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"We are honored to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in theMicrosoft Partner Program," said Ken Sidon, president of Antares ManagementSolutions. "This provides us the opportunity to promote our technicalexpertise and relationship with Microsoft to all of our customers." Sidonadded, "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status willallow us to continue offering the best-in-class solutions that we provide forour customers."
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"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gapbetween their business demands and technology capabilities," said AllisonWatson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group atMicrosoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expertadviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft GoldCertified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training andsupport from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with ourtechnologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes Antares as a new Gold CertifiedPartner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction usingMicrosoft products and technology."
The Data Management Solutions Competency is designed for MicrosoftCertified and Gold Certified Partners that have proved their competency indeploying data warehousing, online analytical processing, data mining,decision support and in-depth reporting solutions. Specializations within thecompetency are Business Intelligence and Database Management.
"Microsoft Competencies make it easier for our partners to position theirofferings to our mutual customers, better align their business withMicrosoft's marketing initiatives and form closer relationships with otherindustry partners," said Bill Baker, general manager of business intelligencefor SQL Server at Microsoft Corp. "Through the Data Management SolutionsCompetency, we can assist our industry partners' proficiency in developing anddeploying business intelligence applications more quickly and easily, and helpthem align with our goal of making business intelligence solutions morepervasive and accessible to everyone."
The Custom Development Solutions Competency is designed for technologypartners providing custom-built solutions for clients that require value-addedcapabilities to optimize business opportunities. Specializations within thecompetency are Application Infrastructure Development, Smart ClientDevelopment and Web Development.
"Our developer partners enable us to deliver high-quality solutions andapplications to our customers," said Nick Abbott, group manager in the .NETDeveloper Product Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. "As the demand forapplications built on the Microsoft platform continues to grow, there are moreopportunities for providers of custom-developed applications than ever before.The Custom Development Solution Competency provides partners with a way toshowcase their expertise delivering custom-built solutions to customers,enhancing partners' revenue opportunities and positioning them for growth."
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in the NetworkingInfrastructure Solutions Competency have proved their expertise i
