Dewpoint Recognized As Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Leading Midwest Technology Consulting Firm Offers Customers Highest Level Of Service

Dewpoint, a leading enterprise technology solution provider for the Midwest, has been recognized by Microsoft as a Gold Certified partner.  As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Dewpoint had to declare Microsoft Competencies. Dewpoint’s competency specializations include Virtualization, Networking Infrastructure and Unified Communications solutions, with focus on Exchange 2010, Server 2008, and HyperV virtualization consulting and implementation.

“Attaining this Gold Certification reflects Dewpoint’s dedication and expertise in providing strategic Microsoft solutions for our customers,” explained Brian Dumont, vice president of professional services for Dewpoint. “This designation reflects the many years of experience our team has in supporting Microsoft products and initiatives.”
 
“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 Dewpoint as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

The Unified Communications Solutions Competency is intended for partners that have an aptitude for Microsoft Unified Communications technologies and have the ability to streamline communications between people and organizations, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location. Partners that have attained this competency have demonstrated expertise in planning, deploying, and managing solutions for email and calendaring, presence and instant messaging (IM), unified messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call management, and audio-video-Web conferencing; all using Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, including Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office Communications Server.

“Microsoft unified communications solutions harness the power of software to help streamline communications between people, whether down the hall or across continents. These technologies allow organizations to adapt to changing business needs with a secure, extensible platform that spans the communication modes of e-mail, voicemail, calendaring, telephony, instant messaging, and conferencing,” said Eric Swift, Senior Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp.  “Leading companies need partners, such as Dewpoint, they can trust to deliver unified communications on the Microsoft platform.” Microsoft Partners who have achieved the Unified Communications Solutions competency have demonstrated expertise in deploying and integrating Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 to deliver messaging, presence and voice solutions.

“Dewpoint’s achievement in earning Microsoft’s Messaging Specialization demonstrates technical expertise in deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to help meet customer’s’ needs for increased protection, operational efficiency, and anywhere access,”  said Julia White, Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp.  Through Microsoft’s messaging software, Dewpoint helps companies enhance end-user productivity and deliver messaging services with reduced cost and complexity.

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 Dewpoint

Dewpoint experts help companies tackle complex IT solutions to secure and best utilize critical data, increase efficiency and manage costs. Unique to Dewpoint is its strong team of certified project managers, who participate throughout process to ensure best practices and on-target delivery. Industry leaders such as Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, HP, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, EMC and other key providers partner with Dewpoint in order to deliver the latest hardware and software solutions available.
 
Founded in 1996, Dewpoint has grown to be a key business partner for major companies throughout the Midwest, significantly impacting enterprise practices across numerous industries, including healthcare, higher education, state and local government, financial services, manufacturing, publishing, commercial banking and insurance. Key acquisitions and success over the years have allowed Dewpoint to expand from its headquarters in Lansing, Michigan to additional locations in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.

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