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For Release 10:00 a.m. CDT
March 29, 2006
Microsoft Announces New Small Business Specialist in Naperville,
IL
New designation distinguishes APPLIED SYSTEMS
HOUSE, INC. as an expert in small-business solutions and services.
Naperville, IL — March 29, 2006 —
Microsoft Corp. today announced Applied Systems House, Inc.
has become the first Small Business Specialist in the
Naperville metropolitan area. To attain this new designation,
Applied Systems House has demonstrated expertise in planning and
building solutions for small businesses. As part of the Small
Business Specialist Community, Applied Systems House will
receive a rich set of benefits from Microsoft, including access to
training specifically designed for the small-business industry,
small-business marketing materials for reuse, special partner
offers, and the ability to use the Small Business Specialist logo in
marketing materials, which can help give the company a competitive
advantage in the marketplace.
The Small Business Specialist Community, available
as a competency-like designation as part of the Microsoft®
Partner Program, was developed in response to input from customers
and partners that expressed a need to build easier connections that
enable small-business customers to quickly and easily identify
technology partners best suited to support them.
“Small businesses are looking for partner companies
that understand their unique business needs,” said Steve
Guggenheimer, vice president of small business for the Small and
Midmarket Solutions & Partner Group at Microsoft. “With resources
like the Small Business Specialist Community and the partner locator
tool on the Microsoft Small Business Center Web site, it will be
much easier for Naperville area small businesses to identify
local partners that are best able to address their specific needs.
We are confident this offering will help Applied Systems House
reach its full potential by creating more visibility,
opportunity and demand in the local small-business segment.”
“Applied Systems
House is extremely pleased with our status as a new Small
Business Specialist,” said Ash Bansal, President and CEO at
Applied Systems House. “This special designation allows
Applied Systems House to effectively promote ourselves to
customers as having proven expertise in delivering high-value,
strategic solutions for small businesses. For
Naperville area
customers, Small
Business Specialist status provides Applied Systems House
with early line of sight to new products, services and programs from
Microsoft, which can extend the value we bring to our client
relationships.”
As one of the requirements for attaining Small
Business Specialist status, Applied Systems House had to pass
Microsoft’s Small Business Sales and Marketing Skills Assessment,
designed to test the company’s knowledge of the dynamics and
dependencies of the small-business market, as well as the value to
small business of several software solutions, including Windows®
XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows Small Business
Server 2003. In addition, at least one individual in the company had
to pass a certification exam that measures the ability to design and
implement solutions for the small and medium-sized business by using
Windows Small Business Server 2003 and the Windows Server System™.
The Small Business Specialist Community was
announced earlier this year at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner
Conference 2006. Founded
in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential.
About Applied
Systems House
Applied Systems House is a
professional software consulting firm in business for 25 years,
specializing in the design, development, support and installation of
custom web and smart client solutions using SQL Server and Visual
Studio.NET. Their solution architects are Microsoft Certified
Solution Developers (MCSD) in .NET technology, and have extensive
experience in accounting and reporting automation, database and web
applications, custom solution development and implementation. They
offer a complete range of services including consulting and
analysis, system design, application development, integration,
conversion, installation, training, and support. Applied Systems
House is a Microsoft Certified Partner and a Microsoft Small
Business Specialist.
For more information,
contact:
Ash Bansal
Applied Systems House, Inc.
(630) 428-2333
ash@appsys.com
http://www.appsys.com
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