For Release 6 a.m. PDT February 28, 2005

Microsoft Conamex International with the Data Management Solutions Competency in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - February 28, 2006 Conamex, a 2005 Microsoft Impact Award winner, which provides Data Management Solutions and services such as outsourcing, security, consulting, training and remote monitoring, has been named as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for due to its proven track record of customer satisfaction, and competence in leveraging Microsoft technologies to provide excellent DM-related solutions. Membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program will provide Conamex with resources to help it develop and deploy robust business intelligence solutions that will help customers to better manage and capitalize on their company's data.

With the speed of business ever increasing, companies must find ways of capturing and analyzing business data in the most efficient and timely manner. Microsoft provides a complete end-to-end Data Management reporting and analysis solution to help improve organizations by providing business insight to all employees leading to better, faster, more relevant decisions. The broad Microsoft business intelligence story is supported by several components:

• SQL Server
  

• Windows Server System

In the future:
• Microsoft Office System client tools
• The Database Management specialization is targeted to partners who focus on delivering migration tools and services, database administration tools and services and performance tools using SQL Server technology.

  “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. As one of the requirements for attaining Certified Status, Conamex had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.

  Competency: Networking Infrastructure Solutions

  Microsoft Certified Partners enrolled in the Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency have proved their competency in implementing technology solutions based on either the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 or Windows® 2000 Server operating system, with a particular focus on Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. These implementations may include crafting solutions that connect Windows-based servers, PC locations and the Internet; installing a server farm; or building a small-business Windows Server stand-alone solution that includes file and print capabilities.

  “We place tremendous value on our partners, who help us deliver solutions and applications to customers,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft. “Solutions Competencies provide an integrated partnering framework that recognizes an enterprise’s expertise and rewards it for the effect it has in the technology marketplace. It also allows companies to demonstrate for customers their knowledge of building solutions based on Microsoft technologies, such as setting up networks using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2003.”