“We’re delighted with this stamp of approval. Being in the top 3 is an award in itself” said Elisabeth Vanderveldt, V.P. Marketing. “This is twice that our firm has been recognized by Microsoft as a leader in providing the utmost in technogogy and service to our customers."   Conamex also won Computer Associates, ACCPAC Development Partner of the Year Award, in 1995.  4 years later they purchased Conamex’s entire Electronic Funds Transfer and Efile product line. Both of the nominated submissions were performed under the direction of Mr. Robert L'Esperance, CIO and founder of Conamex. Mr. L'Esperance was also the lead developer for the winning EFT and Efile series.

The nominated solutions included a biomarker study program written in VBA, for use in the biopharmaceutical industry.  It provided a step by step process for lab technicians that also produced quantitative analysis, reports, mappings and highlighted specific data that needed attention from lab technicians.  This new system created an unexpected and immense improvement in efficiencies, centralized data storage, retrieval and processing. The second nomination impacted a client's network infrastructure solution that virtually eliminated down time of systems using a myriad of Microsoft's server and exchange products and features, configured to support, among many things, a digital security system and remote network monitoring on a 24/7 basis.  The client reduced, by up to 80%, the regular maintenance operations previously required to manually update stations.

About the Microsoft for Partners IMPACT Awards   

The 2005 Impact Awards recognizes excellence in Microsoft Canada's diverse and powerful partner community.  Microsoft had an overwhelming number of responses to this year’s awards competition—over 300 entries were received. Microsoft will be honouring all the finalists and announcing the winners at the gala awards dinner on November 20th at the Liberty Grand in Toronto. It will truly be a celebration of the passion and achievement their partners continually strive for. For added recognition this year, Microsoft announced that there will be national media exposure of the event.  Awards submissions outlined the successful implementation of a Microsoft product or solution at a customer site, the successful use of Microsoft technology in a development capacity, or the organization's community involvement.

About Conamex International

Conamex International is a Microsoft centric and award winning software development firm that provides strategic consulting, deployment & management of technology products and services. We "partner" with our clients, providing the knowledge, expertise & experience to bring innovative & cost effective solutions to assist them in making informed decisions while mitigating risk & maximizing their return on investment, ensuring gains in operational efficiency & performance. Conamex specializes in business financial & process automation based on MS server, desktop & Office products, with certifications in areas such as network infrastructure, messaging, databases and security, using VB, VBA and .Net (C#, VB) technology as our development platforms.

Conamex International:

Elisabeth Vanderveldt MCP,

VP Business Development
514-381-1900

evanderveldt@conamex.com

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