Microsoft Certified Partners receive benefits, including access, training and support, which give them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Only companies that have demonstrated high levels of customer service, proved their experience and attained advanced certification receive the designation of Microsoft Certified Partner, says Allison Watson, vice-president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft.

We are extremely pleased to have earned Gold certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme. The certified status allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers, says Mohammed Ebrahim, sales manager at New Horizons.

The Microsoft Partner Programme represents Microsofts ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The programme offers a single, integrated partnering framework that aims to recognise partner expertise, reward the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and deliver more value to help partners businesses to be successful.