COPA-DATA is Microsoft ISV Partner of the Year 2015 in Austria

14-Sep-2015 - Austria

Microsoft Austria has awarded the internationally operating software manufacturer COPA-DATA first place in the partner category Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Microsoft is thereby acknowledging the outstanding software solutions of the Salzburg-based company. In the course of this year's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando Florida, Microsoft Austria General Manager, Dorothee Ritz, handed over the prize to COPA-DATA representatives Phillip Werr and Johannes Petrowisch.

The industry as well as the public sector are experiencing a flourish in digitalization. Increasingly important in this context are storage, provision and subsequent processing of data in cloud applications. This establishes new business domains, strengthens companies' competitiveness and innovation capacity, contributes to more intelligent handling of valuable resources and reduces costs. As a long-standing and twofold Gold competence Partner of Microsoft (Application Development and Intelligent Systems), COPA-DATA relies on the extensive Cloud solutions with Microsoft Azure.

Jürgen Mayrbäurl, Business Evangelist Azure & Business Manager at Microsoft Austria: “In the coming years the entire Cloud market will see an enormous potential for innovation and growth. In COPA-DATA we see a highly innovative partner at our side, which is creating a strong bridge between Microsoft Azure and industrial automation as well as digitalization. This offers great opportunities such as intelligent improvement of production processes.”

The automation software, zenon, created by COPA-DATA in Austria, links data from the sensor level right to the Cloud and to mobile devices. The over 300 drivers in zenon ensure connectivity and communication between the most diverse machines and devices and thereby achieve hardware independence and flexibility. These are core elements for a digital future in automation when considering the Smart Factory of Industry 4.0, Smart City and the Internet of Things (IoT).

“The close partnership with Microsoft is very valuable for us. We are already working on numerous projects with Microsoft Azure. It is an honor for us to receive the ISV Partner award. It inspires us to continue developing and introducing innovative solutions to the market for our customers, based on the newest Azure Services with zenon”, explains Johannes Petrowisch, COPA-DATA Partner Account Manager.

About the award

The distinction for the top Microsoft Partners worldwide was awarded in various categories and in the framework of the Worldwide Partner Conference from 12th - 16th July in Orlando, Florida. Around 10,000 partners from over 130 countries took part in this year's event. The winners were chosen from a total of 108 different countries and from over 2,300 submissions. The award, which is presented annually, honors exceptional efforts in the area of development and implementation of customized customer solutions based on the technologies of Microsoft. The Microsoft Partner network includes around 640,000 companies worldwide.

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