Upside Software CEO, Ashif Mawji, recognized by prestigious national award program

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA— Upside Software Inc., an integrated enterprise contract management software provider, is pleased to announce that Ashif Mawji, Chief Executive Officer, has been named a Recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 ^TM. Mawji was the sole recipient from the Province of Alberta.

Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 ^TM is a prestigious national award program, which annually honours 40 Canadians in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors under the age of 40. The program was founded and is managed by The Caldwell Partners and is now in its 10^th year.

Mawji and his peers were selected from over 1,400 nominees by an independent Advisory Board, comprised of business leaders from across Canada. Honourees were chosen on five key criteria including: vision and leadership; innovation and achievement; impact; community involvement and contribution; and strategy for growth. 

“It is indeed an honour to be selected for this prestigious award, particularly given the calibre of executives in this country” said Mawji. “Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^TM program is an incredible incentive for all business leaders to strive to do their best, not only for their own organization, but for the entire business community as a whole. I am especially proud of my team at Upside Software who has helped me tremendously in achieving this great honor.” 

"Microsoft would like to congratulate Ashif Mawji of Upside Software on receiving this award," said Lora Gernon, Director, Partner Sales Group, Microsoft Canada Co. "As one of Microsoft's Gold Certified partners, Upside Software has leveraged their relationship with Microsoft and has successfully built their business in a traditionally Unix dominated space. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Upside Software and applaud Mr. Mawji’s achievement in winning this prestigious award."

The 2004 Recipients of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 ^TM were featured in The Globe and Mail on May 3^rd. Honourees attended a series of celebratory events at the beginning of May in Toronto, including an Awards Ceremony held at Arcadian Court on May 3^rd.


About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Customers around the globe use UpsideContract and other integrated business solutions to confidently perform Contract Management, Sourcing & Procurement, and Invoice & Billing Management activities throughout their organizations. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care), and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. Customers realize significant cost savings while improving customer and supplier relationships. Upside Software’s solutions are deployed in as little as 3 days and typically provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in under a year. Founded in 2000, Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with an advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. Upside Software is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – for more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/ or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.contractbuddy.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/.

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