VoiteQ Attains Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program

Published 12th March 2008

VoiteQ Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in Data Management Solutions...

12 March 2008: VoiteQ today announced it has attained Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Data Management Solutions, recognizing VoiteQ’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, VoiteQ has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

VoiteQ supplies fully integrated retail solutions which incorporate Business Management Systems, Warehouse Management Systems, and EPoS systems, as well as VoiceMan, the UK’s leading middleware software for voice solutions. “We are extremely pleased to have attained Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,” said David Stanhope, VoiteQ’s CEO. “The benefits provided through our Certified Partner 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,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes VoiteQ as a new Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Certified Partner status, VoiteQ 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. Within select Competencies, there are Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper expertise within that Competency. Serving as a specialized path to earning those Competencies, Specializations give direct access to the tools and resources that support that specific area of focus.

The Data Management Solutions Competency is designed for Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified Partners that have proved their competency in deploying data warehousing, online analytical processing, data mining, decision support and in-depth reporting solutions. “Microsoft Competencies make it easier for our partners to position their offerings to our mutual customers, better align their business with Microsoft’s marketing initiatives, and form closer relationships with other industry partners,” said Bill Baker, distinguished engineer and general manager of Business Intelligence applications for the Microsoft Office Business Platform at Microsoft Corp. “Through the Data Management Solutions Competency, we can assist our industry partners’ proficiency in developing and deploying business intelligence applications more quickly and easily, and help them align with our goal of making business intelligence solutions more pervasive and accessible to everyone.”

“We are committed to working with industry partners to take advantage of Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) platform,” said Bill Baker, distinguished engineer and general manager of Business Intelligence applications for the Microsoft Office Business Platform at Microsoft Corp. “In today’s complex business environment, BI is one of the first priorities of CIOs. Achieving Partner status is an indication that a partner strives to bring real-world solutions to our mutual customers.”

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 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.