The Ahmedabad-based Bitscape Infotech Pvt Ltd (BIPL) has won the prestigious Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the year Award for 2014.

The award recognises Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. The awards will be presented at Washington DC, USA next month where Microsoft will unfold its plans for the new financial year for the company, beginning July.

Kartik Shah, CEO and Managing Director, Bitscape Infotech, said here on Thursday that the company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft Corp. partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions-based on Microsoft technology. Bitscape is recognised for its solutions helping customers realise true value of their IT investments, he said.

These awards are presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,800 entrants from 117 countries. Bitscape Infotech was recognized for providing solutions and services in small business competency and helping Microsoft India evangelize its cloud offerings in to SMB customers in the country. It was the only Microsoft partner this year from India for this award.

“Microsoft’s success as a company depends on great partners, and Bitscape Infotech is a shining example of the kind of innovation our partner ecosystem drives year after year,” said Phil Sorgen, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp.