"Our ecosystem of great partners is the cornerstone to delivering innovative and transformative solutions to our mutual customers," says Gavriella Schuster, GM: Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft. "We are pleased to recognise Business Connexion for being selected as a finalist of the 2016 Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) Partner of the Year award." The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognises Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. "Business Connexion values our partnership with the Microsoft South African SAM team and we are looking forward to an even better FY17," says Sindy Kotze, managing executive of Microsoft Lifecycle Management at Business Connexion. "I believe our success in this award category was as a result of how we enable our clients to manage their software costs, improve their compliance and security and supporting them to focus on their strategic business priorities through Software Asset Management."