InsideView Recognized as 2011 Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 7, 2011) - InsideView, the social selling and sales intelligence leader, proudly announced today that it has won the 2011 Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Earlier this year, InsideView achieved official 'Certified for Microsoft Dynamics CRM' status, the most elite certification for a Microsoft Dynamics CRM partner.

InsideView is the premier sales productivity solution within the Microsoft CRM ecosystem, and one of the most highly rated and popular apps in the Dynamics Marketplace. By combining traditional company and contact information with real-time, relevant, social insights and social networking into one easy-to-use application, InsideView empowers sales professionals to spend more time selling and less time researching, resulting in a 30% increase in sales productivity. InsideView users also save money by eliminating the cost of prospect lists and lead enrichment services because InsideView contains millions of detailed company records and decision-maker contacts -- all instantly accessible inside the existing Microsoft CRM workflow. InsideView is free and installs in five minutes from the Dynamics Marketplace.

"We are proud to be named a Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year," said Heidi Tucker, VP Global Alliances at InsideView. "InsideView represents the new generation of sales preparation -- what we call social selling -- which brings together traditional company and contact information with real-time sales triggers, breaking news and social connections. We're excited to be recognized as a best-in-class solution helping Microsoft CRM users to be smarter than their competitors and completely prepared to win each deal."

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants worldwide. InsideView was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in being selected as a Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year. The Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year Award for delivering packaged intellectual property recognizes InsideView, who provides a click-try-buy experience through the Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace powered by Microsoft Pinpoint, and offers an innovative solution that optimizes the Microsoft Dynamics CRM experience.

"The Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year Award goes to InsideView for providing its customers with an optimal click-try-buy experience that has boosted adoption and purchases of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ERP solutions," said Doug Kennedy, vice president of Microsoft Dynamics Partners at Microsoft. "By building cloud services and other enhanced features into its packaged solutions, InsideView has helped increase overall business productivity for its loyal customer base."

To learn more about InsideView's social selling CRM application, please visit www.insideview.com/MICROSOFT.

About InsideView
InsideView, the leading provider of social selling and sales intelligence, increases productivity and revenue by delivering relevant business and social insights to the point of need. Our award-winning technology gathers and analyzes information from the most relevant social media, user-contributed and traditional/proprietary editorial sources to provide compelling insights about companies and contacts directly within your CRM, browser, or mobile device. InsideView's products are used by more than 75,000 sales professionals, and over 1,000 market-leading companies including Adobe, AIG, BMC, Cap Gemini, Experian, and SuccessFactors. For more information, visit www.insideview.com.