Year Dimension Data's general manager for Microsoft Brian Walshe said the award was the "Microsoft equivalent of the Gold Logie - and we are incredibly proud to win it in consecutive years."

Microsoft Australia Partner Awards 2010 recipients were:

Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • AUSCRIPT GROUP
• Finalist
  • ARTIS GROUP PTY LIMITED
  • Epicor Software Aust Pty Ltd

Core Infrastructure Partner of the Year - Desktop Platform:

• Winner
  • Data#3 Limited
• Finalist
  • Dimension Data - Vic
  • ZETTASERVE PTY LTD

Enterprise Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Dimension Data NSW
• Finalist
  • Data#3 Limited
  • OAKTON
  • OBS

CPLS Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Dimension Data NSW
• Finalist
  • Australian Institute of Commerce and Technology

Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • ECLIPSE COMPUTING AUSTRALIA
• Finalist
  • Hands-On Systems
  • CSG Limited

Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Emantra
• Finalist
  • BlueFire Corporation
  • WebCentral Pty Ltd

New Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • eSavvy
• Finalist
  • Accelero CRM
  • PHOCAS PTY LTD

Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Evolve It Australia
• Finalist
  • SOLUTIONWARE PTY. LTD.
  • CALVERT TECHNOLOGIES

Online Services Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • HubOne
• Finalist
  • Online Services Corporation
  • OBS

Distribution Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Ingram Micro
• Finalist
  • NEWLEASE PTY. LTD.

Large Accounts Reseller Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Insight
• Finalist
  • Dimension Data - NSW
  • Data#3 Limited

Productivity Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • IntelliMax Solutions
• Finalist
  • ENSYST PTY LIMITED
  • Senetas Corporation
  • NSYNERGY PTY LTD

Core Infrastructure Partner of the Year - Server Platform

• Winner
  • Jasco Consulting
• Finalist
  • Data#3 Limited
  • UNIFY Solutions Pty. Ltd.

Public Sector Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • JAYTHOM
• Finalist
  • OPEN WINDOWS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
  • AUSCRIPT GROUP LTD - Microgenx

Education Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • OBS
• Finalist
  • Computelec Pty Ltd and Expanding Learning Horizons
  • UNIFY Solutions Pty. Ltd.

Innovation Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • OPEN WINDOWS AUSTRALIA
• Finalist
  • OBJECT CONSULTING PTY LTD
  • Red Planet Software Pty Ltd

Software Application Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • READIFY
• Finalist
  • Kiandra IT Pty Ltd
  • LogicalTech Group

ISV/Software Solutions Partner of the Year:

• Winner
  • Zap
• Finalist
  • Epicor Software Aust Pty Ltd
  • Sitecore Australia Pty Ltd