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The Gold Club: February 2009

As any company that has earned the distinction can tell you, achieving Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status is no easy feat. Congratulations to the following organizations that have recently joined Microsoft's top partner group:

BizCom Web Services Inc.
Based: Raleigh, N.C.
Line of Business: Provider of enterprise-class tools, services and support for small and midsize businesses
Became Gold Certified: October 2008
Microsoft Competencies: Hosted Solutions, Custom Development Solutions and Mobility Solutions

Computer Concepts Limited (CCL)
Based: Christchurch, New Zealand
Line of Business: IT consulting, implementation, project management and support
Became Gold Certified: August 2008
Microsoft Competencies: Security and Networking Infrastructure Solutions

Demand Management Inc.
Based: St. Louis, Mo.
Line of Business: Provider of supply-chain management solutions for small and midsize businesses
Became Gold Certified: November 2008
Microsoft Competency: ISV/Software Solutions

Distributed Systems Services Inc. (DSS)
Based: Wyomissing, Pa.
Line of Business: Provider of productivity, infrastructure-management and IT-optimization solutions
Became Gold Certified: September 2008
Microsoft Competency: Advanced Infrastructure Solutions

Omnicell Inc.
Based: Mountain View, Calif.
Line of Business: Provider of health-care systems and software
Became Gold Certified: November 2008
Microsoft Competencies: Information Worker, Networking Infrastructure and OEM Hardware Solutions

Optus Inc.
Based: Jonesboro, Ark.
Line of Business: Supplier of voice, video and data communications solutions, parts and services
Became Gold Certified: November 2008
Microsoft Competencies: Advanced Infrastructure and Networking Infrastructure Solutions

Phintec LLC
Based: Orlando, Fla.
Line of Business: Specialist in networking and security design and implementation, retail and point-of-sale systems
Became Gold Certified: August 2008
Microsoft Competencies: Microsoft Business Solutions; Networking Infrastructure Solutions; Small Business Specialist

Service Works Global Ltd.
Based: London, United Kingdom
Line of Business: Provider of facilities-, property- and performance-management software
Became Gold Certified: September 2008
Microsoft Competencies: ISV/Software and Mobility Solutions

SolArc Inc.
Based: Houston, Texas
Line of Business: Provider of commodity supply, trading and risk-management software solutions
Became Gold Certified: August 2008
Microsoft Competencies: ISV/Software and Mobility Solutions

Vorsite Corp.
Based: Seattle, Wash.
Line of Business: Provider of enterprise content-management technologies
Became Gold Certified: September 2008
Microsoft Competency: Information Worker Solutions

About the Author

Anne Stuart, the former executive editor of Redmond Channel Partner, is a business technology freelance writer based in Boston, Mass.

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