Company among top in Information Worker Solutions, Office Business Application category

JUNE 30, 2010/PLANO, TEXAS - Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, today announced that Invensys Skelta has been selected a 2010 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards Finalist in the Information Worker Solutions, Office Business Application category.

According to Microsoft, the Partner of the Year Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners and finalists chosen from a pool of almost 3,000 entrants worldwide. The Information Worker Solutions, Office Business Application Partner of the Year Award recognizes partners who have excelled in offering a breakthrough solution by integrating with the Office client or an Office SharePoint interface to a line-of-business application. The award recognizes Invensys Skelta for helping its customers connect people, applications and partners while delivering excellent total cost of ownership. Invensys Skelta has uniquely and positively affected its customers’ business challenges through its expertise in the Information Worker Solutions competency.

“I congratulate Invensys Skelta on this fantastic accolade. It acknowledges long-standing commitment to providing business process management and advanced workflow solutions—built on common, easy-to-use Microsoft technologies—that help our clients achieve productivity excellence,” said Sudipta Bhattacharya, president and chief executive officer, Invensys Operations Management. “Integrating our Invensys Skelta solutions with Microsoft Office, SharePoint and other Microsoft programs allows us to extend our open Wonderware® System Platform and InFusion™ Enterprise Control System offerings.”

“Congratulations to the 2010 Partner Award finalists for delivering such creative and superior Microsoft solutions and services,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “It’s incredible to see the level of expertise our partners continue to exhibit as they create and deliver innovative solutions and services to grow their businesses, meet customer needs and drive down costs.”

Sanjay Shah, managing director, Invensys Skelta, said, "We are extremely pleased to have been selected a finalist for the 2010 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards, and the fact that we were chosen from more than 3,000 candidates is an additional honor."

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