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360 Visibility Inc. Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency In Microsoft Business Solutions Networking Infrastructure Solutions
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — July, 8, 2005 — 360 Visibility Inc., helping business leverage technology, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in MICROSOFT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS and NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, recognizing 360 Visibility’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, 360 Visibility Inc. has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
360 Visibility Inc. works with businesses across a diverse set of industries to help them leverage technology. With a proven success to increase an organization’s ROI they provide Voice Over IP telephony solutions, Microsoft® World Class Business Solutions, Microsoft® Customer Relationship Management, and Technology Infrastructure to support these systems. They have the seasoned staff and deep expertise to deliver solutions from A to Z by leveraging the Microsoft family of products. They offer a 360 degree view into a customer’s enterprise.
“We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,” said Lynn Cooke, CEO.”The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers.”
“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. Today, Microsoft recognizes 360 Visibility Inc. as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Status, 360 Visibility Inc. had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.
The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency is designed for partners with proven expertise in designing and/or implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities with Microsoft Business Solutions technologies. Microsoft solutions partners have capitalized on this opportunity to help organizations develop and build integrated ERP and CRM solutions around Microsoft technology. The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency allows partners to identify their unique, proven proficiency in deploying Microsoft Business Solutions applications such as Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta®, Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains®, Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision®, Microsoft Business Solutions–Solomon, and Microsoft Business Solutions–Microsoft CRM.
“Microsoft partners that specialize in business applications meet a unique market need,” said Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions.”We are rolling out programs and initiatives such as the Microsoft Business Solutions competency that are designed not only to bring continuity to partners in how they work with us, but also to provide partners with a way to showcase their expertise in ERP and CRM to customers who depend on them for services.”
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in the Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency have proved their competency in implementing technology solutions based on either the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 or Windows® 2000 Server operating system, with a particular focus on Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. These implementations may include crafting solutions that connect Windows-based servers, PC locations and the Internet; installing a server farm; or building a small-business Windows Server stand-alone solution that includes file and print capabilities.”We place tremendous value on our partners, who help us deliver solutions and applications to customers,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft.”Solutions Competencies provide an integrated partnering framework that recognizes an enterprise’s expertise and rewards it for the effect it has in the technology marketplace. It also allows companies to demonstrate for customers their knowledge of building solutions based on Microsoft technologies, such as setting up networks using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2003.”
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners’ businesses be successful.
360 Visibility is focused on helping business leverage technology. We focus on 4 key pillars of technology that include Voice Over IP telephony solutions, Microsoft® World Class Business Solutions, Microsoft® Customer Relationship Management, and Technology Infrastructure to support these systems. We have team of experienced professionals that offer small to mid-size Canadian companies alternative ways to implement these technologies. We allow our clients control of their budget based on their timeline and resource availability through either time and materials based or fixed fee and fixed timeline packaged implementations.
Media contact:
Rene Wong
905-907-3600
rwong@360visibility.com
