Ferranti Computer Systems Recognized as 2012 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for Belgium

  Ferranti Computer Systems Recognized as 2012 Microsoft Country Partner of
  the Year for Belgium

Business Wire

ANTWERP, Belgium -- June 26, 2012

Today,Ferranti Computer Systems proudly announced it has won the 2012
Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Belgium. The company was
honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating
excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on
Microsoft technology.

“We are proud at the continuous appreciation we receive from Microsoft.This
achievement clearly recognizes the dedication of Ferranti to integrate all
components of the Microsoft solution stack to provide customers the best
experience whilst building on channel partnerships in the market.“ said Dirk
Michiels, CEO of Ferranti Computer Systems.

“The success is based on offering a value proposition that makes business
sense to customers and partners in the ICT/cloud Infrastructure space, system
integration business and in the international context with the Global ISV
contract with Microsoft for our MECOMS™ product in the Energy and Utility
market.

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set
of nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide. Ferranti Computer Systems was recognized
for providing outstanding solutions and services, as well as demonstrating
excellent subsidiary engagement in Belgium. The Microsoft Country Partner of
the Year Award honors partners at the country level who have demonstrated
business excellence in delivering Microsoft solutions to mutual customers
during the past year. This award recognizes Ferranti Computer Systems as
succeeding in effective engagement with their local Microsoft office while
showcasing innovation and business impact, driving customer satisfaction, and
winning new customers.

“We are pleased to recognize Ferranti Computer Systems of Belgium as the
Microsoft Country Partner of the Year,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice
president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “Ferranti Computer Systems
has set the standard for delivering innovative Microsoft solutions that meet
the needs of customers. It is this commitment to excellence that will ensure
our mutual success into the future.”

The Microsoft Partner Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed
and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year.

About Ferranti
Ferranti develops and deploys the flagship MECOMS™ product. MECOMS™ is a
business solution for the Energy and Utilities market delivering flexibility
and low cost to serve architected to outsmart the competition fully integrated
into Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It recently concluded a Global ISV
partnership with Microsoft to market MECOMS™ worldwide.

In The BeNeLux home market Ferranti delivers System Integrator services for
ICT Infrastructures and Business applications and works closely with Dell, HP,
Cisco, and Microsoft. Ferranti Computer Systems strongly focuses on Microsoft
Private Cloud Solutions based on Hyper-V and System Center, and Cloud
deployments based on Windows Azure, Windows Intune and Office 365.

Ferranti Computer Systems, founded in 1976, is a member of the Nijkerk Group
since 1994. The company employs more than 230 people. Headquartered in
Antwerp, Belgium the company has operations in The Netherlands, UK, Germany,
India & Singapore.

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Contact:

Thibaut Vos, +32-354-049-11
Marketing Manager,
thibaut.vos@ferranti.be