Network Equipment Technologies Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
February 14 2008 - 8:55AM
Marketwired
FREMONT, CA today announced it has attained Gold Certified
Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency
in Information Worker Solutions, recognizing NET's expertise and
impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner,
NET 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
channel.
"We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified
Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to
clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to
our customers," said Talbot Harty, General Manager, Voice and
Mobility Solutions. "The benefits provided through our Gold
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, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales
and Marketing 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 Gold 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 NET as a new Gold
Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing
customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology."
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner
status, NET 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.
Designed to provide additional benefit and support to partners
specializing in collaboration, portals and other productivity
solutions, the Information Worker Solutions Competency is utilized
by Gold Certified Partners that provide their customers with
solutions built on familiar programs which enable them to better
manage, prioritize and collaborate on increasing volumes of
information. Partners that have obtained the Information Worker
Solutions Competency can help their customers realize increased
service revenues and new market opportunities. Specializations
within the competency are Enterprise Project Management, Messaging
and Collaboration, Office System Desktop Development, and Portals
and Enterprise Content Management.
"Partners play a critical role in delivering solutions and
applications to customers with the Microsoft Office system," said
Chris Capossela, corporate vice president of the Information Worker
Product Management Group at Microsoft Corp. "The value of solutions
competencies is that they enable Microsoft to deliver resources and
training to partners meeting their customer needs. And for
partners, the opportunity to highlight their expertise to customers
is tremendous in the growing information worker solutions
market."
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.
About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
For nearly a quarter of a century, Network Equipment
Technologies, Inc. (NET) has provided voice and data communications
equipment for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of
versatility, interoperability, security and performance. NET's
broad family of products are purpose-built for mixed-service,
multi-protocol networks; bandwidth-sensitive site communications;
high-performance, security-sensitive transmissions; and converged
communications. The company's NX Series for network exchange
solutions and VX Series for voice exchange solutions enable
interoperability and integration with existing networks for
seamless migration to secure IP-based voice and data
communications. In addition, Quintum, a subsidiary of NET, delivers
VoIP access solutions that bring the reliability and voice clarity
of public telephone networks to Internet telephony.
For more information, visit www.net.com.
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Company Contact: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. Leigh
Salvo (510) 647-8870 Email Contact
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