Sydney, Australia — September 7, 2009

Today, BlueFire Corporation proudly announced it has won the 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for S+S Hosting. The company was chosen out of a national field of top Microsoft partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on the Microsoft platform.

“It’s an honour to be recognised as a recipient of Microsoft’s 2009 Partner of the Year Award, and a vindication of our vision to be the partner of choice in managed and hosted ICT services to the mid-market throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” said Daniel Greengarten, Chief Operating Officer, BlueFire Corporation. “We have a truly unique IT outsource offering, which includes a managed, fully-functional Windows desktop, managed email and managed application hosting, all based on Microsoft technologies.”

"The external consultant recommended that Bluefire, while an expensive service provider, was indeed a necessity for our organisation because they ran the network in a reliable manner.”

 A Sydney-based Australian company with an international clientele and outlets in the USA, Europe and the United Kingdom - designs, imports and distributes bags for laptops, cameras and technological equipment.

Loci Medical, a medical recruitment and locum agency with headquarters in Sydney and an office in Brisbane, specialises in the placement of both Australian and overseas doctors in hospital-based locums and permanent positions throughout New South Wales, the ACT, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Henry Schein Halas provides leading brands and the broadest range of products ever offered to the profession, including consumables, equipment, digital technology, laboratory, and dental specialties.

 The Brooklyn Group is fast becoming a leading brand in the provision of executive recruitment services to some of the world’s leading blue-chip organisations, public sector corporations and not-for-profits across the Australian marketplace. With an annual turnover of $25 million and a continually growing employee base of 70 staff, The Brooklyn Group works with clients across a wide range of industries, at all levels of seniority within permanent and contract recruitment.