As a Gold Certified Partner, BizCom Web Services has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a 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.

BizCom Web Services offers a full suite of hosted Microsoft solutions including Microsoft Exchange 2007, SharePoint, and Office Communication Server and provides custom .NET development for the small and mid-sized business markets.

"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 Don Rodger, Vice President of Technology. "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers."

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, BizCom Web Services 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.

"Our industry partners allow us to deliver high-quality solutions and applications to our customers. And we're always looking at ways to improve our relationships," said Paul Flessner, senior vice president of Server Applications at Microsoft Corp.
"Solutions Competencies enable Microsoft to provide resources and training to partners seeking to meet, and even surpass, customer needs.
The Competencies also provide industry partners with a way to showcase their expertise to customers that depend on them for services, such as building critical infrastructure including storage and hosting solutions."

"The starting point for promoting partner proficiency in developing hosting solutions to customers is by attaining the Hosting Solutions Specialization," said John Zanni, managing director of the Hosting Group for the Microsoft Communications Sector at Microsoft Corp.
"Partners need resources designed to support their expertise in creating hosting solutions based on Microsoft Solutions for Windows-based Hosting and Hosted Messaging and Collaboration in the context of real-world business scenarios."

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