Microsoft recognises EDB ErgoGroup as "Information Worker Solutions Partner of the Year"

6 september 2011 (Oslo, 6 September 2011) Microsoft has awarded EDB ErgoGroup the title of "Information Worker Solutions Partner of the Year". In announcing this award, Microsoft mentioned among other factors that EDB ErgoGroup, with a SharePoint environment that is the largest in Norway, has been extremely successful in sales and implementation of Microsoft's collaboration solutions, especially for the public sector. "This is a real feather in the cap for all EDB ErgoGroup's consultants who strive to do the best for their customers every day. We are currently experiencing a lot of interest from the market for our deliveries related to SharePoint and Office 2010, and we intend to continue to focus heavily on this area. This award recognises the effort we have put in over the last year", comments Hans-Henrik Merckoll, Head of the Consulting business area at EDB ErgoGroup. EDB ErgoGroup's Norwegian consulting business, with its 1,200 employees, is the country's largest supplier of consulting-based IT services. In addition, EDB ErgoGroup offers similar expertise through the consulting teams in its other business units in Norway and Sweden. EDB ErgoGroup is a market leading supplier of SharePoint and other Microsoft-based deliveries in Norway. Prestigious award In announcing the award, Microsoft explained that:  "Information Worker Solutions Partner of the Year is a very prestigious award that demands expertise and success right across a range of products from Microsoft's productivity portfolio. The award goes to EDB ErgoGroup, a company with a SharePoint environment that is the largest in Norway, which has been extremely successful in sales and implementation of Microsoft's collaboration solutions, especially for the public sector. In addition, the company has placed particular emphasis on the roll out of Office 2010, and has been both innovative and market oriented in developing product and service packages through its SMART concepts". SharePoint from EDB ErgoGroup EDB ErgoGroup currently delivers SharePoint-based services to a range of Norwegian customers in both the public and private sectors. The company is experiencing strong growth in its expertise and capacity for SharePoint, both through its consulting business and in relation to systems development and IT infrastructure. According to Microsoft, EDB ErgoGroup is twice as large in terms of Norwegian resources as the next largest SharePoint supplier. The company also offers business platform solutions for the public sector, WebInteraktor, SharePoint for internet and SmartPoint, all of which are part of the company's SMART concepts. For further information, please contact: Hans-Henrik Merckoll, Executive Vice President Consulting, EDB ErgoGroup. Tel: +47 970 08 888 Torgeir Kristiansen, Information Director Corporate Communications, EDB ErgoGroup. Tel: +47 901 27 909 About EDB ErgoGroup EDB ErgoGroup ASA is one of the leading Nordic IT companies, with some 10,000 employees and annual turnover of NOK 12.4 billion. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and operates from headquarters in Oslo with major activities in both the Norwegian and Swedish markets. In all, the company operates from 135 offices in 16 countries around the world. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: EDB ErgoGroup ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1544238]