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Virtusa Announces Its Membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of software development and IT services, today announced it is a new member in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program.

Virtusa has been named as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Custom Development Solutions and Data Management Solutions, reflecting its proven track record of customer satisfaction and competence in leveraging Microsoft technologies for business intelligence-related solutions. Membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program provides Virtusa with resources to help it develop and deploy robust business intelligence solutions that help clients better manage and capitalize on their data.

"Virtusa is extremely pleased with our new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Custom Development Solutions and Data Management Solutions," said Kris Canekeratne, Chairman and CEO of Virtusa. "Being a Gold member of the program allows us to clearly promote ourselves to clients with proven expertise in high-quality data management and development solutions. This also provides Virtusa access to some of Microsoft's top technical resources, which in turn helps us develop superior software solutions for our clients."

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program provides a way for customers to identify companies that have proven their commitment and expertise in one or more specialized areas when delivering Microsoft technologies--specifically, those related to business intelligence solutions featuring data warehousing, data mart, or OLAP functionality.

Microsoft Certified Partners who meet the highest set of criteria, including advanced certification and a portfolio of real-world customer references, are identified as Gold Certified--the most skilled partners in specific solution areas.

"In order for companies to respond more quickly to customers and understand new market opportunities, they depend on an agile technology environment to empower their company's key decision makers," said Allison Watson, Vice President of the Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft recognizes that companies need a high-caliber technology partner who speaks the language of both business and IT and can deliver the most meaningful solutions through technology. Today, Microsoft recognizes Virtusa for demonstrated customer satisfaction with previous business intelligence deployments. This distinction brings value to the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program and makes it clear that Virtusa has the skills and experience to provide high-quality Business Intelligence solutions utilizing Microsoft technology."

About Virtusa

Virtusa is a global provider of software development and IT services to Fortune 1000 enterprises and leading enterprise software companies in the financial services, communications and high technology industries. We are a new generation global IT services company that delivers much more than cost savings. Using our unique Productization(R) methodology, we Conceive, Transform and Optimize our clients' information systems to improve their business agility and efficiency. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Virtusa has offices and technology centers throughout the US, UK and Asia. For more information, visit: www.virtusa.com

"Virtusa" is a trademark of the company and a registered trademark in the EU and in India.

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Source: Business Wire

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