SoftwareONE Recognized as 2013 Sales Achiever by Microsoft

Online, August 4, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Today, SoftwareONE proudly announced it has won the 2013 Microsoft Sales Achievement for Cloud Sales LSP. SoftwareONE was selected amongst a global field of top Microsoft partners for achieving exceptional sales results in the fiscal year 2013.

"All of these fantastic customer wins, numbers, and awards justify our sales teams' daily, excellent performance and hard work," began Patrick Winter, CEO of SoftwareONE. "This award confirms our readiness for being an important partner for publishers to position private and public cloud offerings."

"Partners that won this year's sales achievers recognition have demonstrated extraordinary commitment in transforming their businesses to support customers worldwide with Microsoft technology," said Chris Atkinson, Vice President, Partner Growth and Enablement, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft. "As customers' needs evolved, these partners made the right investments to grow their businesses with Microsoft and are now well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities in fiscal year 2014 and beyond."

The inaugural Sales Achievement recognition acknowledges Microsoft partners that have achieved substantial results during the past year. Selected companies are recognized for its contributions and dedication to achieving growth together.

In addition to the Cloud Sales LSP Achievement, SoftwareONE was also recognized as the top finalist for Volume Licensing Partner of the Year as well as the winner for Country Partner of the Year awards in India, Peru, and Honduras.

About SoftwareONE
SoftwareONE is a licensing solutions provider with the unique combination of being truly global, fullyfocused on software licensing and privately-owned since 1985. Our software licensing experts take a consultative approach to helping customers optimize their software spend, while enhancing their relationships with software publishers and local service providers. With year-over-year growth of greater than 40% since 2006, SoftwareONE is the fastest growing Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) in the world, holding other elite sales designations with top software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, VMware, Oracle, Citrix, Symantec, McAfee, and many more. SoftwareONE is globally headquartered in Stans, Switzerland and employs more than 1,300 people in 80 countries. The United States headquarters is located in Waukesha, WI. SoftwareONE's fiscal year 2012 resulted in revenue of $2.25 Billion, with 2013 projections exceeding $3 Billion. To learn more about SoftwareONE, visit http://www.softwareone.com.