SoftwareONE Earns Prestigious 2008 Microsoft Operational Excellence Award: Achievement Validates Company’s Commitment to Error-Free Contract Submittal

New Berlin, WI, May 31, 2008 --(PR.com)-- SoftwareONE is proud to announce that they have once again been recognized by Microsoft with the 2008 Operational Excellence Award. This prestigious award was presented at the 2008 Channel Partner Summit, and recognizing SoftwareONE for exceeding precise standards for operational excellence.

“SoftwareONE is pleased to be recognized by Microsoft a fourth time for achieving operational excellence” said Tim Grove, Director of the Licensing Services Group for SoftwareONE. “Software licensing can be an extremely complex endeavor. From sales efforts to contract submittal and post-sale license agreement lifecycle management, the SoftwareONE team continues to deliver stellar service in its role as a Global Licensing Solutions Provider.”

The complexity of software licensing combined with a high rate of software sales, demands a strict standard of operational efficiency. Time is money, and when paperwork is incorrectly submitted, deals do not get processed in a timely fashion, profits are not collected, and customer satisfaction levels decline. With these complexities in mind, Microsoft demands operational accuracy and efficiency from LAR partners. As an added incentive, LARs that achieve specific percentages for processing Valid EA Agreements (95%), Valid Select Agreements (95%), Valid Adjustments (98%), Electronic Orders (98%), and On Time Orders (98%) for the year are presented with the Operational Excellence Award.

In business since 1985, “the software licensing experts” at SoftwareONE provide licensing and license management services to corporate, academic, not-for-profit and government organizations worldwide through offices in the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia and Brazil. SoftwareONE’s focus on providing and managing top-notch software licensing solutions to its direct customer base, as well as to VAR (Value Added Reseller) partners through its award winning VARassist Partner Program continues to gain attention from major software publishers. SoftwareONE holds elite authorizations from Microsoft (LAR), Symantec, Adobe (ALC), McAfee, Computer Associates, Trend Micro, Oracle, Citrix and many others. The company was named to the VAR Business VAR500 list in 2007 as one of the leading IT professional service firms.

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