The fact that it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Partner of the Year award in Microsoft Dynamics CRM has been announced by Sonoma Partners.

Principal of Sonoma Partners, Jim Steger, declared: “We are excited and proud to be a finalist this year.” He added: “The Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution has really grown into a major competitor in the CRM landscape and we are pleased to be aligned with such a strong product. To be recognized for our hard work building real-world solutions for our clients is truly an honor.”

With winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 entrants worldwide, awards will be presented in a number of categories. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year award honors a partner who has exhibited unsurpassed leadership in providing Microsoft CRM solutions to customers. To ensure immediate benefits out of CRM investments, they provide consistent, quality, and predictable service to Microsoft CRM customers. This partner demonstrates business leadership through aggressive demand generation, new customer additions, nurture marketing, and revenue growth.

Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft, Allison Watson, stated: “Partners are critical to delivering rich business solutions and innovative excellence to customers.” Allison adds: “Congratulations to the 2008 Partner Award winners who have each demonstrated innovation beyond measure and an unswerving commitment to delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We look forward to these partners continuing to raise the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies.”

Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year are recognized by the Microsoft Partner Program Awards.

Sonoma Partners, in addition to being selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year award, also learned this week they have been recognized as one of “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” by the National Association for Business Resources.