azurance Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status for Hosting Solutions, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions

Azurance is proud to announce that they have achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, representing the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies.

News Release No: 2007/201/SEPT

HONG KONG, September 27, 2007 – Azurance, a leading provider of IT infrastructure outsourcing solutions and managed hosting, is proud to announce that they have achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, representing the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies. Azurance has attained dual competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions with a Hosting Solutions specialisation and Networking Infrastructure Solutions.

The Microsoft Partner Program represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of its partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognises partner expertise and rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace.

The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency is designed for partners with proven expertise in designing and/or implementing complex infrastructure solutions such as Active Directory and Microsoft Host Integration Server-based design and deployment solutions, and Microsoft Exchange Server migration, or deployment solutions. Partners with the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency can identify their unique skill in helping customers’ access management solutions, improve operational efficiency and reduce security risks.

Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency is designed for technology partners who have proven their proficiency in implementing infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft Windows Server 2000, or Windows Server 2003 Operating Systems.

About Azurance

Azurance delivers powerful, innovative, yet user-friendly outsourced IT Telephony, and Unified Communication solutions. Azurance makes IT and Telecommunication easy to buy, easy to own, and easy to live with; so customers can focus on their core business, not their IT and Telecommunication infrastructure. Azurance focuses on enabling existing providers to deliver fully hosted Unified Communication solutions through white-labelling their services. For more information on Azurance's Hosted solutions, see https://azurance.com

About The Microsoft Partner Program

Technology partners who earn Microsoft competencies are recognised for their expertise and gain access to valuable customised resources, tools, and information to help build even more cost-effective, innovative solutions for their customers. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. 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.

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 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. More information can be found at partner.microsoft.com.

For more information, please contact: Carmen Chan - Azurance Corporate Marketing and Communications +852 2137-2848 carmen.chan@azurance.com