Based on quality of product (AGRESSO Business World) and a productive close working relationship, Microsoft Corporation has named Agresso as one of the world`s first Gold Certified Partners and the first in Norway. Customer benefits include mitigated risk and accelerated time to market as the two companies collaborate on the development and implementation of products based on the .NET platform and tools.
Petter Schatvet, Agresso account manager, Microsoft, comments: "We enjoy a very positive and effective relationship based on the common desire to provide customers with solutions based on the best products available, in the shortest time. Collaborating to provide some of the world`s first corporate customer solutions featuring Biztalkserver well in advance of the product launch, is one example. Currently our joint efforts are aimed at bringing the benefits of our .NET suite of server products and programming tools into the hands of corporate customers as quickly as possible."
Halvor Walla, Agresso`s product director, says: "This certification is important to us as it validates the performance of our products and in terms of integration with Biztalkserver, this enables our customers to do the B2B solutions of tomorrow, today. Other activities include working together to help customers convert from older databases to market leading databases such as SQL Server 2000, on an international basis."
Selection criteria
The Microsoft Certified Partner Program has been in place since 1992. Customers benefit from the single, recognisable brand for partner organizations endorsed by Microsoft. Within this program Microsoft recently announced a new level of certification, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Gold Certified Partners are required to meet rigorous certification requirements and must prove their expertise in a given solution area by providing real-world customer references. The certification is offered in five designations. This allows partners to differentiate themselves based on their area of specialisation, thus enabling customers to identify more easily a partner that has demonstrated its ability with comparable projects. Agresso is one of the first to become a Gold Certified Partner for Enterprise Systems.
For further information, please contact:
Halvor Walla, product director, Agresso ASA on tel: +47 22 588 560/934 00
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