-- Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), Rockville, MD, using Sage MAS 500 ERP -- SAC International Steel, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, using Sage SalesLogix and Sage MAS 200 ERP -- SMS Systems Maintenance Services, Charlotte, NC, using Sage MAS 500 ERP and Sage FAS Fixed AssetsCommunity Stewardship The Community Stewardship Award will be given to a Sage customer whose use of a Sage application has helped them make a positive impact on the local, national, or global community to better the lives of the people these organizations serve. The 2009 finalists are:
-- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, using Sage Accpac ERP and SageCRM -- Teach For America, New York, NY, using Sage SalesLogix -- WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA, Inc., Orlando, FL, using Sage MIP Fund Accounting and Sage FAS Fixed AssetsBest End-to-End Deployment The Best End-to-End Deployment Award will be given to a Sage customer who has implemented multiple Sage solutions and achieved great success with them, demonstrating the combined benefits that stand-alone implementations could not achieve. The 2009 finalists are:
-- Nashville Wire Products, Nashville, TN, using Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage SalesLogix and Sage Abra HRMS -- Power Curbers, Inc., Salisbury, NC, using Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage SalesLogix and Sage FAS Fixed AssetsBest Innovation Award The Best Innovation Award recognizes the extraordinary achievements of an organization that has adopted Sage applications as an enterprise-class solution for their industry. The 2009 finalists are:
-- Creation Entertainment, Glendale, CA, using Sage MAS 200 ERP -- Entertainment Lighting Services, Inc., Sun Valley, CA, using Sage MAS 500 ERP -- Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc., Bedford, NS, using Sage Accpac ERPRookie of the Year The Rookie of the Year Award will be given to a first-year Sage customer who has demonstrated immediate business results and a positive impact from their Sage solution. The 2009 finalists are:
-- Coilhose Pneumatics, East Brunswick, NJ, using Sage MAS 500 ERP -- Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation, Richmond, BC, using Sage Accpac ERP and Sage FAS Fixed Assets -- Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc., DuBois, PA, using Sage MAS 500 ERP and Sage SalesLogixLifetime Achievement Award The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to a Sage customer who has demonstrated tremendous success with a Sage product for more than 10 years. The 2009 finalists are:
-- Amix Salvage & Sales Ltd., Surrey, BC, Sage Accpac ERP and SageCRM -- ATTIC Correctional Services, Madison, WI, Sage Accpac ERP -- Genzyme, Framingham, MA, Sage SalesLogixAll nominations for awards were made by Sage business partners, certified consultants, and Sage customers themselves. The winners will be chosen by an independent panel of judges, including: Denis Pombriant, founder and managing principal of Beagle Research; Paul Clolery, vice president and editorial director of NPT Publishing Group, and editor-in-chief of The NonProfit Times, and; Ramon Ray, editor and technology evangelist of Smallbiztechnology.com and a contributing editor for New York Enterprise Report. For more information on the Sage Customer Awards Program please visit: http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/customer_resources/customer_awards_program To learn more about Sage Summit and to register for the conference please visit: http://www.sagesummit.com/ About Sage North America Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 14,500 people and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com. © 2009 Sage Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Sage, Sage Software, Sage logos and the Sage product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sage Software, Inc. or its affiliated entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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