Charteris plc announces its membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program

London, United Kingdom – 15th March, 2002 – Charteris, The Essential Bridge between Business Strategy and Information Technology, today announced it is a new member in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program.

Charteris, which provides services in business and IT consulting, has been named as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Collaborative Solutions due to its competence in the latest Microsoft technologies and its proven track record of customer satisfaction. Membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program will provide Charteris with resources to help it develop and deploy robust collaborative solutions that will help customers better manage their company's data.

"Charteris is extremely pleased with our new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Collaborative Solutions," said David Pickering, CEO of Charteris plc. "Being a Gold member of the program allows us to clearly promote ourselves to customers as having proven expertise in providing high-quality collaborative solutions. The incremental benefits provided through our Gold membership will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers."

Charteris' clients will benefit from Charteris new status in a number of ways, including:

  • Earliest possible access to Microsoft technologies to prepare Charteris to deliver Microsoft .NET-based solutions
  • Access to technology deployment blueprints developed by Microsoft
  • Access to Microsoft technology strategy allowing Charteris to recommend solutions that ensure investment is protected into the future.

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program provides a way for customers to identify companies that have proven their commitment and expertise in one or more specialized areas when delivering Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified Partners who meet the highest set of criteria, including advanced certification and a portfolio of real-world customer references, are identified as Gold Certified --the most skilled partners in specific solution areas.

"Core to most business challenges today is developing a reliable system to round up, manage and utilize data within their organization that allow better data tracking and dissemination from legacy data stores to new systems," said Rosa Garcia, general manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft Corp.

"Microsoft recognizes that companies want a technology partner who has experience in this business of managing critical company data. Today, Microsoft recognizes Charteris for demonstrated customer satisfaction with prior successes with these critical deployments. This distinction brings value to the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program and makes it clear that Charteris has the skills and experience to provide high-quality collaborative solutions on Microsoft technology."