Logicalis Secures Microsoft Gold Certified Status and Adds Two Microsoft Competencies.BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Logicalis achieves Microsoft Gold status while earning Custom Development Solutions Competency and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency providing enhanced services and support to its clients Logicalis, Inc., a global provider of high-performance technology solutions, today announced that it has achieved Microsoft Gold Certification status in 2006. In addition, the company announced it attained competencies in Custom Development Solutions with Web Development Specialization and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions with Active Directory and Identity Management Specialization. The company was recently recognized as one of Microsoft's elite partners with the renewal of its highest endorsement, Gold Certified Status. For Logicalis clients Microsoft Gold certification means Logicalis has: --A proven track record demonstrated through the highest customer endorsement --Demonstrated expertise through certifications achieved by its developers --A broad range of experience including infrastructure, networking, business intelligence and more --A real world perspective to clients' technology strategies --Local offices to serve clients efficiently and effectively --The direct support of Microsoft 24x7x365 Logicalis has demonstrated superior levels of successful implementation, capabilities and certification. The company has also increased its developer certifications with a current staff of 18 Microsoft Certified Professionals with over 50 specializations and deep real world experience combined with continued plans for growth. "The combined strength of Logicalis' experience along with its Gold Certified status and new competencies has made Logicalis a key partner," said Greg Urquhart General Manager, National Systems Integration, Microsoft. "In order to earn a competency, partners must have reference clients and demonstrate superior technical and selling knowledge on the Microsoft platform," continued Mr. Urquhart. Logicalis is recognized as one of top Microsoft National Systems Integrator partners. "Logicalis delivers solid solutions to our customers by maintaining the highest levels of Microsoft certification A series of programs that provide certification of competency in Microsoft products. Administered throughout the world at Microsoft centers as well as colleges and universities, the certification exams consist of both core topics and elective material. and investing in our developers experience and training," said Jeff Reed Jeff Reed can refer to:
The new competencies position Logicalis as a leader in Microsoft-lead IT environments. The Custom Development Solutions Competency means Logicalis has a proven track record in providing custom-developed solutions to customers who require value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. capabilities to optimize business opportunities. The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency identifies Logicalis as a partner that is fully qualified to deploy the Microsoft identity management solution. The competency also provides customers with the peace of mind that Logicalis can fill all of their identity management needs. Both the renewed Gold Certification Status and the two competencies offer great benefits to Logicalis and demonstrate commitment to delivering industry-leading Microsoft solutions to its clients. About Logicalis Logicalis is a global provider of high-performance technology solutions. Logicalis and its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. employ 1,000 people worldwide, including highly-trained service specialists who specify, design, deploy and manage IT infrastructure to meet the needs of over 5,000 corporate and public sector customers. Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Cisco and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. . Logicalis is a part of Logicalis Group, a division of Datatec Limited (JSE JSE See: Johannesburg Stock Exchange : DTC DTC See: Depository Transfer Check DTC See: Depository Trust Company DTC See Depository Trust Company (DTC). ), a $3 billion business listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Established in 1886, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is the only stock exchange in South Africa. Gold and mining stocks form the majority of shares listed. . With its international headquarters in the UK, Logicalis Group will have annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. global revenues of approximately $700 million from operations in the U.S., UK, Germany and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . In North America, Logicalis' annualized revenues will amount to some $450 million with nearly 400 employees in the U.S. For more information, visit www.us.logicalis.com. |
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