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Project Leadership Associates Joins Microsoft's Unified Communications Voice Partner Program

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 15:00 CDT

Project Leadership Associates (PLA), a Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program and an independent provider of business and technology services to mid-sized corporations, announced today they have been nominated and selected to participate in the Microsoft Unified Communications Voice Partner Program. The goal of the Unified Communications Voice Partner Program is to create a select group of Microsoft Corp. solution providers that have demonstrated the expertise needed to deploy unified communications voice capabilities. PLA is one of twenty-five partners selected within the United States to participate in this exclusive program because of their ability to deliver voice expertise for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and the newly released Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.

PLA will also be participating in the regional unified communications launch events in Chicago, IL on November 1st and Boston, MA on December 6th. Participation in both the regional unified communications launch events and Unified Communications Voice Partner Program further extends PLA's ability to help customers envision, design and implement Microsoft's powerful UC applications.

PLA's unified communication services include:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 deployments and migrations from legacy Exchange Server versions or from competing products such as Novell GroupWise or Lotus Notes;

Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging integrated with current telephony infrastructures;

Office Communications Server 2007 for presence and instant messaging;

Office Communications Server 2007 with Enterprise Voice or Remote Call Control integrated with current telephony infrastructures;

Office Communications Server 2007 on-premise conferencing;

Deployment and support of Microsoft RoundTable and other Office Communications Server 2007 telephony based hardware (SIP media gateways and SIP compliant telephone endpoints).

"We are extremely honored and excited to participate in this program and the unified communications launch activities," said Don Penland, Solution Group Leader, Communications and Collaboration at PLA. "The Unified Communications Voice Partner Program will allow us to further define our expertise in this critical area and help our customers understand how these systems can complement their current investments without a rip and replace strategy. We have invested heavily in developing our unified communications and messaging expertise to deliver these new innovations to our customers."

"Microsoft's strategy for unified communications enables people to find and collaborate with co-workers right from the applications they use most to more effectively get business done," said Steven Erickson, Real Time Communications Speech Solution Sales Professional at Microsoft Corp. "PLA has developed a comprehensive set of solution offerings to help customers quickly implement Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and Microsoft Office Live Meeting, adding significant value to enterprise communications solutions and enabling businesses to better connect people, information and business processes."

About Project Leadership Associates, Inc. (PLA)

Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Boston, Dallas, Houston and India, Project Leadership Associates is a leading provider of business and information technology consulting services to mid sized corporations. With over 175 employees and over 9 years of legal and corporate business and technology experience, PLA brings a significant amount of business value to firms across the country. Specializing in network integration, management consulting, business strategy exection, business intelligence, software development, and small business services, PLA helps clients plan, develop, manage, implement and support cost-effective business and information technology strategies.

Project Leadership Associates was recently named No. 1,768 on the 2007 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. PLA was also named to the 2007 Fast Growth 100 list at No. 48 and the 2007 VARBusiness 500 list at No. 485. In 2006, PLA was honored as the Microsoft Enterprise Group Midwest Partner of the Year for their innovative work in Unified Messaging (UM), technical excellence, teamwork, customer satisfaction, and driving Microsoft solutions in the marketplace. For further information, please visit http://www.projectleadership.net/.

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Source: Business Wire

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