Software specialist DVT has attained Gold Certified Status in the Microsoft Partner Programme with competencies in Custom Development Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions, recognising DVT`s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace in South Africa. As a Gold Certified partner, DVT has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers` needs.
DVT has been committed to Microsoft`s products and technologies since inception. Clive Hubbard, co-founder of DVT, is the co-author of Microsoft Press`s official book on Visual Basic 5. Hubbard remains a leading expert in the field and has ensured that DVT has evolved its core skills to remain current with Microsoft`s technology advances. Today DVT primarily develops using the .NET Framework as a platform and has delivered some of the first such solutions in South Africa.
DVT`s flagship software product, Radical, takes advantages of the power of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and the .NET platform to deliver service management solutions at a competitive price to the local market. Over 70 customers use Radical for managing and improving service to their customers.
"In October 2005, we set ourselves the goal of attaining Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme as part of our core business strategy," says Derek Hughes, CEO of DVT Gauteng. "We are extremely pleased to have attained this goal in only eight months as this achievement now allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers.
"The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings we provide for customers."
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Gold status was achieved after 18 of DVT`s staff members were individually certified as Microsoft professionals in a number of disciplines; a number of formal references were given by key customers to whom DVT has provided solutions based on Microsoft technologies; and DVT`s own CRM software product, Radical, was verified by VeriTest for both the Windows and SQL Server platforms.
"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, who have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies," says Bradley Hopkinson, director of small, medium solutions and partner group at Microsoft SA. "Today, Microsoft recognises DVT as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology."
Hughes says: "Gold status is not only a formal endorsement, by an industry giant, of our capability and track record; but more importantly, it is an affirmation by our customers that our products and services are of the highest quality, that we meet their specific needs and that we impact positively on their business. As such it furnishes us with a vital competitive-edge to win new business."
The Microsoft Partner Programme was launched in December 2003 and represents Microsoft`s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. It offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognises partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners` businesses be successful.
Gold Certified Partners have the closest working relationship with Microsoft and represent the highest level of competence and expertise with its technologies.
"Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are those few, such as DVT, that earn the highest customer endorsement," says Hopkinson. "They have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to help implement technology solutions that match business needs. They have passed the highest level of requirements and deployed the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies for their customers. Now having achieved Gold Certified Status, DVT has demonstrated that it is placed among the top solution providers in South Africa."
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