Apptix, a leading enabler of hosted business messaging, collaboration and communications solutions for service providers worldwide, today announced that it has been recognized by Microsoft Corporation as the winner of the annual Microsoft Global Service Provider of the Year Award in the Hosting & Application Services category.

Hosting and Application Services providers around the globe were considered for their packaged application services, operational capabilities, quality of service delivery, and end customer satisfaction.

"Apptix was selected for its innovative use of Microsoft's latest technologies to deliver exceptional hosting and application services to service providers and their end-user customers," said Fredrik Winsnes, General Manager of NSP Solution Development at Microsoft. "Looking at the incredible opportunities that the Apptix private-label solution offers service providers -- such as faster time to market, reduced total cost of ownership and revenue growth -- it's clear why Apptix was selected as Microsoft's Hosted & Application Services Award winner."

Apptix was honored with the award at Microsoft Fusion 2002 in Los Angeles.

"This award is in recognition of our leadership in enabling service providers to deliver hosted Microsoft Exchange 2000 to their customers, and to start generating recurring revenue in 30 days or less," said Jason Donahue, President and CEO of Apptix. "Microsoft has provided us great applications, technology and support. They also have supported our Revenue Assurance Services program, a new initiative that is designed to help our service provider partners successfully market and sell hosted services."

About the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program has been created to provide market recognition to companies providing Hosting and Application Services that, through the program's certification process, have demonstrated a consistent, high quality delivery of specific solutions built on Microsoft technology and the .NET Framework. This program helps end users and other critical players in the hosting and application services value chain identify organizations that meet a high level of service readiness, competency, and capacity for deploying Microsoft technology.

About Apptix

Apptix -- the source for hosted messaging, collaboration and communications applications -- enables service providers and outsourcers to seamlessly deliver leading hosted applications and Web services to their customers. Apptix's comprehensive private-label solution includes TECOS(TM), a highly scalable infrastructure platform for provisioning and service management; full back-office integration with billing and customer care; ongoing support for an Apptix-provided wholesale service; consulting services; and tailored Revenue Assurance Services programs. With headquarters in Sterling, VA, and offices in Europe, the company, founded in 1997, is one of the world's most experienced application hosting companies. Through its alliances with market-leading companies, Apptix's solution suite consists of the industry's top applications. Apptix is an industry leader in delivering private-label hosted solutions to network service providers and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Hosting and Application Services. For more information on Apptix, please visit http://www.apptix.com/.