Microsoft Impact Awards - Project and Portfolio Management Finalist

October 29th, 2011

Agora Consulting Partners a Project and Portfolio Management Finalist in the

2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards

Microsoft Canada Inc recognizes achievements of leading Canadian technology partners’.

[TORONTO, Ontario – October 29, 2011 – Agora Consulting Partners announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Project and Portfolio Management category for the 2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. The ninth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence within the Microsoft technology partner community in Canada.

  “Technology partners are at the core of Microsoft’s business.” said Neil Tanner, Vice-President, Small Business, Midmarket Solutions & Partners, Microsoft Canada Inc. “We are honoured to celebrate and recognize the outstanding achievements of industry leaders like Agora through the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards.  We are proud to work with them as they deliver innovative solutions to mutual customers. ”

“We are pleased to receive this recognition for Agora Consulting Partners", said Paul Estabrooks, Vice President of Business Development and the head of Agora's Enterprise Project Management practice.  "Agora has made significant investments over the past decade to build a world class consulting organization to install and implement Microsoft Project Server and related technologies.  We are proud of the many customer installations that we have completed over the past several years."  

 Agora Consulting Partners, 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 30, 2011.

 About the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards  

In 2003, Microsoft Canada Inc. launched the IMPACT Awards, a program to recognize the numerous achievements within it’s technology Partner community.   This year’s awards program is bigger than ever with over 35 award categories designed to recognize excellence across Microsoft Partner Network competencies, emerging technologies, community involvement as well as sales, marketing and partnering excellence.

The IMPACT Awards are open to Active Canadian members of the Microsoft Partner Network.