The award recognises Markinson - a business solutions provider for the supply-chain industry for almost 20 years - as a valuable strategic partner delivering focused, best-of-breed solutions to customers through collaboration with fellow software providers and application partners.

Markinson's core product, MomentumPro™ Enterprise, is built on Progress OpenEdge™ technology.

"Markinson Business Solutions exemplifies the true meaning of collaboration, working in partnership with its customers and other solution providers to integrate best of breed components and deliver complete solutions which provide excellent outcomes and return on investment for users," Vice President Asia Pacific for Progress Software, Larry DiLoreto said.

"Markinson's vision and understanding of Software Oriented Architectures (SOA), the importance of application integration and collaboration with fellow software providers and application partners, including Progress, demonstrates Markinson's ability to deliver excellent industry solutions long-term," said DiLoreto.

The award marks almost 15 years of partnership between Markinson and Progress, the success of which demonstrated in the growth of Markinson over the past year, according to Markinson's Marketing Manager, Benjamin Balk.

"Our company was founded with clear core values including a strong commitment to customer relationships. Our close partnership with Progress helps us provide the technology, solutions and services needed to deliver on that commitment," said Balk.