The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program identifies companies that have proven a commitment and expertise in one or more specialized areas when delivering Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft Gold Certified Partners augment the support available directly from Microsoft with multivendor support services. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners acknowledge that, as Microsoft products are integrated into multivendor environments, you need support not just for Microsoft software, but also for hardware, networking, and software products from other vendors.

Some larger customers want not only the flexibility of the new open systems environment, but also a choice in the vendors or partners with whom they work and the option of developing their own in-house activities. Additionally, customers are often looking for a third-party provider that can offer a single contact who will help them move to a distributed computing environment.

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner support personnel have ongoing access to complete technical information on Microsoft products, technologies, and support tools -- the same information used by our own engineers. An engineer exchange program enables Microsoft Gold Certified Partner support personnel to quickly become proficient at supporting Microsoft technologies and products.