Accenture and Avanade are named the 2009 Enterprise Alliance Partner of the Year by Microsoft, as well as recognized as finalists for the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year Award and the Information Worker Solutions, Portals and Collaboration Partner of the Year Award.

This is the fifth time – and second consecutive year – that Accenture and Avanade have jointly won the Partner of the Year Award, more than any other Microsoft Enterprise Alliance Partner.