Interactive Intelligence Inc (Nasdaq: ININ), a global developer of business communications software, announced the winners of the partner awards at its Partner Conference in Prague.
Five Interactive Intelligence partners claimed coveted awards at the Interactive Intelligence EMEA Partner conference in Prague. At the Gala dinner, South African, Dutch and German partners received a number of awards.
Partner of the Year was awarded to the ATIO Corporation of South Africa; the company demonstrated exceptional skills, both business and technical, in partnering with customers for Interactive Intelligence`s business communications software.
Agori Communications of Germany scooped the Pinnacle Award for bringing in the largest single deal in EMEA in 2005, and the best Engineering Resource Award, an award for focus on customer satisfaction which is voted for by the EMEA Interactive Intelligence Support Services team went for the second year running to KPN Netherlands. The Rising Star Award, presented to the most promising new partner, was awarded to Saga d.o.o. Beogard of Serbia.
This year saw intense competition for the best New Application Award, in recognition of their exceptional achievements; the award was shared by ATIO Corporation South Africa and Agori Communications, Germany.
Newtel Essence scooped the special award for marketing. The award recognises the quality, focus and commitment from the partner to promoting the Interactive brand, as well as generating new business opportunities.
"All of our award winners have strong characteristics," said Richard Brown, Interactive Intelligence`s Managing Director EMEA, who presented the awards. "They are all successful, innovative, offer exceptional value and have the customer at the heart of everything they do. In my view, they are the very definition of what makes a great partner. Choosing the winners this year was an extremely tough decision. We have just completed another record breaking quarter in EMEA and these awards acknowledge our partners` contribution to our success."
Interactive Intelligence Inc (Nasdaq: ININ) offers business communications software solutions for contact centre automation, enterprise IP telephony, unified communications and self-service automation. The company was founded in 1994 and has more than 2 000 customers worldwide. Recent awards include Software Magazine`s 2005 Top 500 Global Software and Services Companies, Miercom`s 2005 Best Integrated Multimedia IP Contact Center product award, and Frost & Sullivan`s 2005 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award. Interactive Intelligence employs approximately 350 people and is headquartered in Indianapolis. The company has 12 offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The European corporate office is located in Uxbridge, England and serves over 250 customers throughout EMEA. Telephone number: +44 20 8867 3670, Web: http://www.inin.com
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