iLink named as one of the three winners in Windows Azure public sector developer contest

iLink named as one of the three winners in Windows Azure public sector developer contest

Bellevue WA, Apr 10th 2010: iLink Systems, an ISO and CMMI certified global software solutions provider, Microsoft NSI Partner and winner of the 2009 Public Sector, Health partner of the year award, today proudly announced that its “ iLink GIS Framework”, a reusable framework built using Azure, has been named as one among the three winners in Windows Azure public sector developer contest . The application was selected from a field of thirteen entries by Internet voters and a panel within Microsoft.

The Windows Azure public sector developer contest was open to Microsoft Partners who focus on the State and Local Government. The objective was to generate new applications and innovative ideas from developers building applications on the Azure Services Platform.

GIS Mapping Applications Framework is a reusable framework which allows easy creation and deployment of intuitive, visual, map-based solutions that can cover social services, health services, public safety, schools, arts, recreation, and more. Utilizing Bing Maps for visualization, the framework uses Microsoft technologies such as Silverlight 3, Windows Azure and SQL Azure.

“We are very excited about being selected as one of winners in the Windows Azure contest. iLink GIS Framework is a streamlined approach to capture, store, analyze, manage, and presents data that are linked to a location (or multiple locations). iLink has been successfully building several innovative frameworks and applications like GIS Mapping application that address the key issues and challenges in Public sector. Being chosen as a winner has come as a great recognition for us” said Piyush Prakash, Practice Director at iLink Systems, Inc.

About iLink:

Founded in 2002, iLink Systems, Inc. is an ISO and CMMI certified global software solutions provider, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and winner of the 2009 Public Sector, Health partner of the year award. iLink integrates software systems and develops custom applications, components, and frameworks on the Microsoft platform for IT departments, application services providers and independent software vendors. iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industries and functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, education, and life sciences. iLink’s expertise also includes mobile and embedded systems, business intelligence, portals and collaboration, and user experience design. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, iLink has offices in Fairfax, VA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Palo Alto, CA, Richmond, Canada and Chennai, India.

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iLink Systems, Inc
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