JACKSONVILLE, Florida (March 28, 2002) -- -- Idea Integration®, the e-business consulting and systems integration solutions unit of MPS Group (NYSE:MPS), today announced that its Philadelphia practice has been selected as a new member in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program.
Idea Integration, which provides services such as application development, creative design/user experience and enterprise integration, has been named as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for E-Commerce Solutions due to its competence in the latest Microsoft e-commerce technologies and its proven track record of customer satisfaction. Membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program will provide Idea with resources to help it develop and deploy robust Microsoft e-commerce solutions that will help speed customers' time to market and reduce costs.
"Idea is extremely pleased with our new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for E?Commerce Solutions," said Ken Truitt, vice president at Idea Integration. "Being a Gold member of the program allows us to clearly promote ourselves to clients as having proven expertise in providing high-quality e-commerce solutions. The incremental benefits provided through our Gold membership will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for clients."
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 need to meet a higher set of criteria for each category, including enhanced certification and a portfolio of real-world customer references, and are thus identified as the most skilled partners in specific solution areas.
"Today's pressures to build the best e-commerce solutions can be critical to business success information. These solutions need to be reliable yet deployed very quickly," said Rosa Garcia, general manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft recognizes that companies don't want to choose a technology partner that needs to learn on the job - they need a partner with proven experience. Today, Microsoft recognizes Idea Integration for documenting customer satisfaction with more than 10 e-commerce deployments. This distinction brings value to the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program and makes it clear that Idea has the skills and experience to provide high-quality e-commerce solutions on Microsoft technology."
About Idea Integration
Idea Integration is an e-business consulting and systems integration solutions provider serving Fortune 1000 companies, government, and middle-market clients. Specializing in Web design and development, information management solutions, wireless workflow applications, portal solutions, and enterprise resource management, Idea delivers high-return business applications for our clients. Idea serves clients throughout the United States and United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.idea.com.