AccuWeather Wins 2015 Microsoft Visionary Award, Featured at Microsoft Convergence Event

Global weather leader recognized for strategic vision and excellence in Big Data category.

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Mar 16, 2015, 08:30 ET

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in digital weather information to media, the public, and business and industry, accepts Microsoft's Visionary Award in the Big Data category at Microsoft Convergence 2015, beginning today in Atlanta, Ga.

The Visionary Awards (formerly known as the Customer Excellence Awards and established in 1997), recognize Microsoft customers who achieved notable accomplishments with their Microsoft solutions. This year's Visionary Award winners were chosen from more than 500 nominations from Microsoft team members and partners, awarded in 12 categories.

AccuWeather responds to over 9.5 billion data requests per day from over 200 countries in 100 different languages, partnering with Microsoft to deliver critical weather data from the Microsoft Cloud to people whenever they need it, and quickly scaling to meet big data volumes and demand.

"It is an honor to be recognized by Microsoft as a big data visionary, as we continuously focus on significant, leading data advancements to meet the needs of our growing global audience and partners," said Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder, President, and Chairman of AccuWeather. "AccuWeather is the trusted source for weather alerts, news, and updates with Superior Accuracy™. Microsoft's 2015 Visionary Award reinforces AccuWeather's leadership and strength in using the power of data to impact peoples' lives around the world."

In addition to award recognition, AccuWeather is featured throughout the Microsoft Convergence 2015 event. Myers and AccuWeather Chief Commercial Officer Casey McGeever will participate in today's Microsoft's Keynote address where Microsoft will showcase their new advertising campaign, spotlighting AccuWeather's impressive use and impact of big data. AccuWeather will also exhibit at the Convergence Expo with live demonstrations of the revolutionary, patented new AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions commercial Portal and StoryTeller^® interactive touchscreen solution for business. AccuWeather is also participating in Microsoft partner events throughout the week.

About AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions
Serving 245 of Fortune 500 companies and thousands more, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions -- the commercial services division of AccuWeather, Inc. -- delivers mission-critical, weather-driven enterprise solutions to assist businesses, government, media, and institutions, protecting people, property, and profits worldwide. AccuWeather enterprise products and services include the most accurate, site-specific, and customized severe weather warnings, short- and long-range forecasts, legal forensics, and weather-triggered analytics, providing actionable insights from the world's largest weather media company.

Visit AccuWeather.com/EnterpriseSolutions for more information.

About AccuWeather, Inc. and AccuWeather.com
Every day over a billion people worldwide rely on AccuWeather to help them plan their lives, protect their businesses, and get more from their day. AccuWeather provides hourly and Minute by Minute™ forecasts with Superior Accuracy™ with customized content and engaging video presentations available on smart phones, tablets, free wired and mobile Internet sites, connected TVs, and Internet appliances, as well as via radio, television, and newspapers. Founded in 1962 by Dr. Joel N. Myers - a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society who was recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur Magazine's Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs - AccuWeather also delivers a wide range of highly-customized enterprise solutions to media, business, government, and institutions, as well as news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites. AccuWeather's CEO, Barry Lee Myers, is an award winning leader in global weather information issues and one of the world's most recognized advocates for cooperative relationships between government weather agencies and the weather industry. He is a leader in the digital weather information space.

Visit AccuWeather.com for additional information.

For more information contact:
Justin Roberti / 814.235.8756 / [email protected]
AccuWeather, Inc. / 385 Science Park Road / State College, PA 16803

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