Microsoft announces winners and finalists for the 2013 Partner of Year Awards

Yesterday Microsoft announced the winners of, and finalists of their 2013 Partner of Year awards. These highlight the best and most innovative use of Microsoft technologies across their numerous hardware and software partners.

There were 44 winners in this year's categories and a total of 3000 entries across 100 different countries. The categories included Cloud Computing, Windows 8, Office and Sharepoint applications, as well as entrepreneurial spirit, sales excellence and corporate responsibility.