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RCG IT Philippines Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program; While Earning Competency in Custom Development Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 09:00 CDT

RCG IT Philippines, Inc., today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and Custom Development Solutions, recognizing RCG IT Philippines' expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, RCG IT Philippines has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven it's 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.

"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 Dr. McGonegal, managing director, RCG IT Philippines. "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 RCG IT Philippines, 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, RCG IT Philippines had to declare Microsoft Competencies. 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 Custom Development Solutions Competency is designed for Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified Partners with proven proficiency in implementing and deploying server-based portals for driving Internet commerce and business applications using Microsoft tools and software. Delivering the high levels of reliability and availability required of business-to-customer Web sites requires not only great technology but also the competency to plan, deploy, support and migrate those solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in this competency have demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, the deployment of Internet-based solutions and infrastructure using Microsoft tools and software.

"Partners play a critical role in delivering solutions to our customers that complement their applications and services," said Ted Kummert, corporate vice president of the Business Process and Integration Division at Microsoft. "The value of Solutions Competencies is that they allow Microsoft to deliver resources and training to partners, enabling them to better meet the needs of their customers."

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," said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Platform Strategy & 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."

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.

About RCG Information Technology

RCG Information Technology is a leader in IT professional services with 32 years of experience and best practices providing IT strategy and design, application development, testing, integration, and management. We are committed to delivery excellence(R) and are CMM certified enterprise-wide. Specialized solutions include: Business Intelligence, SOA/Web Services, QA and Software Testing, Application Management, Offshore Delivery and Project Management. RCG IT serves 360 clients and 7 of the Fortune 10 across a range of markets, with special focus on the financial services, government, retail, energy/oil & gas, insurance and pharmaceutical industries. RCG IT is based in Edison, New Jersey, with offices nationwide, a CMMI(R) level-5 Offshore Delivery Center in the Philippines and a global recruiting engine.

Source: Business Wire

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