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Vital Support Systems Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Multiple Microsoft Competencies

02/10/2010

Vital Support Systems, Urbandale - February 10, 2010 - Vital Support Systems announced it has attained a competency in Data Management Solutions, Unified Communications and Virtualization as a Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, recognizing Vital's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, Vital Support Systems has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

Vital Support Systems, a leading provider of technology solutions for systems and networks, has six office locations in the Midwest including Urbandale and Cedar Rapids, IA; Omaha, NE; Kansas City, MO; and Moline and Rockford, IL.

"We are extremely pleased to have attained the Microsoft Competency in Data Management Solutions, Unified Communications and Virtualization. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers," said Jeff Sparling, Vital Support Systems CEO. "The benefits provided through these specializations will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers."

Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies. 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. Within select Competencies, there are Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper expertise within that Competency.

"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners like Vital Support Systems can build a positive customer experience with our technologies."

The Data Management Solutions Competency is designed for partners that have proven their competency in end-to-end data-management reporting and analysis solutions based on Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Server, and Microsoft Office System client tools. These partners have also proven expertise in implementing solutions focused on delivering migration tools and services, database- administration tools and services, and performance tools using SQL Server technology.

"Through the Data Management Solutions Competency we can assist our industry partners' proficiency in helping them develop enterprise solutions that range from industry specific line of business applications to next generation Software + Services solutions and applications for the mobile workforce," said Mark Jewett, director of SQL Server marketing at Microsoft Corp.  "Only SQL Server 2008 provides dynamic development to accelerate time to solution, supports all data types, and provides pervasive business intelligence, accessible to everyone."

The Unified Communications Solutions Competency is intended for partners that have an aptitude for Microsoft Unified Communications technologies and have the ability to streamline communications between people and organizations, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location. Vital Support Systems demonstrated expertise in planning, deploying, and managing solutions for email and calendaring, presence and instant messaging (IM), unified messaging, and audio-video-Web conferencing; all using Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, including Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office Communications Server.

 "Microsoft unified communications solutions harness the power of software to help streamline communications between people, whether down the hall or across continents. These technologies allow organizations to adapt to changing business needs with a secure, extensible platform that spans the communication modes of e-mail, voicemail, calendaring, telephony, instant messaging, and conferencing," said Eric Swift, Senior Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp.  "Leading companies need partners like Vital Support Systems that they can trust to deliver unified communications on the Microsoft platform."

Lastly, Vital Support Systems achieved the virtualization competency.  The Virtualization competency assures customers that Vital Support Systems has the skills to build a virtualization practice based on solutions like Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Microsoft application virtualization, Microsoft enterprise desktop virtualization, and Microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure.

"We want to make sure our customers have the right tools, the most knowledge, and the best experts available to help them reach their goals.  Vital Support Systems is proud to serve in that role," Sparling said.

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About Vital
With offices in Urbandale and Cedar Rapids, IA Omaha, NE and Kansas City, MO, and Moline and Rockford, IL, Vital Support Systems provides technology solutions to businesses throughout the Midwest that value secure, integrated, worry-free networking and managed technology solutions.

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