Announcing Gold Certified Partner Status and Competency
Mover’s Suite Software Attains Gold
Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
Mover’s Suite Software Further Distinguishes
Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competencies
In ISV/Software Solutions and Microsoft Business Solutions
Grand Junction, CO — February, 13th, 2004 — Mover’s
Suite Software today
announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft
Partner Program with
competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions,
recognizing Mover’s
Suite’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace.
As a Gold Certified partner,
Mover’s Suite Software 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. “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
Mover’s Suite Software 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, Mover’s
Suite Software
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.
Competency: Microsoft Business Solutions
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 Spokesperson Quote "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."
Competency: ISV/Software Solutions
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.
Microsoft
Spokesperson Quote “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.
