Hitachi Solutions America got the same honor for the United States. The finalists for U.S. partner of the year were Denver-area-based Sopris Systems, a typical VAR in that its Web site says next to nothing about the company. It sells Dynamics AX. The other finalist was CRM VAR Customer Effective, a Greenville, S.C.-based CRM reseller. The top Canadian dealer is Eclipse Intelligent Solutions with Encore Business Solutions and Navantis as finalists. Partner of the Year awards were also given in the following categories: distribution, Fullscope, manufacturing, mcaConnect; professional services, Sopris Systems; public sector, Tyler Technologies; retail; Alfapeople; and financial services, CustomerEffective.