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Esselte's Microsoft Dynamics Implementation wins Award

April 19, 2006

Microsoft Corp. recently revealed the recipients of its 10th annual Pinnacle Awards for customer achievement. We are pleased to announce that Esselte won the award for the category Excellence in Global Implementation.

The award from Microsoft is in recognition of customers that have achieved extraordinary successes in the implementation of their Microsoft business management solution across multiple countries and currencies.

Mark Katz, Esselte's VP Information Technology Worldwide, commented &ldquoWe couldn&rsquot be more thrilled to be in the position we&rsquore in. We&rsquove got the foundation and now that we&rsquore 30% there, we&rsquove turned the corner and it&rsquos incredibly successful.&rdquo

"Congratulations are in order to the Axapta Team and the individual business units that have worked hard in each Axapta country to get us this far".

Winners were honored at an exclusive dinner during Convergence 2006, the Microsoft Business Solutions group&rsquos annual customer conference, held at the Dallas Convention Center. The Pinnacle Awards recognize customers that have achieved outstanding success with their Microsoft Dynamics (known formerly as Axapta) applications.


The Esselte Axapta COE with (back row) Pascal Kouknas , Joe Horvath and Microsoft's President of Business Solutions, Doug Burgam.



About Esselte
Esselte, with executive offices in Stamford, Conn., USA, is a leading global office supplies manufacturer with annual sales of approximately USD 1 billion, subsidiaries in 33 countries and approximately 5,000 employees worldwide. The company develops innovative solutions that simplify the modern home and workplace. Esselte sells more than 20,000 different office products in over 120 countries; its principal brands include Esselte, Leitz, Oxford®, Pendaflex and Xyron. More information about Esselte can be found by visiting www.esselte.com.

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