Consona Renews Microsoft Competency in Networking Infrastructure
Solutions
INDIANAPOLIS, July 16, 2008—Consona Corporation (Consona), a leading
provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and customer relationship
management (CRM) software and services for the enterprise, today announced that
it has re-attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program
with a competency in Networking Infrastructure Solutions. As a Gold Certified Partner,
Consona 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.
“We are proud to be recognized by Microsoft in its elite Gold Certified Partner
Program, as our work with Microsoft’s products and support network have demonstrated
to us the exceptional quality of their market-leading platform and development tools,”
said Steve Bailey, chief technology officer of Consona Corporation. “This distinction
attests to Consona’s dedication to providing top-of-the-line CRM and ERP solutions
to our customers in diverse industries. The accomplishment further accelerates our
efforts to help our customers improve processes and customer relationships and become
more competitive in their respective markets.”
“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their
business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice
president of the Worldwide Partner 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 Consona as a Gold Certified Partner
for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft
products and technology.”
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Consona
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.
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in the Networking Infrastructure Solutions
competency have proved their expertise in implementing technology solutions based
on either the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server operating system,
with a particular focus on Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small
Business Server 2003. These implementations may include crafting solutions that
connect Windows-based servers, PC locations and the Internet; installing a server
farm; or building a small-business Windows Server stand-alone solution that includes
file and print capabilities.
“We place tremendous value on our partners, which help us deliver solutions and
applications to customers,” said Watson. “Solutions competencies provide an integrated
partnering framework that recognizes an enterprise’s expertise and rewards it for
the effect it has in the technology marketplace. It also allows companies to demonstrate
for customers their knowledge of building solutions based on Microsoft technologies,
such as setting up networks using Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Small Business
Server 2003.”
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in Oct. 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 Consona Corporation
Consona Corporation (Consona, formerly known as M2M Holdings Inc.) is a worldwide
leader in providing
customer relationship management (CRM) and
enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for the enterprise.
Consona is dedicated to becoming a valued business partner by helping each and every
customer continuously improve business processes over time. Toward this
mission, Consona invests in the people, processes, technology and tools
needed to provide its customers with a unique combination of customer care; product
fit; a broad range of consulting, IT and business services; and industry expertise.
Consona serves more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries,
including manufacturing, distribution, financial services, health care, high tech,
and local government. Battery Ventures and Thoma Cressey Bravo jointly own Consona.
For further information, visit www.consona.com,
e-mail info@consona.com, or call (888) 8 CONSONA.
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