Microsoft Partners Program IMPACT Awards honour Microsoft’s Canadian technology partners’ and their commitment to customer satisfactionOctober 10, 2006 - London, ON – JMP Engineering announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Mobility Solution of the Year category at the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards. The fourth annual Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards acknowledge the exceptional work technology partners in Canada are doing with Microsoft-based technologies and software to deliver innovative solutions and unmatched value to their customers.
“Each year, technology partners continue to raise the bar in technology innovation and reaffirm their ability to deliver specific solutions that help meet customer demand,” said Lora Gernon, Director, Partner Group, Microsoft Canada Co. “The 2006 finalists demonstrated strong expertise in a diversity of markets and the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards celebrate the innovative solutions they developed to help drive real business growth.”JMP Engineering was chosen as a finalist in the Mobility Solution of the Year category for their Mobile Inventory and Production Solution for Manufacturers.
The solution streamlines manufacturing, reduces plant operating costs, and enhances overall production functionality, through the entry of raw materials, their status, and consumption into batch production. “As the only industrial automation, control, and data solutions provider recognized, we are extremely honoured to have earned this recognition,” said Katherine van Nes, Director of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for JMP Engineering.
“This repeatable solution, which was originally created for a large dairy foods manufacturer, cost effectively provides real time connectivity between plant floor and ERP systems, as well as enhancing genealogy tracking – a critical requirement for today’s food and beverage companies.”JMP Engineering, along with other technology partner winners and finalists in each of the award categories, will be honored at a gala event in Toronto on November 2, 2006.
About the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
In 2003, Microsoft Canada replaced all of its previous technology partner awards with a unified program that also recognizes customer service, marketing, and contribution to the community. Microsoft Canada has outlined 30 categories to highlight the Partner Program competencies to honour the achievements of top technology partners. The Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards were open to Systems Integrators, Large Account Resellers, Direct Market Resellers, Value Added Resellers, Distributors, Systems Builders, Authorized Education Resellers, Certified Partners for Learning Solutions, Microsoft Certified Partners, Independent Software Vendors, Channel Suppliers, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers.
For a list of all 2006 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards, please visit www.microsoft.ca/awards .
About JMP Engineering
Founded in 1987, JMP Engineering is a leading industrial system integration company that specializes in the engineering and provision of automation, control, and information solutions that leverage current technology to enhance manufacturing performance for clients in a variety of industries including Automotive, Food, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Cement, Metals, and Environmental. In addition JMP has several technology specific solutions including the Data Enabled Enterprise and the Industrial Energy Management Program. The company has forged strong, long-term relationships with both clients and partners by living the promise: “We always do what we say we’ll do. Every time.
All the time.” JMP has its head office in London, Ontario with branch offices throughout Ontario and Michigan and Texas in the US. The company is privately owned
