TelecityGroup attains Gold Certificate Partner status in Microsoft Partner Programme

LONDON, 5 December 2007 - TelecityGroup, a pan-European provider of network independent data centres, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Programme. The company has been recognised for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions, proving its ability to meet customer needs using Microsoft products and technology.

Gold Certified Partner status means TelecityGroup will benefit from access to a rich set of benefits including access, training and support from Microsoft. This will help to enable TelecityGroup to assist its customers in bridging the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities.

Mike Tobin, TelecityGroup CEO, says: “We are proud to achieve Gold Certified Partner status. We have been working closely with Microsoft to develop our relationship, and are pleased to be recognised for our knowledge in this area. We can now take advantage of specially tailored resources, which will help us to expand our skills internally and ultimately help us to support our customers.”

To achieve Gold Certified Partner Status, TelecityGroup needed to demonstrate excellence in a number of key areas, such as enhanced employee certifications and by providing a portfolio of customer references. A number of certified professionals will manage and maintain the relationship with Microsoft.

"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Karl Noakes, Director, Partner Solution Sales Group at Microsoft. "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, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. As a Microsoft Gold partner, TelecityGroup can offer its customers the reassurance of a truly professional organisation with the backing of Microsoft’s resources.”

The Microsoft Partner Programme was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The programme 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.

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For further press information about TelecityGroup please contact
Dan Warren or Louisa Benckendorff
Nelson Bostock Communications +44 (0)20 7229 4400
Dan.warren / louisa.benckendorff@nelsonbostock.com

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