Virsa Systems Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status; Demonstrated Expertise With Microsoft Products and Technology Ensures Customer Satisfaction.

FREMONT, Calif. -- Virsa Systems, Inc., the leader in real-time compliance solutions, today announced that it has attained Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status as a result of demonstrating the highest level of expertise in Microsoft's Independent Software Vendors (ISV)/Software Solutions category.

Achieving Microsoft Gold Partner status ensures that Virsa has the best support in place to build and deliver best-of-breed applications on top of Microsoft software. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Virsa can now deliver enhanced services and extend value to customers by delivering a complex compliance offering in a familiar Microsoft environment, helping them to achieve their business goals.

"Virsa's commitment and dedication to providing its customers the highest level of service was evident throughout the rigorous certification process," said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft recognizes Virsa as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction in Microsoft's ISV/Software Solutions category."

Through engagement with Microsoft, Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have in-depth access to a variety of exclusive resources and early product information. Resources include priority access to a support team of Microsoft certified systems engineers, non-disclosure evaluation of new products and technologies, as well as planning tools and events to keep up to speed on the latest Microsoft product developments and future direction.

"We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program," said Louise Stonehouse, Vice President of Products and Product Development, Virsa. "This significant achievement assures customers of our unmatched expertise and further strengthens their confidence in Virsa's ability to bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we can better align Microsoft's technologies with Virsa solutions to meet our customers' highest technical standards in a familiar environment that is easy to learn and use."

About Virsa Systems

Founded in 1996, Virsa Systems, Inc. is the global leader in cross-enterprise solutions for governance, risk, and compliance management. Virsa provides the only solutions that dramatically simplify compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley by enabling customers to embed automated control design, testing and enforcement directly into their business processes. The result is significantly lower cost, reduced risk and increased efficiency. With more than 300 enterprise customers globally and more than 2.5 million end users, Virsa has the largest installed base in the sector. Virsa is privately funded with venture investment from SAP Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Virsa offices are located throughout the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, India, Singapore, Australia and Japan. For more information go to www.virsa.com.