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 value to help partners’ businesses be successful.
Softwire has been a Microsoft Certified Partner for a number of years and achieved Gold Partner status in 2007. As a Gold Certified Partner, Softwire has demonstrated significant expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs.
The Gold Certified Partner status requires companies to demonstrate competency in one of a number of distinct solution areas. Softwire obtained the Custom Development Solutions Competency, which is designed for “technology partners providing custom-built solutions for clients that require value-added capabilities to optimize business opportunities”.
Nick Abbott, group manager in the .NET Developer Product Marketing Group at Microsoft states the following:
"Our developer partners enable us to deliver high-quality solutions and applications to our customers. As the demand for applications built on the Microsoft platform continues to grow, there are more opportunities for providers of custom-developed applications than ever before. The Custom Development Solution Competency provides partners with a way to showcase their expertise delivering custom-built solutions to customers, enhancing partners’ revenue opportunities and positioning them for growth."
Key benefits of the Microsoft Partner Program are that it provides Softwire with early access to the latest Microsoft tools and technologies and a direct support infrastructure through which we can obtain support directly from Microsoft themselves. These benefits also help our customers by ensuring that any issues with the underlying technologies on which their systems are based are resolved quickly and professionally.
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