CriticalSites CTO Patrick Hynds is Appointed Microsoft's Regional Director for Boston; Technology Leader Will Help Microsoft Communicate With New England Region Developers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 Microsoft Certified Solution Provider CriticalSites today announced the appointment of its Chief Technology Officer, Patrick Hynds, as Microsoft Regional Director for Boston. In his new role, Patrick will help Microsoft educate the growing community of developers in the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. region on new Microsoft initiatives and technology. Microsoft Regional Directors are computer industry professionals who partner with Microsoft in general, and the Developer Division in particular, to work with developer communities around Microsoft technologies, tools, and products. There are 130 global Regional Directors in over 50 countries who act as volunteer sounding boards between their communities and Microsoft. Regional Directors are not employed by Microsoft and receive no formal compensation for their activities. The program has been in place for seven years. "As developers, architects, and consultants, Microsoft Regional Directors serve as leaders for their developer communities," said Rick Greene, Business Solutions Group Manager, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . "CriticalSites is an active Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. Patrick Hynds, who leads this organization, has been appointed the Regional Director in Boston because of his high-level expertise with the spectrum of Microsoft technologies. As Regional Director, Patrick will lead CriticalSites in working with various divisions at Microsoft to help both companies better respond to the region's needs." An active participant in the New England technology community, Patrick's expertise spans the traditional gap between networking and software development, with such diverse roles as consultant, project manager, trainer and courseware author. As CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for CriticalSites, he uses his experience to address the business challenges clients face in blending IT solutions with leading-edge database, web and hardware systems. "I look forward to being intimately involved in the DevDays Conferences and interacting with other Regional Directors around the world," said Patrick Hynds. "My participation as Regional Director will help Microsoft stay in touch with people outside of their organization who speak the same language, and who have a stake in the direction Microsoft takes with new initiatives." Patrick's experience and credentials include Microsoft certifications MCSD See Microsoft certification. MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer , MCSE See Microsoft certification. MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer +I, MCDBA See Microsoft certification. , MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). +Site Builder and MCT See Microsoft certification. , in addition to other technologies (Websphere, Sybase, Perl, Java, Unix, Netware, and C++.). He has taught advanced courses in the latest Microsoft Back Office Products as well as developed using the Interdev and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. toolsets. About CriticalSites CriticalSites' is located in Manchester, NH. A Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, CriticalSites works with customers in the areas of software development, network integration and lifecycle support to help them achieve success. Staffed with experts in Internet technology, networking, solution design, security, performance and operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. CriticalSites has the ability to assess a company's business plan and leverage technology to realize tactical and strategic goals. CriticalSites employs highly skilled engineers to offer clients exceptional levels of expertise in custom application development, integration and network support. CriticalSites is located on the web at www.criticalsites.com and can be reached at (800) 669-6971 or (603) 263-2397, and via e-mail at info@criticalsites.com. Copyright(c)2001, CriticalSites. All rights reserved. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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