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CenterBeam Awarded Highest Microsoft Partner StatusCenterBeam in Top Four Percent of all Microsoft Partners SAN JOSE, CA - July 26, 2005 Today, CenterBeam announced Microsoft has awarded it Gold Partner status in recognition of the company’s expertise in implementing and managing Microsoft products. Microsoft’s Gold Partner status is awarded to less than four percent of Microsoft partners worldwide. "CenterBeam’s clients already know we do a great job: our customer satisfaction scores reflect that,” said Kevin Francis, CenterBeam president and chief executive officer. “For businesses that aren’t on CenterBeam’s service, Microsoft’s endorsement is another important confirmation that the CenterBeam team is second to none.” Microsoft’s Gold Partner status singles out CenterBeam’s team for being experts in managing a broad range of services, from messaging to operating systems to office applications. “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 CenterBeam as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.” Microsoft awarded CenterBeam Gold Partner status based on the company’s expertise in these distinct areas:
CenterBeam’s success regularly attracts the attention of important opinion makers such as leading IT industry analyst Gartner. Gartner has published a case study on the CenterBeam service and cited CenterBeam’s innovative approach when the firm named CenterBeam one of the “Cool Vendors” in IT management. A book by Cisco Press, The Business Case for Virtual Business Processes, includes a case study of CenterBeam as an example of how companies can use IT outsourcing to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and focus on their core business. Most recently, the prestigious KIRA award was presented to CenterBeam for its achievement and Kevin Francis for his industry leadership. About CenterBeam, Inc. CenterBeam is an award-winning North American-based IT outsourced services company that delivers more than 49,000 services daily for mid-sized clients in sixteen countries across four continents. Founded in 1999, CenterBeam pioneered the application of quality management techniques to IT and currently earns a 97% client satisfaction rating as measured by Quality Resource Associates. CenterBeam's Total Satisfaction Guarantee and month-to-month contracts make the company unique among IT outsourced services companies. CenterBeam is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408.750.0500 or www.centerbeam.com
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