Heartland Technology Solutions

Harlan, IA - July 19, 2011 - Today, Heartland Technology Solutions proudly announced it was recognized by Microsoft for winning a 2011 Central Region SMB Partner Award for Community Partner of the Year. These awards highlight and recognize the excellence and achievement of Central Region VARs who have worked innovatively to produce exceptional results across the business.

During the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft’s Central Region SMB&D General Manager Diana Tibbs was onsite to congratulate the award winners including HTS for their achievements.

“The Microsoft Partner Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year,” said Diana Tibbs. “HTS demonstrates a commitment to serving its customers, and providing innovative thinking and technology solutions.”

The Community Partner of the Year award recognizes the partner who has gone above and beyond to contribute to their local community as an outstanding representative of their organization and of Microsoft, and HTS was recognized for its response in the Joplin, MO community in the days and weeks following the May 22nd tornado. 

“Heartland Technology Solutions is humbled to receive this honor” said Jane Cage, COO/CFO of HTS.“Our response to the Joplin community following the tornado on May 22nd has been out of care and concern for our community.  We’re proud of the employees that travelled from other locations to assist with debris removal.  We’re also thankful to vendors like HP and Microsoft that helped us provide equipment that we could setup at the Salvation Army for volunteers to check email during their stay here in Joplin.  We realize that the tragedy crossed any competitive lines as well.  One of our most rewarding experiences was to help our friend and competitor, John Motazedi, salvage out his destroyed office.”

HTS was also a finalist for the Sales & Marketing Excellence award.