En Pointe Technologies announced it has achieved a Gold Communications Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft gold competency, organizations must complete a rigorous set of tests to prove their level of technology expertise, submit customer references, and demonstrate their commitment to customer satisfaction by participating in an annual survey.
“Achieving the Microsoft Gold Communications competency, coupled with the Microsoft Gold Messaging competency, demonstrates our expertise in delivering best-in-class unified communications solutions to our customers,” said Peter Renner, Microsoft professional services director, En Pointe Technologies.
En Pointe offers architecture design, consulting, and deployment services for a number of Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft Lync. Additionally, the Gold Communications Competency enables En Pointe to deliver Planning Services Days for its customers.?To date, En Pointe has been involved with over 100 deployments, most recently with a global Lync Enterprise Voice deployment across the U.S. and Asia Pac regions.
“The Microsoft Partner Network is designed to empower solution providers to succeed in today’s business environment. By achieving the prestigious gold competency, participating companies are provided? with a rich set of benefits, including increased customer visibility and accessibility, training and support,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp
According to the companies, the Microsoft gold competency signifies to the market that a company has demonstrated the highest level of skill and achievement within a given technology specialization. All of the Microsoft competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s specific technology capabilities, in order to help customers identify the right provider. Each competency is qualified by a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the industry.?To achieve a Microsoft Gold Competency, partners must demonstrate technical acumen, while maintaining a strong customer satisfaction rating.
