Nectar Recognized as Finalist for 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year

JERICHO, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2016) - Nectar Services Corp., a leader in the development and deployment of proactive network monitoring and management software for the Unified Communications (UC) industry, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the 2016 Communications Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Nectar has been awarded, or been nationally recognized, eight times in the last two years for the company's development and support of Microsoft Skype for Business.

"Nectar is extremely proud to be selected as a 2016 runner-up finalist for Microsoft's Partner of Year Award in the Communications category. This recognition speaks volumes to the efforts of the entire Nectar team and our strategic partners and alliances that provide our solution in support of the Microsoft ecosystem," said David Giangano, CEO for Nectar. "Being recognized by Microsoft in such a way encourages us to work harder to support their efforts in growing the Skype for Business market."

Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,500 entrants from 119 countries worldwide. Nectar was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the Communications category.

"We are honored to recognize Nectar as this year's Finalist of the 2016 Microsoft Communications Partner of the Year award," said Gavriella Schuster, general manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. "Nectar is a prime example of the excellent talent we see in our Microsoft partner community to deliver innovative and transformative solutions to our mutual customers."

Nectar provides advanced UC software solutions that offer the best in comprehensive monitoring, management and diagnostics to enhance application performance and end-to-end visibility across the UC network. The company's flagship UCMP solution focuses on critical areas for ensuring performance management for Skype for Business deployments, including planning and deployment, network pre-assessment, monitoring, advanced reporting and analytics and real-time diagnostics. Nectar's UCMP has been selected by many Microsoft partners globally to provide critical visibility, enabling these partners to effectively manage their client's Skype for Business environments.

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. You may find the full list of finalists and winners here.

About Nectar Services Corp.
Nectar, a global market leader in providing the most comprehensive monitoring and diagnostics software solution for Unified Communication services enables IT and operation organizations to proactively ensure the end-user experience. Our flagship offering, the Unified Communications Management Platform (UCMP), which improves visibility and service delivery across integrated voice, video and data application solutions by providing unique and critical performance information. Nectar provides monitoring and diagnostics for millions of enterprise endpoints to over 1,400 enterprises in over 86 countries -- including some of the largest global banking, search engine, service provider, healthcare, and manufacturing organizations in the world.