Patni Computer Systems Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program
May 12 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Patni Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Microsoft
Competencies in Business Process and Integration and Custom
Development Solutions MUMBAI, India and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May
12/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patni Computer Systems, Inc.
(BSE:PATNIBSE:COMPUTBSE:NSE:BSE:PATNIBSE:NYSE:BSE:PTI) a leading
global IT services provider, today announced it has attained Gold
Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with
competencies in Business Process and Integration, and Custom
Development Solutions, recognizing Patni's expertise and impact in
the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, Patni has
demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven
ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners
receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and
support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
This Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program
is backed by Patni's expertise in .NET Center of Excellence (CoE)
for Microsoft technologies. .NET CoE helps companies utilize .NET
technology for the development and deployment of Web service-based
solutions. This expertise ensures Patni is on top of the latest
Microsoft tools and processes needed to implement a modernization
initiative. This allows Patni to develop proven migration
methodologies and deep expertise in key Microsoft technologies such
as .NET that helps clients in Insurance, Financial Services,
Manufacturing and Telecom seamlessly move critical business
applications to Microsoft platforms. "The benefits of our Gold
Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings
that we currently provide to our customers," said Harish Bhat, Sr.
VP. of Patni Computer Systems ISV Business Unit. "Through this
achievement, we will be able to better promote our expertise and
relationship with Microsoft technologies and better serve our
customer base." "Customers are looking for partner companies that
can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology
capabilities. They need to trust in someone 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," said Allison
Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing
Group at Microsoft Corp. "Today, Microsoft recognizes Patni
Computer Systems as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for
demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with
Microsoft products and technology." As one of the requirements for
attaining Gold Certified Status, Patni had to declare a Microsoft
Competency. 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
Custom Development Solutions competency is designed for technology
partners with expertise in designing and deploying custom-developed
solutions that require value-added capabilities to optimize
business opportunities. Specializations within the competency are
Application Infrastructure Development, Smart Client Development
and Web Development. The Microsoft Business Process and Integration
Competency is designed for Microsoft Certified Partners and Gold
Certified Partners with proven proficiency in implementing and
deploying server-based portals for driving Internet commerce, and
business process applications using Microsoft tools and software.
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and
represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of
partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated
partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the
total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and
delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful.
About Patni Patni Computer Systems Limited
(BSE:PATNIBSE:COMPUTBSE:NSE:BSE:PATNIBSE:NYSE:BSE:PTI) is a global
IT Services provider servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni caters to
its clients through its industry-focused practices, including
insurance, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications,
and its technology-focused practices. With an employee strength of
over 12,000 and multiple offshore development facilities across
eight cities; Patni has 23 international offices across the
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Patni has registered revenues of
US$ 450 million for the year 2005. Patni's service offerings
include application development, application maintenance and
support, packaged software implementation, infrastructure
management services, product engineering services, business process
outsourcing and quality assurance services. Committed to quality,
Patni adds value to its client's businesses through
well-established and structured methodologies, tools and
techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMi Level
5 organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In
keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni
adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and
process frameworks. For more information on Patni, visit
http://www.patni.com/. Safe Harbor: Certain statements in this
release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking
statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and
uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to
manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those
factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in
India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled
professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time
frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration,
our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand
for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in
telecommunication networks, liability for damages on our service
contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made
strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal
incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising
capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use
of our intellectual property and general economic conditions
affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update
any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by
or on behalf of the Company. For additional editorial information
contact: Brenda Chroniak Text 100 for Patni Computer Systems
617.399.4984 DATASOURCE: Patni Computer Systems Limited CONTACT:
Brenda Chroniak of Text 100 for Patni Computer Systems,
+1-617-399-4984, Web site: http://www.patni.com/
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