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Robert Soloway

2008-07-23T20:15:55Z

216.231.36.203: Prison Sentence

{{redirect6|Robert Soloway|the logician|Robert M. Solovay|people with similar names|Soloway (disambiguation)}}
'''Robert Alan Soloway''' is the founder of the so-called "Strategic Partnership Against Microsoft Illegal Spam," or SPAMIS, but is said to be one of the Internet's biggest [[Email spam|spammers]] through his company, Newport Internet Marketing (NIM).<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest
|title=Man described as a top spammer arrested
|last=Jesdanun
|first=Anick
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref> He was arrested on [[May 30]], [[2007]] after a [[grand jury]] indicted him on charges of [[identity theft]], [[money laundering]], and mail, wire, and e-mail [[fraud]].<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/US_Internet_Spam_King__Robert_Soloway_arrested/articleshow/2087913.cms
|title=US Internet 'Spam King' arrested
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=[[May 31]] [[2007]]
|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He was nicknamed the "Spam King" by prosecutors.

==Spamming tactics==
Soloway is charged with using hijacked [[zombie computer]]s and [[email spoofing|spoofing]] to send out millions of spam e-mails since 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /><ref name="eweek1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141418,00.asp?kc=EWKNLBOE060907FEA2
|title=Podcast: How the 'Spam King' Was Caught
|accessdate=2007-06-04
|date=[[June 04]] [[2007]]
|work=[[eWeek]]}}</ref>
Some e-mails sent by Soloway's company contained false header information making them appear to have been sent from [[MSN]] and [[Hotmail]] addresses. As a result of this he was sued by [[Microsoft]] and ordered to pay $7 million in damages in December 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /> He also was sued by a small [[Oklahoma]] company and was ordered to pay $10 million in damages.<ref>[http://www.spamdailynews.com/publish/Spam_King_Robert_Soloway_smacked_down.asp Spam King Robert Soloway smacked down], September 23, 2005</ref>

However, an injunction to cease his activities did not stop him from spamming: Soloway's company was responsible, from around June 2004 until April 2005, for a spam campaign (sent from [[open proxy]]) on behalf of various websites including ''broadcastingtoday.biz'' and ''broadcastadvertise.org'' (all since suspended), which promised to send recipients' Web site addresses to several million "opt-in email addresses." He later claimed that as the service was free, the campaign was not illegal under the anti-spam law [[CAN-SPAM]]. A disclaimer in the spams stated, "the above emailing is only free if you are a nonprofit organization that aids child abuse victims."<ref name="oreilly">{{cite news
|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/04/29/spamkings.html
|title=Spammers Can't Hide Behind Affiliates
|first=Brian
|last=McWilliams
|date=2005-04-29
|publisher=O'Reilly Network
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref>

Soloway insisted that NIM removed all MSN and Hotmail addresses from his mailing lists. He asserted that it was his company's subcontractors, or "spam affiliates," who had carried out the illegal activity (though he remained liable under both state and federal laws, including Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act and [[CAN-SPAM]]). He insisted he had fired all his subcontractors (none of whom he named) and had himself taken charge of emailing, using spam program [[Dark Mailer]]. However, a Washington [[superior court]] judge ruled that Soloway was in [[default (law)|default]].<ref name="oreilly" />

Soloway is presently awaiting sentence, having pled guilty to three counts on 14 March 2008. He formerly operated a company based in [[Seattle, Washington]] which he is calling "Broadcast E-mail Service" that offers "mailing services" by contract as well as a software program which the site promises will allow the buyer to "email your Web site to 2,500,000 opt-in email addresses for free."<ref name="oreilly" /> E-mails advertising Soloway's company have been sent with forged headers (the headers purport to be "from" the person they were sent "to").<ref name="timesofindia" />

Soloway reportedly switched [[Internet Protocol|IP]] addresses for his Web sites to avoid detection.<ref name="timesofindia" /> In 2006 he registered them through [[China|Chinese]] [[internet service providers]] (ISP) in an apparent ploy to mask his involvement.<ref name="timesofindia" />

==Legal troubles==
===2005 judgments===
In 2005, Microsoft won a $7.8 million civil judgment against Soloway, for spam sent through MSN and Hotmail services. That money, however, was never collected because Soloway's bank accounts remained elusive.<ref>Shukovsky, Paul and Vanessa Ho. "'Spam King' suspect seized." ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' May 31, 2007 [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/317795_soloway31.html] [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7521]</ref>

Later in 2005, Robert Braver, an internet services provider based in Oklahoma, was awarded $10,075,000.00 in another spam-related case against Soloway. In this lawsuit, a permanent injunction was issued against Soloway, enjoining him from further spam activities.<ref>United States District Court #CIV-05-210-T. "ROBERT H. BRAVER, Plaintiff, v. NEWPORT INTERNET MARKETING CORPORATION, and ROBERT ALAN SOLOWAY, Defendants" [http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5656]</ref>

Those judgments, however, did not stop Soloway's illegal spamming; in fact, he mocked them.<ref>[http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5164 E-Mail from Robert Soloway to spamhaus.org, May 17, 2005]{{dead link|url=http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5164|date=March 2008}}</ref>

===Arrested in May 2007===
He was arrested on [[May 30]], [[2007]], after a federal grand jury indicted him on 35 charges including mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.<ref name="yahoo" /> If convicted as charged, he could face decades in prison.<ref name="yahoo" /> Prosecutors want to seize [[United States dollar|$]]773,000 that Soloway made from his firm.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6707333.stm
|title=US arrests internet 'spam king'
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[BBC]]
}}</ref>

===Pleaded guilty in March 2008===
On [[March 14]], [[2008]], Robert Soloway reached an agreement with federal prosecutors, two weeks before his scheduled trial on 40 charges. Soloway pleaded guilty to three charges: felony mail fraud, fraud in connection with e-mail, and failing to file a 2005 tax return.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004283998_spamking15m.html
|title='Spam king' pleads guilty to felony fraud
|accessdate=2008-03-16
|date=2008-03-15
|publisher=[[Seattle Times]]
}}</ref>
In exchange, federal prosecutors dropped all other charges. Soloway faces up to 26 years in prison on the most serious charge, and up to $625,000 total in fines.

===Prison Sentence===
On Tuesday July, 22 2008, Robert Soloway was sentenced four years in [[federal prison]]; with a ruling that sends a message to other spammers and online criminals. <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080722/tc_pcworld/148780
|title=Top Spammer Sentenced to Nearly Four Years
|publisher=[[Yahoo]]
|date=2008-07-22}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Avanade

2008-02-13T09:32:41Z

216.231.36.203:

{{Infobox Company
| company_logo = 
| company_name = Avanade Inc.
| industry = [[Technology services|Technology Services]]<br />[[Information technology consulting|IT Consulting]]
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = [[April 4]], [[2000]]
| location = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| parent = [[Accenture]], [[Microsoft]]
| key_people = Mitch Hill, [[CEO]]
| num_employees = 7,500
| revenue = $593 million (fiscal year 2007)
| slogan = /systems.solutions.success/from Accenture & Microsoft
| homepage = [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
}}

'''Avanade Inc.''' is a [[joint venture]] between [[Accenture]] and [[Microsoft]] which was founded on [[April 4]] [[2000]]. The company is a global [[Information technology|IT]] [[Information technology consulting|consulting]] company that specializes in solutions using Microsoft enterprise technology. Headquartered in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], the company had 3,900 employees in 22 countries at the close of its [[fiscal year]] 2007. Avanade has 3,000 badged staff located offshore in [[India]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Bratislava]] who work in Accenture-managed delivery centers as part of its global delivery network spanning six cities in India and one in the Philippines.<ref name="avanade_report">[http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332245/000095013707017614/c21592e10vkt.htm Avanade Annual Report 2007]. SEC EDGAR website</ref>

== History ==
Avanade was formed in April 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Ownership was initially split between the two founding companies, with Accenture owning 51% and Microsoft 49%.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/03-13andersen.mspx Microsoft and Andersen Consulting Announce Expanded Alliance] Microsoft website. March 13, 2000.</ref> In 2001, however, Accenture increased its ownership to become the majority owner and Avanade became a [[subsidiary]] of Accenture.<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/287168_software02.html Software Notebook: A Microsoft joint venture gets big, quietly]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 2, 2006.</ref>

Through the joint venture, Accenture and Microsoft looked to enter what they perceived to be a largely untapped market for Microsoft-focused consulting services for companies in the Fortune 1000.<ref>[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=4009979&date=20000314&query=avanade Microsoft, Andersen team up]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 14, 2000.</ref> <ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/msft141.shtml Microsoft teams up with Andersen]. Seattle Times. March 14, 2000.</ref>

=== Acquisitions ===
To-date, Avanade has acquired four other firms:
* In 2003, Avanade acquired [[Brisbane]]-based DCG, a firm specializing in ebusiness consulting and integration.<ref>[http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1181437334 Avanade buys into Queensland with DCG]. ARN. March 11, 2003.</ref>
* In 2003, Avanade acquired [[St. Louis]]-based G.A. Sullivan, a technology services company.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/05/26/daily5.html Microsoft joint venture buys Midwest consulting and software developer]. Puget Sound Business Journal. May 27, 2003.</ref>
* In 2005, Avanade acquired [[Chicago]]-based en’tegrate, a services firm specializing in Microsoft AX deployments.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/02/28/daily18.html Avanade acquires Chicago company]. Puget Sound Business Journal. March 2, 2005.</ref>
* In 2007, Avanade acquired [[Copenhagen]]-based HOB Business Solutions, a services firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions.<ref>[http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/11/02/3065489.htm Avanade acquires Danish ERP consultant HOB Business Solutions A/S]. TMCnet. November 2, 2007.</ref>

== Operations ==
Avanade operates its business throughout 42 cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. These locations include:

North America:
* United States
* Canada

Europe:
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Asia Pacific:
* Australia
* China
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Thailand

In addition, Avanade operates an offshore delivery network comprised of Avanade-badged consultants contracted from Accenture delivery centers in India and the Philippines. Overall, these “Global Delivery Network” resources make up more than 40% of the total worldwide Avanade workforce, and form an important part of the company’s strategy for enhancing the price competitiveness of its services.<ref name="avanade_report"/><ref>[http://www.avanade.com/contact/offices.aspx Avanade website office directory]. [Retrieved December 28, 2007].</ref>

== Services ==
Avanade services center around three primary areas: application development and integration with the [[Microsoft .NET]] platform, infrastructure services aimed at streamlining, upgrading, and securing customer infrastructure investments, and a third, emerging area around delivering packaged ERP and CRM solutions, such as [[Microsoft Dynamics CRM]].<ref name="avanade_report"/>

Avanade sells services across a range of IT and business areas, including:
* [[Application Portfolio Rationalization|Application Portfolio Transformation]]
* [[Application]] Management
* [[Application]] Renewal
* [[Application software|Application Development]]
* [[Mobile computing|Mobile]] Applications
* [[Enterprise Integration]]
* [[Business Intelligence]] and [[Performance management|Performance Management]]
* [[Customer Relationship Management]]
* [[Enterprise Resource Planning]]
* [[Enterprise Collaboration]]
* [[Infrastructure]]
* [[Platform (computing)|Platform Migration]]
* [[Service-oriented architecture]]
* Microsoft for SAP as IT platform

== Finances ==
In fiscal year 2007, Avanade grew revenues by 23% to $593 million and increased headcount by 22%. Geographically, revenues were led by the company’s operations in North America (51%), followed by Europe (39%), then Asia Pacific (9%)

In addition, a significant portion of Avanade clients comes from engagements that come from Microsoft and Accenture. In fiscal year 2007, that amounted to more than 70% of total revenue for the company.<ref name="avanade_report"/>

== Recent News ==
* [http://www.smartmoney.com/news/pr/index.cfm?story=pr-20071213-001328-1000 Avanade CIO Recognized as a Computerworld 2008 Premier 100 IT Leader]. {{dead link|date=February 2008}} SmartMoney.com. December 13, 2007.
* [http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=164 Avanade Nordic operation expands with acquisition of HOB Business Solutions]. Avanade website. November 1, 2007.
* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7430 M.D. Anderson gets personal – and precise]. Healthcare IT News. July 1, 2007.

== Awards ==
* Microsoft Global Enterprise Partner of the Year, 2006 (Jointly with Accenture)<ref>[http://www.accenture.com/Global/Technology/Microsoft_Solutions/R_and_I/AccAvaMicroPartnerAwards.htm Accenture and Avanade Receive Microsoft Partner Awards]. Accenture Website. July 2006.</ref>
* Microsoft Dynamics: President’s Circle and Inner Circle, 2007,<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=150 Avanade Named to Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and President's Club] Avanade announcement. July 25, 2007.</ref> 2006<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=115 Avanade Earns Microsoft Business Solutions President's Club and Elite Inner Circle Recognition] Avanade announcement. November 6, 2006</ref>, 2005<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=15 Avanade Inc Joins Elite Microsoft Business Solutions Inner Circle]Avanade announcement. August 8, 2005.</ref>.

In addition, Avanade work has also received recognition via awards given to its clients, such as:
* Microsoft Pinnacle Awards
** Haldex and Wellmark in 2007 ([http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/san_diego/pinnacle_awards.aspx award posting])
** BGE Home in 2005 ([http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/mar05/03-09conv05pinnacleawardpr.mspx award announcement])
* ZDNet awarded International SOS with its Smart 50 award in 2006. ([http://www.zdnetasia.com/smart50/2006/0,39054489,39372763,00.htm announcement])

== Criticism ==

On July 3rd, 2007, Avanade was cited as the developer of the Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS) in the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. The newspaper article reported that the system, which had taken over 7 years to develop at a cost of about $10 million, was “unplugged in April, just seven months after it was launched”. The article went on to say that a report conducted by a North Highland Co. found multiple problems with the project led by the Colorado Department of Revenue, including:
* “The project was poorly structured, with ‘adversarial’ relationships and ‘ineffective’ management;” and
* “The Department of Revenue was hampered by high turnover, inconsistent leadership and a lack of accountability.”
The newspaper article stated “it could take 18 months and an unknown amount of money to relaunch it”.<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_6293505 Computer system for vehicle titles a wreck, study finds]. Denver Post. July 3, 2007. [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5614815,00.html $10 million vehicle registration deal assailed]. Rocky Mountain News. July 3, 2007.</ref>

On August 14th, 2007, the Rocky Mountain News reported that the CSTARS system developed by Avanade could cost the State of Colorado an additional $10 to $15 million dollars if the State had to start over nearly from scratch rather than making changes to the new system. Part of the blame for the failure of the system was attributed by a third party consultant to a "flawed and ambiguous" request for proposals from the State, as well as the selection of “a vendor with limited qualifications and quality assurance issues”.<ref> [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/government/article/0,2777,DRMN_23906_5672130,00.html State Might Scrap DMV Computers Flawed system for registering cars cost $11 million]. Rocky Mountain News. August 14, 2007.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*Avanade's Website [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
*Avanade's Consultant's Blog Space [http://www.avanadeadvisor.com/ The Avanade Advisor]
*[http://www.hoovers.com/avanade/--ID__100345--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Avanade Inc. Fact Sheet as listed on Hoover's]

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[[Category:International information technology consulting firms]]
[[Category:Companies based in Seattle, Washington]]
[[Category:Computer companies]]
[[Category:Software companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Microsoft]]

[[fr:Avanade]]

Avanade

2008-02-13T09:25:39Z

216.231.36.203: /* Recent News */

{{Infobox Company
| company_logo = 
| company_name = Avanade Inc.
| industry = [[Technology services|Technology Services]]<br />[[Information technology consulting|IT Consulting]]
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = [[April 4]], [[2000]]
| location = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| parent = [[Accenture]], [[Microsoft]]
| key_people = Mitch Hill, [[CEO]]
| num_employees = 7,500
| revenue = $593 million (fiscal year 2007)
| slogan = /systems.solutions.success/from Accenture & Microsoft
| homepage = [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
}}

'''Avanade Inc.''' is a [[joint venture]] between [[Accenture]] and [[Microsoft]] which was founded on [[April 4]] [[2000]]. The company is a global [[Information technology|IT]] [[Information technology consulting|consulting]] company that specializes in solutions using Microsoft enterprise technology. Headquartered in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], the company had 3,900 employees in 22 countries at the close of its [[fiscal year]] 2007. Avanade has 3,000 badged staff located offshore in [[India]] and the [[Philippines]] who work in Accenture-managed delivery centers as part of its global delivery network spanning six cities in India and one in the Philippines.<ref name="avanade_report">[http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332245/000095013707017614/c21592e10vkt.htm Avanade Annual Report 2007]. SEC EDGAR website</ref>

== History ==
Avanade was formed in April 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Ownership was initially split between the two founding companies, with Accenture owning 51% and Microsoft 49%.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/03-13andersen.mspx Microsoft and Andersen Consulting Announce Expanded Alliance] Microsoft website. March 13, 2000.</ref> In 2001, however, Accenture increased its ownership to become the majority owner and Avanade became a [[subsidiary]] of Accenture.<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/287168_software02.html Software Notebook: A Microsoft joint venture gets big, quietly]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 2, 2006.</ref>

Through the joint venture, Accenture and Microsoft looked to enter what they perceived to be a largely untapped market for Microsoft-focused consulting services for companies in the Fortune 1000.<ref>[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=4009979&date=20000314&query=avanade Microsoft, Andersen team up]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 14, 2000.</ref> <ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/msft141.shtml Microsoft teams up with Andersen]. Seattle Times. March 14, 2000.</ref>

=== Acquisitions ===
To-date, Avanade has acquired four other firms:
* In 2003, Avanade acquired [[Brisbane]]-based DCG, a firm specializing in ebusiness consulting and integration.<ref>[http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1181437334 Avanade buys into Queensland with DCG]. ARN. March 11, 2003.</ref>
* In 2003, Avanade acquired [[St. Louis]]-based G.A. Sullivan, a technology services company.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/05/26/daily5.html Microsoft joint venture buys Midwest consulting and software developer]. Puget Sound Business Journal. May 27, 2003.</ref>
* In 2005, Avanade acquired [[Chicago]]-based en’tegrate, a services firm specializing in Microsoft AX deployments.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/02/28/daily18.html Avanade acquires Chicago company]. Puget Sound Business Journal. March 2, 2005.</ref>
* In 2007, Avanade acquired [[Copenhagen]]-based HOB Business Solutions, a services firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions.<ref>[http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/11/02/3065489.htm Avanade acquires Danish ERP consultant HOB Business Solutions A/S]. TMCnet. November 2, 2007.</ref>

== Operations ==
Avanade operates its business throughout 42 cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. These locations include:

North America:
* United States
* Canada

Europe:
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Asia Pacific:
* Australia
* China
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Thailand

In addition, Avanade operates an offshore delivery network comprised of Avanade-badged consultants contracted from Accenture delivery centers in India and the Philippines. Overall, these “Global Delivery Network” resources make up more than 40% of the total worldwide Avanade workforce, and form an important part of the company’s strategy for enhancing the price competitiveness of its services.<ref name="avanade_report"/><ref>[http://www.avanade.com/contact/offices.aspx Avanade website office directory]. [Retrieved December 28, 2007].</ref>

== Services ==
Avanade services center around three primary areas: application development and integration with the [[Microsoft .NET]] platform, infrastructure services aimed at streamlining, upgrading, and securing customer infrastructure investments, and a third, emerging area around delivering packaged ERP and CRM solutions, such as [[Microsoft Dynamics CRM]].<ref name="avanade_report"/>

Avanade sells services across a range of IT and business areas, including:
* [[Application Portfolio Rationalization|Application Portfolio Transformation]]
* [[Application]] Management
* [[Application]] Renewal
* [[Application software|Application Development]]
* [[Mobile computing|Mobile]] Applications
* [[Enterprise Integration]]
* [[Business Intelligence]] and [[Performance management|Performance Management]]
* [[Customer Relationship Management]]
* [[Enterprise Resource Planning]]
* [[Enterprise Collaboration]]
* [[Infrastructure]]
* [[Platform (computing)|Platform Migration]]
* [[Service-oriented architecture]]
* Microsoft for SAP as IT platform

== Finances ==
In fiscal year 2007, Avanade grew revenues by 23% to $593 million and increased headcount by 22%. Geographically, revenues were led by the company’s operations in North America (51%), followed by Europe (39%), then Asia Pacific (9%)

In addition, a significant portion of Avanade clients comes from engagements that come from Microsoft and Accenture. In fiscal year 2007, that amounted to more than 70% of total revenue for the company.<ref name="avanade_report"/>

== Recent News ==
* [http://www.smartmoney.com/news/pr/index.cfm?story=pr-20071213-001328-1000 Avanade CIO Recognized as a Computerworld 2008 Premier 100 IT Leader]. {{dead link|date=February 2008}} SmartMoney.com. December 13, 2007.
* [http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=164 Avanade Nordic operation expands with acquisition of HOB Business Solutions]. Avanade website. November 1, 2007.
* [http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7430 M.D. Anderson gets personal – and precise]. Healthcare IT News. July 1, 2007.

== Awards ==
* Microsoft Global Enterprise Partner of the Year, 2006 (Jointly with Accenture)<ref>[http://www.accenture.com/Global/Technology/Microsoft_Solutions/R_and_I/AccAvaMicroPartnerAwards.htm Accenture and Avanade Receive Microsoft Partner Awards]. Accenture Website. July 2006.</ref>
* Microsoft Dynamics: President’s Circle and Inner Circle, 2007,<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=150 Avanade Named to Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and President's Club] Avanade announcement. July 25, 2007.</ref> 2006<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=115 Avanade Earns Microsoft Business Solutions President's Club and Elite Inner Circle Recognition] Avanade announcement. November 6, 2006</ref>, 2005<ref>[http://www.avanade.com/about/news/pressdetail.aspx?id=15 Avanade Inc Joins Elite Microsoft Business Solutions Inner Circle]Avanade announcement. August 8, 2005.</ref>.

In addition, Avanade work has also received recognition via awards given to its clients, such as:
* Microsoft Pinnacle Awards
** Haldex and Wellmark in 2007 ([http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/san_diego/pinnacle_awards.aspx award posting])
** BGE Home in 2005 ([http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/mar05/03-09conv05pinnacleawardpr.mspx award announcement])
* ZDNet awarded International SOS with its Smart 50 award in 2006. ([http://www.zdnetasia.com/smart50/2006/0,39054489,39372763,00.htm announcement])

== Criticism ==

On July 3rd, 2007, Avanade was cited as the developer of the Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS) in the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. The newspaper article reported that the system, which had taken over 7 years to develop at a cost of about $10 million, was “unplugged in April, just seven months after it was launched”. The article went on to say that a report conducted by a North Highland Co. found multiple problems with the project led by the Colorado Department of Revenue, including:
* “The project was poorly structured, with ‘adversarial’ relationships and ‘ineffective’ management;” and
* “The Department of Revenue was hampered by high turnover, inconsistent leadership and a lack of accountability.”
The newspaper article stated “it could take 18 months and an unknown amount of money to relaunch it”.<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_6293505 Computer system for vehicle titles a wreck, study finds]. Denver Post. July 3, 2007. [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5614815,00.html $10 million vehicle registration deal assailed]. Rocky Mountain News. July 3, 2007.</ref>

On August 14th, 2007, the Rocky Mountain News reported that the CSTARS system developed by Avanade could cost the State of Colorado an additional $10 to $15 million dollars if the State had to start over nearly from scratch rather than making changes to the new system. Part of the blame for the failure of the system was attributed by a third party consultant to a "flawed and ambiguous" request for proposals from the State, as well as the selection of “a vendor with limited qualifications and quality assurance issues”.<ref> [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/government/article/0,2777,DRMN_23906_5672130,00.html State Might Scrap DMV Computers Flawed system for registering cars cost $11 million]. Rocky Mountain News. August 14, 2007.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*Avanade's Website [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
*Avanade's Consultant's Blog Space [http://www.avanadeadvisor.com/ The Avanade Advisor]
*[http://www.hoovers.com/avanade/--ID__100345--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Avanade Inc. Fact Sheet as listed on Hoover's]

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[[Category:International information technology consulting firms]]
[[Category:Companies based in Seattle, Washington]]
[[Category:Computer companies]]
[[Category:Software companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Microsoft]]

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Benutzer:Tocigashi/Respironics

2007-11-03T18:14:33Z

216.231.36.203: /* Today */

{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = Respironics, Inc. |
company_logo = [[Image:respironics.jpg|190px]] |
company_type = Public ([[NASDAQ]]: RESP) |
company_slogan = |
foundation = [[1976]]|
location = [[Murrysville, Pennsylvania]]|
key_people = John L. Miclot, President and CEO|
num_employees = 4,700|
revenue = {{profit}}$1.05 billion [[United States dollar|USD]]|
industry = [[Medical]] |
products = [[respiratory]] equipment<br>[[sleep aids]]|
homepage = [http://www.respironics.com/ www.respironics.com]
}}

Repironics, Inc. (RESP) is a medical supply company that specializes in products that improve respiratory functions. It is based in the [[Pittsburgh]] suburb of [[Municipality of Murrysville, Pennsylvania|Murrysville]].

==History==
In [[1976]], company founder, Gerald McGinnis opened the company's first manufacturing facility for anesthesia masks near [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Previous product research and manufacturing had occurred in the founder's kitchen. Other early products included endotrachial and tracheostomy products.

The company introduced the first [[continuous positive airway pressure]] (CPAP) machine for the treatment of [[sleep apnea]] in [[1985]]. Three years later in [[1988]] the company went public under the stock ticker symbol RESP. In [[1992]], Respironics received a patent for bi-level technology. This technology was originally intended as an improvement on CPAP, however, its use has expanded into the treatment of other breathing disorders such as [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] (COPD).

Other significant milestones were the acquisition of the ventilator company, LIFECARE International in [[1996]], [[sleep apnea]] competitor, Healthdyne Technologies in [[1998]] and medical monitor and sensor leader, Novametrix in [[2002]].

==Today==
Respironics bills itself as "the leading worldwide resource in the medical device industry". Its product mix includes devices for the diagnosis and treatment of [[sleep apnea]] including [[Continuous positive airway pressure|CPAP]] and bi-level ([[BiPAP]]) machines, [[oxygen concentrator|oxygen concentrators]] for patients requiring supplemental [[oxygen]], infant [[apnea]] monitors for infants at risk of [[Sudden infant death syndrome|SIDS]], [[asthma]] treatment solutions and hospital [[ventilators]].

==Economic Outlook==

Respironics derives most of its sales from the US but has operations world wide. Its profits have been steadily increasing, and its revenue recently surpassed the $1 billion mark for the first time this year. As a result, the company expects to increase its distribution system and to hire more employees.

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ResMed

2007-11-03T18:07:00Z

216.231.36.203:

{{COI2}}
{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = ResMed |
company_logo =  |
company_type = Public ([[NYSE]]: RMD) |
foundation = [[1989]]|
location = [[Poway, California]]|
key_people = Peter C. Farrell, Founder and CEO|Colin Sullivan, inventor of CPAP
industry = [[Medical]] |
products = Medical equipment for [[sleep-disordered breathing]] and other [[respiratory]] disorders|
homepage = [http://www.resmed.com/ www.resmed.com]
}}

'''ResMed''' is a manufacturer of products for the treatment of [[sleep disorders]], particularly obstructive [[sleep apnea]].

ResMed was formed in [[1989]], its primary purpose was to commercialise a device for treating obstructive sleep apnea with nasal [[continuous positive airway pressure]] (CPAP). CPAP treatment was commercialised by Peter Farrell and Professor Colin Sullivan.

In March 2007, the company recalled all of its flagship S8 models worldwide due to electrical safety problems.<ref name="Recall">{{cite web |url= http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/resmed04_07.html |title= Firm Press Release: ResMed Issues a Voluntary Recall for Certain S8 Flow Generators |format= [[html]] |work= [[Food and Drug Administration]] website |date= [[23 April]] [[2007]] |accessdate= 1007-06-19 |quote= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- San Diego, CA, April 23, 2007 — ResMed today announced a worldwide voluntary recall of approximately 300,000 of its early production S8 flow generators used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. In S8 devices manufactured between July 2004 and May 15, 2006, there is a potential for a short circuit in the power supply connector.}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sleep and breathing#Abnormal sleep and breathing (Sleep related breathing disorders)]]

==References==
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>

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[[Product recall]]
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Cornelia Marie

2007-06-30T06:09:05Z

216.231.36.203:

The '''F/V ''Cornelia Marie''''' is one of the commercial [[crab]] fishing boats featured on the [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''. The boat is owned by Cornelia Marie Collins and Phil Harris. Phil is the current captain. Two of Phil's sons, Jake and Josh Harris, work on the boat as well. Its home port is [[Kodiak, Alaska]]

The ''Cornelia Marie'' was built in 1989 in [[Bayou La Batre, Alabama |Alabama]]. The Cornelia Marie was one of the last boats built by Horton Boats. It is 128 feet long, 28 feet wide, and carries 28,500 [[U.S. gallon]]s of fuel and 3,000 U.S. gallons of fresh water.<ref name=CM>{{cite web |url=http://www.corneliamarie.com/ |title=F/V Cornelia Marie - Crab Fishing Vessel featured on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch |accessdate=2007-06-12 |format= |work= }}</ref><ref name=CMstats>{{cite web |url=http://www.corneliamarie.com/stats.php |title=stats |accessdate=2007-06-12 |format= |work= }}</ref> The original owner was Ralph Collins. The Cornelia Marie fishes for [[King crab|King]], [[Chionoecetes|Tanner]], and [[Chionoecetes|Opilio]] crab; and also does Salmon and Herring tendering. She features an aquamarine and white paint scheme with yellow banners bearing the ship's name.

== See also ==
*[[Alaskan king crab fishing]]
*''[[Deadliest Catch]]''

==External links==
*[http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html Discovery.com Deadliest Catch website]

*[http://www.corneliamarie.com/ F/V Cornelia Marie Official site]

==References==
<references/>

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Robert Soloway

2007-06-10T00:54:03Z

216.231.36.203:

{{Current|date=June 2007}}
'''Robert Alan Soloway''' is the founder of the so-called "Strategic Partnership Against Microsoft Illegal Spam", or [[SPAMIS]], but is said to be one of the Internet's biggest [[Email spam|spammers]] through his company, Newport Internet Marketing (NIM).<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest
|title=Man described as a top spammer arrested
|last=Jesdanun
|first=Anick
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref> He was arrested on [[May 30]] [[2007]] after a grand jury indicted him on charges of [[identity theft]], [[money laundering]], and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/US_Internet_Spam_King__Robert_Soloway_arrested/articleshow/2087913.cms
|title=US Internet 'Spam King' arrested
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=[[May 31]] [[2007]]
|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He was nicknamed the "Spam King" by prosecutors.

==Spamming tactics==
Soloway used hijacked [[zombie computer]]s and [[email spoofing|spoofing]] to send out millions of spam emails since 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /><ref name="eweek1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141418,00.asp?kc=EWKNLBOE060907FEA2
|title=Podcast: How the 'Spam King' Was Caught
|accessdate=June 4, 2007
|date=[[June 04]] [[2007]]
|work=[[eWeek]]}}</ref>
Some emails sent by Soloway's company contained false header information making them appear to have been sent from [[MSN]] and [[Hotmail]] addresses. As a result of this he was sued by [[Microsoft]] and ordered to pay $7 million in damages in December 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /> He also was sued by a small Oklahoma Company and was ordered to pay $10 million in damages.

However, an injunction to cease his activities did not stop him from spamming: Soloway's company was responsible, from around June 2004 until April 2005, for a spam campaign (sent from [[open proxy]]) on behalf of various websites including ''broadcastingtoday.biz'' and ''broadcastadvertise.org'' (all since suspended), which promised to send recipients' website addresses to several million "opt-in email addresses". He later claimed that as the service was free the campaign was not illegal under the anti-spam law [[CAN-SPAM]]. A disclaimer in the spams stated, "the above emailing is only free if you are a nonprofit organization that aids child abuse victims."<ref name="oreilly">{{cite news
|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/04/29/spamkings.html
|title=Spammers Can't Hide Behind Affiliates
|first=Brian
|last=McWilliams
|date=2005-04-29
|publisher=O'Reilly Network
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref>

Soloway insisted that NIM removed all MSN and Hotmail addresses from his mailing lists. He asserted that it was his company's subcontractors, or "spam affiliates", who had carried out the illegal activity (though he remained liable under both state and federal laws, including Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act and [[CAN-SPAM]]). He insisted he had fired all his subcontractors (none of whom he named) and had himself taken charge of emailing, using spam program [[Dark Mailer]]. However, a Washington [[superior court]] judge ruled that Soloway was in [[default (law)|default]].<ref name="oreilly" />

Soloway is presently in prison awaiting trial. He formerly operated a company based in [[Seattle, Washington]] which he is calling "Broadcast Email Service" that offers "mailing services" by contract as well as a software program which the site promises will allow the buyer to "email your web site to 2,500,000 opt-in email addresses for free."<ref name="oreilly" /> Emails advertising Soloway's company have been sent with forged headers (the headers purport to be "from" the person they were sent "to").<ref name="timesofindia" />

Soloway reportedly switched [[Internet Protocol|IP]] addresses for his websites to avoid detection.<ref name="timesofindia" /> In 2006 he registered them through [[China|Chinese]] [[internet service providers]] (ISP) in an apparent ploy to mask his involvement.<ref name="timesofindia" />

==Legal troubles==
===2005 judgments===
In 2005, Microsoft won a $7.8 million civil judgment against Soloway, for spam sent through MSN and Hotmail services. That money, however, was never collected because Soloway's bank accounts remained elusive. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/317795_soloway31.html] [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7521]

Later in the same year ([[2005-09-22]]), Robert Braver, an internet services provider based in Oklahoma, was awarded $10,075,000.00 in another spam-related case against Soloway. In this lawsuit, a permanent injunction was issued against Soloway, enjoining him from further spam activities. [http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5656]

Those judgments, however, did not stop Soloway's illegal spamming; in fact, he mocked them. [http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5164]

===Arrested in May 2007===
He was arrested on [[May 30]], [[2007]], after a federal grand jury indicted him on 35 charges including mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.<ref name="yahoo" /> If convicted as charged, he could face decades in prison.<ref name="yahoo" /> Prosecutors want to seize [[United States dollar|$]]773,000 that Soloway made from his firm.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6707333.stm
|title=US arrests internet 'spam king'
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[BBC]]
}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.solowaysucks.net SolowaySucks.net] - Anti-Soloway campaign
*[http://robertalansoloway.com/ RobertAlanSoloway.com] - Anti-Soloway campaign

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soloway, Robert}}
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Robert Soloway

2007-06-10T00:36:35Z

216.231.36.203: /* Spamming tactics */ Removing "allegedly." This was already proven, in civil court and by other proven actions.

{{Current|date=June 2007}}
'''Robert Alan Soloway''' is the founder of the so-called "Strategic Partnership Against Microsoft Illegal Spam", or [[SPAMIS]], but is said to be one of the Internet's biggest [[Email spam|spammers]] through his company, Newport Internet Marketing (NIM).<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest
|title=Man described as a top spammer arrested
|last=Jesdanun
|first=Anick
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref> He was arrested on [[May 30]] [[2007]] after a grand jury indicted him on charges of [[identity theft]], [[money laundering]], and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/US_Internet_Spam_King__Robert_Soloway_arrested/articleshow/2087913.cms
|title=US Internet 'Spam King' arrested
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=[[May 31]] [[2007]]
|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He was nicknamed the "Spam King" by prosecutors.

==Spamming tactics==
Soloway used hijacked [[zombie computer]]s and [[email spoofing|spoofing]] to send out millions of spam emails since 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /> Some emails sent by Soloway's company contained false header information making them appear to have been sent from [[MSN]] and [[Hotmail]] addresses. As a result of this he was sued by [[Microsoft]] and ordered to pay $7 million in damages in December 2003.<ref name="yahoo" /> He also was sued by a small Oklahoma Company and was ordered to pay $10 million in damages.

However, an injunction to cease his activities did not stop him from spamming: Soloway's company was responsible, from around June 2004 until April 2005, for a spam campaign (sent from [[open proxy]]) on behalf of various websites including ''broadcastingtoday.biz'' and ''broadcastadvertise.org'' (all since suspended), which promised to send recipients' website addresses to several million "opt-in email addresses". He later claimed that as the service was free the campaign was not illegal under the anti-spam law [[CAN-SPAM]]. A disclaimer in the spams stated, "the above emailing is only free if you are a nonprofit organization that aids child abuse victims."<ref name="oreilly">{{cite news
|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/04/29/spamkings.html
|title=Spammers Can't Hide Behind Affiliates
|first=Brian
|last=McWilliams
|date=2005-04-29
|publisher=O'Reilly Network
|accessdate=2007-05-31
}}</ref>

Soloway insisted that NIM removed all MSN and Hotmail addresses from his mailing lists. He asserted that it was his company's subcontractors, or "spam affiliates", who had carried out the illegal activity (though he remained liable under both state and federal laws, including Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act and [[CAN-SPAM]]). He insisted he had fired all his subcontractors (none of whom he named) and had himself taken charge of emailing, using spam program [[Dark Mailer]]. However, a Washington [[superior court]] judge ruled that Soloway was in [[default (law)|default]].<ref name="oreilly" />

Soloway is presently in prison awaiting trial. He formerly operated a company based in [[Seattle, Washington]] which he is calling "Broadcast Email Service" that offers "mailing services" by contract as well as a software program which the site promises will allow the buyer to "email your web site to 2,500,000 opt-in email addresses for free."<ref name="oreilly" /> Emails advertising Soloway's company have been sent with forged headers (the headers purport to be "from" the person they were sent "to").<ref name="timesofindia" />

Soloway reportedly switched [[Internet Protocol|IP]] addresses for his websites to avoid detection.<ref name="timesofindia" /> In 2006 he registered them through [[China|Chinese]] [[internet service providers]] (ISP) in an apparent ploy to mask his involvement.<ref name="timesofindia" />

==Legal troubles==
===2005 judgments===
In 2005, Microsoft won a $7.8 million civil judgment against Soloway, for spam sent through MSN and Hotmail services. That money, however, was never collected because Soloway's bank accounts remained elusive. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/317795_soloway31.html] [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7521]

Later in the same year ([[2005-09-22]]), Robert Braver, an internet services provider based in Oklahoma, was awarded $10,075,000.00 in another spam-related case against Soloway. In this lawsuit, a permanent injunction was issued against Soloway, enjoining him from further spam activities. [http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5656]

Those judgments, however, did not stop Soloway's illegal spamming; in fact, he mocked them. [http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK5164]

===Arrested in May 2007===
He was arrested on [[May 30]], [[2007]], after a federal grand jury indicted him on 35 charges including mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.<ref name="yahoo" /> If convicted as charged, he could face decades in prison.<ref name="yahoo" /> Prosecutors want to seize [[United States dollar|$]]773,000 that Soloway made from his firm.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6707333.stm
|title=US arrests internet 'spam king'
|accessdate=2007-05-31
|date=2007-05-31
|publisher=[[BBC]]
}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.solowaysucks.net SolowaySucks.net] - Anti-Soloway campaign
*[http://robertalansoloway.com/ RobertAlanSoloway.com] - Anti-Soloway campaign

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soloway, Robert}}
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Avanade

2007-05-28T07:07:24Z

216.231.36.203:

{{Infobox Company
| company_logo = [[Image:Avanade_med.gif|center|Avanade, Inc. corporate logo]]
| company_name = Avanade Inc.
| industry = [[Technology services|Technology Services]]<br />[[Information_technology_consulting|IT Consulting]]
| company_type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = [[April 4]], [[2000]]
| location = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| parent = [[Accenture]], [[Microsoft]]
| key_people = Mitch Hill, [[CEO]]
| num_employees = 3,200
| Revenue = N/A
| homepage = [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
}}

'''Avanade, Inc.''' is a [[joint venture]] between [[Accenture]] and [[Microsoft]] which was founded in [[April 4]] [[2000]]. The company is a global [[Information_technology|IT]] [[Information_technology_consulting|consulting]] company that specializes in solutions using Microsoft enterprise technology. Headquartered in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], the company had 3,200 employees in 22 countries at the close of its [[fiscal year]] 2006. Avanade also contracted 2,000 additional staff in [[India]] and the [[Philippines]] from Accenture. These contractors are considered offshore resources for Avanade and form part of its global delivery network spanning six cities in India and one in the Philippines.<ref name="avanade_report">[http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332245/000095013706013540/c10591e10vk.htm Avanade Annual Report 2006]. SEC EDGAR website</ref>

== History ==
Avanade was formed in April 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Ownership was initially split 50:50 between the two founding companies, however, in 2001 Accenture increased its ownership to become the majority owner and Avanade became a [[subsidiary]] of Accenture.<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/287168_software02.html Software Notebook: A Microsoft joint venture gets big, quietly]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 2, 2006.</ref>

Through the joint venture, Accenture and Microsoft looked to enter what they perceived to be a largely untapped market for Microsoft-specific consulting services for companies in the Fortune 1000.<ref>[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=4009979&date=20000314&query=avanade Microsoft, Andersen team up]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 14, 2000.</ref> <ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/msft141.shtml Microsoft teams up with Andersen]. Seattle Times. March 14, 2000.</ref>

To-date, Avanade has acquired two other firms:
* In 2003, Avanade acquired [[St. Louis]]-based G.A. Sullivan.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/05/26/daily5.html Microsoft joint venture buys Midwest consulting and software developer]. Puget Sound Business Journal. May 27, 2003.</ref>
* In 2005, Avanade acquired [[Chicago]]-based en’tegrate.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/02/28/daily18.html Avanade acquires Chicago company]. Puget Sound Business Journal. March 2, 2005.</ref>

== Services ==
Avanade services center around three primary areas: application development and integration with the [[Microsoft .NET]] platform, infrastructure services aimed at streamlining, upgrading, and securing customer infrastructure investments, and lastly, delivering packaged ERP and CRM solutions, such as [[Microsoft Dynamics CRM]].<ref name="avanade_report"/>

Avanade sells services across a range of IT and business areas, including:
* [[Application Portfolio Rationalization|Application Portfolio Transformation]]
* [[Application]] Management
* [[Application]] Renewal
* [[Application software|Application Development]]
* [[Mobile]] Applications
* [[Enterprise Integration]]
* [[Business Intelligence]] and [[Performance management|Performance Management]]
* [[Customer Relationship Management]]
* [[Enterprise Resource Planning]]
* [[Enterprise Collaboration]]
* [[Infrastructure]]
* IT controls, [[IT audit]], and [[Sarbox|SARBOX]] data management.
* [[Platform (computing)|Platform Migration]]
* [[Software engineering|Software Engineering]]
* [[Service-oriented architecture]]
* Microsoft for SAP as IT platform
* Integration Microsoft Office and [[SAP AG|SAP]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
*Avanade's Website [http://www.avanade.com www.avanade.com]
*[http://www.avanadeadvisor.com/ The Avanade Advisor]
*[http://www.hoovers.com/avanade/--ID__100345--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Avanade Inc. Fact Sheet as listed on Hoover's]

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