News | June 15, 2007

Mobility Award: Odyssey Software Counted Among Top Finalists For The 2007 Microsoft Partner Of The Year Award In Mobility Solutions

Recently, Odyssey Software, Inc., the provider of mobile device management solutions, announced it has been selected as a finalist for Microsoft Corp.1s Partner of the Year Award in Mobility Solutions. Winners for the 2007 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, will be announced July 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

³Odyssey Software is committed to offering the most robust mobility solutions for large enterprises utilizing devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile or Windows Embedded CE software,2 said Mark Gentile, Odyssey Software¹s President and CEO. ³By leveraging Microsoft technologies in the Windows Server and Windows Mobile platforms, Odyssey Software has been able to develop best-in-class solutions designed to meet the device management needs of the most demanding enterprise customers. It is a great honor to be selected as a finalist for this award.²

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. The Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year award is designed to provide recognition for partners that specialize in developing, deploying, supporting and marketing software solutions and / or services based on Microsoft Windows Mobile technologies.

The winning partner has implemented mobile business solutions to accelerate customers¹ business cycles, increase their productivity, reduce operating costs and extend their business infrastructure.

³We have a diverse and talented partner ecosystem that each year raises the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies,2 said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. ³We are pleased to recognize Odyssey Software as one of our partners leading the field in this category.²

Odyssey Software¹s flagship product Athena is a revolutionary mobile device management solution that enables helpdesk and IT personnel to remotely and securely monitor, manage and maintain Windows Mobile, Windows Embedded CE and Windows-based devices over local and wide-area wireless networks.

Athena is the first on-device agent to combine open industry standard XML web services with comprehensive device management capabilities. Since its release, Athena has established an unblemished track record of success managing enterprise deployments of thousands, tens-of-thousands, and even hundreds-of-thousands of Windows Mobile-based devices at the world¹s largest and most exacting companies.

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.

For more information about the Microsoft Partner Awards Program and a list of the finalists, please see the official announcement on Press Pass at www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/wwpc/default.mspx. .

About Odyssey Software
Odyssey Software, Inc. is a recognized leading provider of enterprise-class remote device management solutions for all Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, and Windows Embedded-based platforms. Founded in 1996, Odyssey Software was the first to deliver enterprise data access to the Windows CE platform. In 2000, Odyssey was the first to deliver mobile XML web services enabling technology to Windows Mobile devices.

More information may be found at www.odysseysoftware.com, or by calling (585) 214-2409

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SOURCE: Odyssey Software