Thursday, September 11, 2008

Ascentium Associate Partner Receives 'Dynamic' Award From Microsoft

SEATTLE, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentium Corporation, a leading interactive marketing and technology consultancy, has announced today that Associate Partner and Director of Software Development, Ross Lotharius, has been awarded Microsoft Dynamics CRM MVP status. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who voluntarily share their high quality of real world expertise with others.

Lotharius is one of only 26 CRM MVPs worldwide and has received this honor for his outstanding contributions to the CRM user and partner community, which includes speaking engagements and answering questions on newsgroups and blog posts. Lotharius has served as a CRM Lead Architect and Lead Developer on several large scale projects, one of which resulted in a 2007 Microsoft Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Services Industry Leadership. Prior to joining Ascentium, Lotharius was the Director of Software Development for Invoke Systems and he has overall worked for Ascentium/Invoke for seven years.

In order to receive the Microsoft MVP Award, nominees undergo a rigorous review process by a panel of MVP team members and product group teams. Each nominee's technical expertise is evaluated along with the quality, quantity and level of impact of the candidate's voluntary community contributions for the past year.

"The CRM MVP Award is an honor that Ross has long deserved," said Jason Hunt, Partner, National CRM Practice of Ascentium. "His passion for the product and constant evangelism, both within the company and within the community, are the hallmarks of a great MVP. We are all very proud of Ross here at Ascentium."

Ascentium currently holds two of the 26 CRM MVP titles and is the largest sales partner for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. With its wide breadth of services and numerous accolades, Ascentium continues to make to maintain its position as the leading experts in the area of Microsoft CRM.

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ABOUT ASCENTIUM

Ascentium is a leading, multi-faceted Digital Agency with a focus on technological services, Web design and digital marketing. The award-winning company provides customer loyalty and branding through innovative creative and technical solutions. Ascentium is ranked as the 27th largest digital agency in the nation according to Advertising Age's Top 50 Digital Agencies annual list. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Ascentium has offices across the U.S. and in the U.K. Clients include Amazon, Boeing, Dell, Expedia, InfoSpace, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nintendo and Providence Health Systems. For more information, please visit .