Trakopolis Earns Co-Sell Ready Status Through Microsoft One Commercial Partner Program


CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trakopolis IoT Corp. (TSX-V:TRAK) ("Trakopolis" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has been designated to participate in the Microsoft One Commercial Partner Co-Sell Ready Program after meeting the program requirements. As a result, effective immediately, the Company will work with Microsoft field sales teams in North America on targeted customer opportunities and related account planning activities.  

“As a first mover to Microsoft Azure, including the Azure IoT Hub, we continue to benefit from cutting edge innovations and can now bring a powerful enterprise grade solution to customers with the sales and marketing reach and credibility of Microsoft,” stated Brent Moore, CEO of Trakopolis. “Showing our customers the business value of IoT solutions requires a powerful, comprehensive and secure platform.  We have confidence in the future of Azure to successfully deliver on those challenges and look forward to further advantages through our relationship with Microsoft in Machine Learning, Blockchain and IoT Mesh capabilities.”

Jason Brommet, Director, Partner Strategy & Go-To-Market at Microsoft Canada stated, "We have restructured the sales and marketing organization within Microsoft to help drive this co-selling engagement engine. Partners must meet several requirements to become ‘Co-Sell Ready.’ Trakopolis has met those requirements and is now one of our ISV partners leveraging Microsoft programs and tools to drive customer success.”

About Trakopolis

Trakopolis is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company with proprietary, cloud-based solutions for real-time tracking, data analysis and management of corporate assets such as equipment, devices, vehicles and workers. The Company’s asset management platform works across a variety of networks and devices. Trakopolis has a diversified revenue stream from many verticals including oil and gas, forestry, transportation, construction, rentals, urban services, mining, government and others.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Brent Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer
Trakopolis IoT Corp.
Telephone: (403) 450-7854
Email: bmoore@trakopolis.com

Ron Shuttleworth
Oak Hill Advisors
Telephone: (416) 487-9050
Email: ron@oakhilladvisors.ca

Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” under applicable Canadian securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the sale of enterprise grade solutions through the Microsoft One Commercial Partner Program; future opportunities with Microsoft in Machine Learning, Blockchain and IoT Mesh capabilities. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the identification of suitable opportunities for sales through the Microsoft One Commercial Partner Program; the identification of suitable opportunities to work with Microsoft in the areas of Machine Learning, Blockchain and IoT Mesh; the commercial success of any such opportunities; and those additional risks set out in the Trakopolis’ public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although Trakopolis believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all.  Except where required by law, Trakopolis disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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