Chicago, IL USA — June 11, 2007— Today, Intrinsic Technologies announced it has been selected as a finalist for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management. Winners for the 2007 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, will be announced July 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

"It is both an honor and a privilege to be acknowledged and nominated by Microsoft for such an award. This nomination demonstrates Intrinsic’s continued commitment to excellence and the successes we have had in securing the Microsoft platform as trusted advisors to our valued customers," said Al Batson, Intrinsic Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year award honors partners that have infrastructure practices with proven proficiency in implementing solutions based on the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Data Protection Manager (DPM). These awards also recognize partners with innovative solutions that used Infrastructure Optimization Model (IOM) to advance the state of customer’s IT infrastructure using Microsoft systems management products such as MOM 2005, SMS 2003 or DPM.

"We have a diverse and talented partner ecosystem that each year raises the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies," said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. "We are pleased to recognize Intrinsic Technologies as one of our partners leading the field in this category."