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Kainos: Kainos Renews Gold Status; Microsoft partnership extended with Custom Development Solutions' competency(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:27022008 Dublin -- Kainos, a leading IT consulting company, today announced that it has extended its Microsoft Gold Partnership with the addition of the Microsoft competency for Custom Development Solutions. Kainos is one of only a handful of companies in Ireland to have successfully achieved the Custom Development Solutions competency. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft. Kainos achieved Gold Certification in 2005, in recognition of its technical depth, business expertise and specialisation in three Microsoft Solution Competencies. Solution Competencies are the cornerstone of Microsoft's Partner Program. They allow partners to clearly define their areas of expertise in specific solutions that reflect their business model. Kainos now holds Solution Competencies for Information Worker, ISV/Software Solutions, Network Infrastructure and Custom Development Solutions. The Custom Development Solutions Competency is designed for partners providing custom-built solutions for clients that require value-added capabilities to optimise business opportunities. Kainos was required to undergo rigorous review processes, independent tests and customer references, in order to achieve this competency. "One of the benefits of the Microsoft Gold Partnership is that our customers instantly know our projects are developed by people who are trained to the highest standards in the latest Microsoft technologies," said Brendan Mooney, Managing Director at Kainos. "It's a win-win partnership that ultimately enables us to better meet our customers' needs, offering the necessary resources and knowledge required to deliver the highest-quality IT solutions that drive tremendous bottom-line results," he said. Colin Cassidy, Partner Development Manager, Microsoft Ireland commented, "Kainos' Gold Partner certification along with their Solution Competencies puts them in an elite category - they are one of only a handful of Irish companies to have achieved this partnership status and this certainly gives them a competitive edge. We look forward to continuing to strengthen and grow our partnership with Kainos throughout the year and moving forward." About Kainos Kainos designs and implements IT solutions that make businesses perform better. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Belfast with offices in Dublin, London and Gdansk. Kainos employs over 240 consultants and it prides itself on the quality of its people; client focused, reliable, smart, and dedicated they understand how technology can be used to its best advantage. Kainos' customers include some of the biggest names in both private and public sector throughout the UK and Ireland, including AIB, the Audit Commission, Bank of Ireland, Hibernian, Northern Ireland Civil Service, the Information Commissioners Office and permanent tsb. About Microsoft's Partner Program The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in 2003 and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognises partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful. CONTACT: Christine Roche Tel: +353 1 636 9000 e-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.kainos.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |