DMC Achieves Microsoft Partner Gold Status in Software Development

DMC is excited to announce the achievement of Gold status within the Software Development competency of Microsoft’s new partner program.

The criteria for earning Gold status in the new Microsoft Partner Network is far more stringent and promises to better represent organizations who have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment within specific technical and business solution areas.

While DMC has consistently maintained a gold level partnership with Microsoft for more than seven years, the November 2010 restructuring of the partner program significantly increased requirements in several areas. To earn the new Software Development Gold level status, DMC was required to:

• Certify four developers with the MCPD Windows Developer 4 certifications (pass 16 advanced application development exams)
• Provide customer evidence of the successful completion of five custom software projects
• Meet rigorous requirements demonstrating exemplary customer satisfaction
• Achieve an all new Sales and Marketing requirement to have multiple team members pass competency exams related to the marketing, licensing, and sale of Microsoft solutions

Rick Rietz, DMC Director of Consulting Services, is thrilled with this achievement. “In the new Microsoft Partner Network program, Software Development is the most difficult competency to achieve the status of Gold partner. It’s a great complement to our Gold status in the SharePoint Portals and Collaboration competency, as many of our solutions require us to build custom interfaces that automate the flow of data between SharePoint and other systems. Earning Gold status in the Software Development competency is a great way to demonstrate DMC’s proven track record of success to our clients.”