Geodan Honored in the 2010 Microsoft Partner Awards as Public Sector, Public Safety & National Security Partner of the Year
Today, Geodan proudly announced it is a Microsoft Partner Awards winner as Public Sector, Public Safety & National Security Partner of the Year. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.
“It is an enormous compliment for us that after winning the Public Safety Award in the Netherlands in 2008 for the Eagle solution, we have now gained international recognition,” according to Professor Henk Scholten, CEO of Geodan. “The teaming up with Microsoft and ESRI has resulted in an extremely innovative product. The collaborative efforts with the Dutch Ministry of Defence (Ivent), the Gelderland Midden fire brigade, and Brainport Eindhoven Area have ensured that the product fully satisfies the operational requirements in the field. It is also important to mention that we have received financial support from the government NOI project to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the Netherlands. Although we won this prize as Geodan, it is a pleasure to be able to share it with the aforementioned partners."
Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of almost 3,000 entrants worldwide. Geodan was recognized for superior technology and innovation in Public Sector, Public Safety & National Security Partner of the Year. The Public Sector, Public Safety, and National Security Partner of the Year Award acknowledges partners who have exhibited excellence in providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on Microsoft technologies to public safety and national security customers. This award recognizes Geodan for demonstrating industry knowledge and expertise, as well as consistent, high-quality, predictable service or solutions to their public safety and national security customers.
“Recognizing our valued partner, Microsoft is pleased to award Geodan as the Public Sector, Public Safety & National Security Partner of the Year,” said Linda Zecher, corporate vice president, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft Corp. “Geodan’s Eagle solution uses software and infrastructural components to foster communication between organizations in extreme situations and facilitates complex geospatial analyses on available data. As a result of the solution’s success in the market, the Eagle team is developing the new generation of disaster management software in close cooperation with a European country’s Ministry of Defense.”
The Microsoft Partner Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year.
