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OBT Wins National Accolade from Microsoft

Announcement posted by OBT 08 Sep 2012

OBT claims MAPA 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for SaaS Hosting
OBT, a leading Australian private cloud services provider has won the MAPA 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Software as a Service (SaaS) Hosting. The company was chosen out of a national field of top Microsoft Partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on the Microsoft platform.
 
Shane Muller, Managing Director, OBT said, “We are truly thrilled to win this award for the second year in a row. Everyone in the company is excited to have received such recognition from Microsoft.  The award confirms to us the value of the technologies, solutions and cloud services such as Hosted Lync that we are bringing to the marketplace.”

Awards were presented in 24 categories. OBT was recognised for superior technology and innovation in SaaS Hosting.  OBT has pioneered private cloud hosting services since 1999, developing SaaS and Infrastructure as a Service offerings for clients across Australia.
 
Pip Marlow, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia said, “Congratulations to OBT for being awarded SaaS Hosting Partner of the Year.  Microsoft Partners have always been the heartbeat of the company and we are always impressed with the spirit demonstrated at these awards. Given the many exciting product launches we have on the horizon, it’s great to see partners like OBT demonstrating significant customer impact by developing and delivering innovation solutions that help customers drive their businesses forward.”

The MAPA program recognises Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the last year.

About OBT
Established in 1999, OBT is a pioneering and innovative private cloud service provider. Through its Anywhere Suite and flagship offering, Desktop Anywhere®, OBT delivers a customised technology infrastructure via the cloud – all for the purpose of making business easier. With a focus on having the right people to create a framework to support its customers in each stage of their growth, OBT offers customisable services to customers, either directly or indirectly. OBT currently delivers Australia-wide services with data centres located in Sydney and Melbourne.