Zones is proud to be recognized for performance excellence and good corporate citizenship by clients, peer companies in our industry, industry publications, and numerous organizations including United Way, the University of Washington and the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (NMSDC). We also go above and beyond being an award-winning company and help our clients to win technology awards and recognition within their own industries. Among the awards/accolades that Zones has won are:
2017
- Zones named MBE of the Year (Class IV) by the Florida State MSDC
- Zones named HP’s U.S. Solution Provider of the Year for Personal Systems
- Zones, Inc., Honored as a Winner of Microsoft’s Excellence in Operations – Gold Level Award
- CRN’s Solution Provider 500
- Puget Sound Business Journal: Fourth Largest Private Companies in Washington State
2016
- Zones, Inc. Named to CRN’s Solution Provider 500 List, #31
- Zones, Inc. Named One of 2016 Tech Elite Solution Providers by CRN
2015
- Always Open Partner of the Year 2015 Award for North America, SUSE
- #30, Solution Provider 500, Computer Reseller News(CRN)
- Partner of the Year, Solution Innovation, Cisco
- Partner of the Year, U.S. National Solution Excellence, Cisco
- Zones named a Top Workplace, The Oregonian
- Oracle Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year, North America in Hardware, Oracle
- National Minority Supplier Development Council Supplier of the Year, Class IV, National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- 2015 Operational Excellence Award, Microsoft
- 2015 Regional Supplier of the Year by of the Year, National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- Diversity Excellence Award, Microsoft Supplier Program, Microsoft (see quote from press release below)
- 2015 List of CRN Tech Elite 250
- Diverse Supplier of the Year, Tyson Foods
- MBE Class IV Supplier of the Year, Northwest Mountain MSDC
- Top Revenue in Cloud from Ingram Micro
2014
- Zones Chairman Firoz Lalji Inducted into the Minority Business enterprise Hall of Fame
- Zones named a Top Workplace, Midsize Company Category, The Oregonian
- 2014 Excellence in Operations, Gold Level Award, Microsoft
- Diversity Award, Premier, Inc.
- Zones Named to Tech Elite 250, Computer Reseller News
2013
- Zones Named a Top Workplace, The Oregonian
- 2013 Excellence in Operations, Platinum Level Award, Microsoft
- Volume Licensing Partner of the Year, Microsoft
- Zones Named to Tech Elite 250, Computer Reseller News
2012
- Supplier Excellence Award, Independence Blue Cross
- 2012 Operational Excellence Award, Platinum Level, Microsoft
- Zones Named a Top Workplace, The Oregonian
- Reciprocal Supplier of the Year, Greater New England MSDC
- Supplier of the year, Class IV, San Diego Regional MSDC
- Cisco Small Business Partner of the Year in the West Region, Cisco
- Technology Excellence Award Preferred Supplier Program (MPSP), Microsoft
- Diversity Excellence Award, Preferred Supplier Program (MPSP), Microsoft
2011
- Diverse Supplier of the Year, Southern California Edison
- Supplier of the Year, Tyson Foods
- Robert L. Ryan Award, Northwest Mountain MSDC
- FastStart Growth and Overall Leadership Award, IBM
- Diversity Excellence Award, Preferred Supplier Program (MPSP), Microsoft (see quote from press release below)
2010
- Supplier of the Year, Class IV, Northwest MSDC
2009
- Supplier of the Year for Innovation, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
- Supplier of the Year of the Year (Class IV), Northwest MSDC
2008
- Operational Excellence Award, Microsoft
- Best in Region Premium Service Partner (Midwest Configuration Center), Lenovo
- MBE-to-MBE Inclusion Award, Northwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council (MSDC)
- Sales Leadership Award/Retail Store Solutions, IBM
- Award of Excellence, US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
2007
- Business of the Year, the Auburn, Washington Chamber of Commerce.
- Supplier of the Year (Class IV), Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
2006
- Supplier of the Year, Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC)
- Minority Business of the Year Award, the University of Washington Foster School of Business
2005
- Supplier of the year, National Minority Supplier Development Council
- Corporate Plus Certification, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
2004
- Bronze Award for Outstanding Performance in IT Hardware Fulfillment, Nordstrom, Inc.
2000
- Worldwide Business Partner of the Year for Worldwide Personal Computing Division (PCD) products, IBM
Microsoft Award Quotes
Zones has won three awards from the Microsoft Supplier Program in recent years, earning your Diversity Excellence Award twice and your Technology Excellence Award. The citations for these awards described in detail why we were selected:
2015 Diversity Award
“Zones manages hosted product catalogs in 32 company codes across Canada, Europe and India. Zones also manages strategic partners in the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions in support of its global enterprise client base.
“Zones was integral to the launch of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 products for Microsoft’s internal Cost per Head hardware procurement. On May 20, 2014, Microsoft announced the launch of the newest member of the Surface family of products, “the Surface Pro 3”.
“Zones has been providing significant savings to Microsoft over the past five-plus years, supplying Third Party Peripherals, Consumer IT Hardware standards, and nonstandard hardware to Microsoft.
“Zones captured cost savings of 25 percent of applicable spend in the U.S. for Microsoft’s 2014 fiscal year. Over the first half of FY15, U.S. savings are tracking at 53 percent.”
2011 Technology and Diversity Awards
“(Zones) supports Microsoft across many procurement categories and global locations spanning more than 30 countries. Since being awarded the U.S. hardware peripheral business in 2009, Zones has expanded its business model to provide world-class acquisition, logistics and fulfillment support for several Microsoft’s business-critical projects. Zones has demonstrated an ability to work closely with Microsoft, building customized fulfillment solutions that are supported by a dedicated team of account and technical professionals. Its commitment to offering exceptional customer service scales all organizational levels, and its partnership helps Microsoft execute many strategic initiatives.”
Zones Powers Our Clients to Awards
Zones has also helped several major clients and end-user teams win technology awards for their own organizations.
Panera
Zones has worked on the Panera 2.0 project, a 36-month overhaul of the bakery cafe’s restaurant pager system which notifies customers when their food is ready. The new mobile kiosk is much more than a payment system or digital ordering process. The fast-lane kiosk is an integrated, comprehensive, end-to-end solution which reduces wait times, improves order accuracy, and minimizes or eliminates crowding. And it does it all while delivering more personalized customer experiences.
Zones provides the technology behind the fast-lane kiosks, including the tablet devices that enable customers to place dine-in and to-go orders. The mobile kiosks are available in addition to cashier stations, so that wait time is reduced for all customers.
Panera has received numerous industry awards for this innovative solution including:
- Award of Excellence from Fast Casual
- Most Innovative Company in Food from Fast Company
- Tech Accelerator of the Year from Restaurant Business Magazine
Salesforce.com
Recently, the Salesforce.com IT team that Zones works with was honored with the Apollo award, an internal honor for a project where Zones provided support. Zones partnered with the internal Salesforce.com IT team on a project to put their software licenses in order and develop an internal software asset management database. Salesforce.com needed an internal structure to manage all software licenses that they purchased, and understand which licenses are valid, which are expired and which are coming up for renewal. After a period of time where the licenses were not tracked well or organized efficiently, the Zones team jumped in and helped provide order amid chaos.
The Zones Team provided the highest levels of support, powering the internal Salesforce team to develop effective business processes, streamline procurement and ensure quick allocation of software licenses to the IT team’s internal customers.
A senior manager at Salesforce.com credit the Zones team as “the reason that the SAM team was recognized for their outstanding work on this project.”
