SecQuorum Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

    PLOERMEL, FRANCE, March 26, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SecQuorum, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in Network Infrastructure Solutions and Security Solutions, recognizing SecQuorum's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, SecQuorum 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.

SecQuorum is a Global provider of IT solutions using Microsoft's System Center Products for business services, public sector and partners, with offices in Europe and the US. SecQuorum is run by people who bring a high level of experience and expertise in computing, with a strong focus on new technologies and business development.

SecQuorum provides its clients with holistic care of their Operations Manager environment - including configuration, Management Packs, backups, and other services needed to facilitate monitoring requirements

System Centre provides a single view across Microsoft and non-Microsoft software, helping organizations to control costs, improve efficiency, and take control of their IT environment. System Center helps organizations save time and resolve problems faster, helping to keep valuable resources focused where they are most needed. The company's hosted System Center solutions target the system management demands of data centres, small/medium enterprises, remote offices, mobile environments and other unique IT implementations. The advantages of this hosted solution are fast time to deployment and low costs, in return for a comprehensive system and application monitoring solution that delivers web access, SecQuorum web Portal with help desk system and event notifications via email.

"We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers," said Company Director Simon Skinner. "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers."
"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 SecQuorum as a new 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, SecQuorum 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.

Competency: Networking Infrastructure Solutions
Microsoft partners enrolled in the Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency have proven their proficiency in implementing solutions based on Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 Operating Systems, or Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008. 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.

Microsoft Competency Spokesperson Quote
"We place tremendous value on our partners, who help us deliver solutions and applications to customers," said Ward Ralston, group product manager for Windows Server at Microsoft Corp. "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 broad knowledge of building wide-ranging solutions based on Microsoft technologies, such as setting up networks using Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Essential Server Solutions product line."

Competency: Security Solutions
The Security Solutions Competency is designed to recognize the unique skills and requirements of partners specializing in delivering security-based solutions. Microsoft partners enrolled in this competency have proven their expertise in advanced security solutions to help protect customer information assets by building solutions such as security management and operations, anti-malware protection and network-edge security, and identity and access management solutions.

Microsoft Competency Spokesperson Quote
"Security is a priority for Microsoft, and we rely on our partners to help us deliver security-based solutions to our customers," said Mark Hassall, director of Security and Access Product Management at Microsoft Corp. "As customers continue to automate business processes, solutions competencies such as this one enable our partners to better identify and showcase their security solutions skills to respond to increasing customer demands to better secure and optimize their infrastructure."

Microsoft Infrastructure Security Specialization Spokesperson Quote
"Customers having an integrated security solution that spans client and server technology, mobile devices, and across the network edge to enhance protection of their business and its assets is crucial," said Mark Hassall, director of Security and Access Product Management at Microsoft Corp. "Partners specializing in Infrastructure Security through the Security Solutions Competency are uniquely able to work with customers to better secure and manage their infrastructure from platform to network."

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 more value to help partners' businesses be successful.

About SecQuorum

SecQuorum is a leader in the Global market with offices in Europe and the US, providing IT solutions and services to business and the public sector, offering world-class consulting, technology and outsourcing. We offer a true end-to-end approach, from advising you on your IT strategy to implementing technology solutions and managing your IT infrastructure.

For more information, press only:

Angela Neilson, SecQuorum, Brittany, France, European Office - [email protected]
Lauren Zerger, SecQuorum, Tulsa OK, US Office - [email protected]

Website: http://www.secquorum.com

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