AUBURN, WA, Jun 23 (MARKET WIRE) --
Zones, Inc. (the "Company," "Zones"(TM)) (NASDAQ: ZONS) today announced
it has won the Operational Excellence Award at the 2008 Microsoft Channel
Partner Summit. The Company was chosen out of the North American field of
top Microsoft Partners for delivering market-leading operational
excellence supporting Microsoft technology. The awards were distributed
at a ceremony May 14th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at Microsoft's Channel
Partner Summit.
"We are honored to be recognized by Microsoft for our operational
excellence," said Christina Corley, President and Chief Operating Officer
at Zones. "This prestigious award is an endorsement of our ability to
provide our customers with the software solutions they need by aligning
our Five-Star Service commitment to flawless execution with Microsoft's
innovative technology offerings."
The Microsoft Licensing Operational Excellence Awards recognize Microsoft
Partners that have developed and delivered operational excellence over the
past year.
Winners were chosen from a pool of more than 29 entrants in the US and
Canada. Zones was recognized for superior operational excellence, meeting
or exceeding specific requirements for the number of valid agreements in a
variety of categories, as well as the number of on-time and valid order
submissions and revenue reconciliation. By meeting these operational
criteria, these winners have illustrated their commitment to providing
value and customer satisfaction.
"We are pleased to recognize our top performing partners for their
collaboration and achievement in facilitating customers' software
solutions with innovative and reliable operations," stated Matt
Rossmeissl, General Manager for Microsoft Worldwide Commercial
Operations. "The Operational Excellence award is an opportunity to reward
our highest potential partners for their investments in growing our joint
capabilities to serve customers."
"Each year our partners are measured based on their level of operational
excellence and end to end process performance. This award recognizes those
partners who continuously raise the bar and strive to perform at a level
enabling end customers to transact business with Microsoft in the most
efficient, accurate and timely manner," said Mary Ellen Smith, Microsoft's
General Manager for the America Operation Center. "We value their focus to
deliver operational excellence to our end customers."
About Zones, Inc.
Zones, Inc. is a single-source direct marketing reseller of name-brand
information technology products to the small-to-medium-sized business
market, enterprise accounts and public sector accounts. Zones sells these
products through outbound and inbound account executives, a national field
sales force, catalogs and the Internet. Zones offers more than 150,000
products from leading manufacturers including Adobe, Apple, Avaya, Cisco,
HP, IBM, Kingston, Lenovo, Microsoft, NEC, Nortel Networks, Sony, Symantec
and Toshiba. Incorporated in 1988, Zones, Inc. is headquartered in
Auburn, Washington. Buying information is available at
http://www.zones.com, or by calling 800-258-2088. The Company's investor
relations information can be accessed online at www.zones.com/IR.
Product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
For additional information:
Ronald McFadden
Zones, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
253-205-3000
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