Planet Technologies Awarded as 2012 Microsoft Federal Solutions Partner of the Year

Germantown, MD, August 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Planet Technologies, the leading Microsoft consulting and services company for the federal government, announced today that they have been awarded by Microsoft the 2012 Microsoft Federal Solutions Partner of the Year. Presented by Greg Myers, vice president of Microsoft federal, at Microsoft’s annual Industry Solutions University (ISU) Conference in Phoenix on July 30, the award recognizes Planet for their excellence in designing and deploying advanced solutions around Office 365, SharePoint, CRM and Systems Center.

“As a company with a 100% focus on the successful architecture, deployment and integration of Microsoft technologies, this is our highest honor,” said Scott Tucker, CEO for Planet Technologies. “I am proud of our whole team and the expertise and dedication they have provided to our Federal clients.”

This award comes within weeks of Planet winning the 2012 Microsoft Windows Client Partner of the Year at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto on July 13.

Planet has a track record of recognized excellence among the Microsoft community. One of only 35 Microsoft Nationally Managed Systems Integrator (NSI) partners, Planet is now a six-time Microsoft Federal Partner of the Year and a three-time Microsoft State and Local Government Partner of the Year. In addition, several of Planet’s consultants have been awarded MVP status by Microsoft Corporation for their contributions to the technical community at large.