IT firm Fireminds has won a top award from software giant Microsoft.

The company was made Microsoft country partner of the year for Bermuda — the third time in a row.

Michael Branco, founder and CEO of Fireminds, said that 2017 “has been a productive year for us so far, with continued excellence in software development and cloud solutions, delivering software projects such as the Bermuda eCensus and desktop as a service solutions to a wide range of international and local businesses.”

He added: “The increasing demand for technology solutions has allowed us to expand our teams in both Bermuda and Halifax so that we can continue to serve our growing market and package our products with managed IT services.

“As we continue through the 2017 year, we are expanding our client scope to deliver solutions in the Caribbean and Latin America region as a leading partner for Microsoft.” Fireminds was recognised by the Silicon Valley firm for providing outstanding services, as well as for “excellent subsidiary engagement” in Bermuda.

Winners were chosen from more than 2,800 entrants from 115 countries.

Ron Huddleston, corporate vice-president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft, said: “Fireminds is a prime example of the expertise and innovation we see in our Microsoft partner community to deliver transformative solutions.”

Fireminds has nearly 50 staff in Bermuda, Canada and Europe, organised into software development and cloud solutions divisions.