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Findlay Software Firm Attains Gold Certified Status

Posted on: Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 15:00 CDT

Findlay-based Plumbline Solutions, Inc., has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions. According to the company, this recognizes Plumbline Solution's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace: As a Gold Certified partner, Plumbline Solutions has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers' needs, according to the company.

Plumbline Solutions offers clients application design, software design research and development, implementation, integration and customization, analysis, support, and training. Plumbline also has expertise in technologies such as Visual Studio, Net, C#, Solomon, and Business Portal, according to the company.

"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 clients," stated Eric Kurjan, president. "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for our clients."

"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 fox 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," stated Allison Watson, vice president of the worldwide partner sales and marketing group at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft recognizes Plumbline Solutions 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, Plumbline Solutions 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, according to the company.

The Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

"Solutions Competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs," stated Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the platform strategy and partner group at Microsoft. "They allow ISVs to keep and win customers with their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Solutions Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide."

Copyright Telex Communications, Inc. May 01, 2005

Source: Toledo Business Journal

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