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Awarded “Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2017”!

Awarded for the fourth consecutive year in recognition of SBT unique solution development and cloud service implementation track record.


SoftBank Technology Corp.

SoftBank Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Shinichi Ata, hereinafter referred to as "SBT") is pleased to announce that it has received the "Cloud Productivity Award" in the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2017" announced by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Microsoft Japan").

The "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2017" is a program in which Microsoft Japan selects companies from among its partner companies that have achieved outstanding performance in each of the 20 categories. SBT has received the award every year since 2014, and this year it received the Cloud Productivity Award.

Below is a summary of the awards received this year.

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Award name overview
Cloud Productivity Award Awarded as a partner that has achieved substantial and sustainable growth in deploying Office 365 cloud and hybrid solutions, driving customer adoption with high impact and satisfaction.
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Following global awards, received awards in Japan as well.
SBT was also selected as a finalist for ``Collaboration and Content Partner of the Year'' at the 2017 Partner of the Year Awards (WPA) announced by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) in June 2017. SBT is the only domestic company selected as a finalist in this award, which evaluates the achievements of SharePoint Online solutions, and this is also the first time that a Japanese company has won the award.
SBT was selected by partner companies around the world in recognition of its track record in implementing SharePoint on Cloud, SBT 's unique solution OnePortal (SharePoint Online template), and its technical capabilities in developing related unique solutions. I did.

Winning this award in Japan was also due to our track record of continuously expanding the introduction of Microsoft solutions such as Office 365, and our contribution to solving customer issues in large-scale projects by combining with SBT proprietary solutions. were evaluated, leading to these results.

Regarding receiving the Cloud Productivity Award, we received the following comment from Minami Takahashi, Executive Officer, Managing Director, Partner Business Headquarters Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

"We would like to congratulate SoftBank Technology Corp. on winning the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2017" Cloud Productivity Award. SoftBank Technology Corp. was one of the first to launch Office 365 Business from the time of its launch, and has been involved in "ADFS on Cloud" and "Online Service" In combination with proprietary solutions such as "Gate", the cumulative deployment of Microsoft Cloud exceeds 1.4 million IDs. As a recent example, as a "work style reform" initiative at a major construction company, we successfully completed the introduction of Office365 with 20,000 users. In addition, BYOD was achieved through the introduction of Enterprise Mobility + Security, the largest in Japan. It has contributed to the creation of 65,000 hours per month and the improvement of productivity. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with SoftBank Technology Corp. to help our customers accelerate their digital transformation with Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365."

Minami Takahashi, Executive Officer, Managing Director, Partner Business Headquarters Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

SBT will continue to collaborate with Microsoft and Microsoft Japan, and through cloud solutions using Microsoft products, we will flexibly respond to a variety of needs from companies to government offices, contributing to the expansion of customers' business and the transformation of their work styles. I'm coming.

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First Japanese company to win in the SharePoint category of Microsoft Awards (according to our own research)
~Won the Partner of the Year Award for the second consecutive year from among partner companies around the world~
http://www.softbanktech.co.jp/corp/news/release/press/2017/014/

[SBT implementation example] Taisei Corporation builds next-generation communication infrastructure in the cloud
System migration of approximately 20,000 users was achieved smoothly by SBT using Microsoft cloud products.
http://www.softbanktech.co.jp/corp/news/topics/service/2016/011/

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Contact information for inquiries from media regarding this matter

○ SoftBank Technology Corp. Corporate Planning Department Corporate Communication Group
Email: sbt-pr@tech.softbank.co.jp