Toronto, Ontario - November 13th 2003

Ship2save announced today that the company won The .Net Software Vendor Award at the 2003 Microsoft for Partners IMPACT Awards gala event held on November 13th in Toronto.

"Out of all the submissions we received, Ship2save stood out with its efforts and impact within the Canadian marketplace," said Lora Gernon, Manager, Partner Sales & Marketing, Microsoft Canada Co.. "We are pleased to honor our resellers and solution providers under our new unified awards program. This is an opportunity for Microsoft Canada to celebrate all resellers and solution providers together and show appreciation for the positive effect they have on our customers."

Finalists from the following categories were honored.
Community Leadership Award
CTEC of the Year Award
Customer Experience Award
Marketing Award
Microsoft Business Solution Awards
NET Software Vendor Award
Northern Lights Award
Sales Award
Service Organization of the Year Award
Top Distributor Awards
Top VAR Awards

"We are extremely honored to receive this award in recognition of our mapping solution build on Microsoft .Net frame work.

Ship2save, along with other reseller and solution provider winners and finalists in each of the award categories, was honored at a gala event in Toronto on November 13, 2003.

About the Microsoft for Partners IMPACT Awards

This year, Microsoft Canada replaced its various reseller and solution provider awards with a unified program to recognize customer service, marketing partnership, and contribution to the community. For the first time, Microsoft recognized its resellers and solution providers for their achievements beyond revenue, growth and innovation. Awards submissions outlined the successful implementation of a Microsoft product or solution at a customer site, the successful use of Microsoft technology in a development capacity, or the organization's community involvement.

Microsoft for Partners IMPACT Awards were open to Systems Integrators (SIs), Large Account Resellers (LARs), Direct Market Resellers (DMRs), Value Added Resellers (VARs), Distributors, Systems Builders, Authorized Education Resellers (AERs), Certified Technical Education Centres (CTECs), Microsoft Certified Partners, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Channel Suppliers, Microsoft Business Solution Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Ship2Save representatives recently participated in an important educational and policy setting executive session with the United States Government. The event, gathered the industry leaders in RFID to educate and discuss the privacy, business, and technological factors that are representative of today's Radio Frequency Identification industry. 

About Ship2Save
Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs. http://www.ship2save.com/