Cornerstone Achieves Microsoft Gold Competency in Communications

Cornerstone Information Technologies, LLC demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology expertise and customer commitment.

NEW YORK, NY — June, 25, 2013 — Cornerstone Information Technologies, LLC (Cornerstone.IT) a nation-wide full-service Systems Integrator and Cloud Services Provider, today announced it has attained  Microsoft’s Gold Communications competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment and distinguishing itself within the top 1 percent of Microsoft’s partner ecosystem.

To earn a Microsoft gold competency, partners must successfully complete exams (resulting in Microsoft Certified Professionals) to prove their level of technology expertise, and then designate these certified professionals uniquely to one Microsoft competency, ensuring a certain level of staffing capacity. They also must submit customer references that demonstrate successful projects (along with implementing a yearly customer satisfaction study), meet a revenue commitment (for most gold competencies), and pass technology and/or sales assessments.

“This Microsoft Gold Communications competency demonstrates our expertise in today’s technology market and highlights our deep knowledge of Microsoft and its products,” said Jim Moreo, Principal. “We aim to perpetuate the success of our customers by serving as their trusted technology advisors for their business demands.”

“By achieving a gold competency, partners have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment to the latest Microsoft technology,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “These partners have a deep expertise that puts them in the top 1 percent of our partner ecosystem, and their proficiency will help customers drive innovative solutions on the latest Microsoft technology.”

Attaining the Microsoft Communications Gold competency demonstrates partner expertise in videoconferencing, voice over Internet protocol and instant messaging. Equipped with exclusive training, the latest software and support on Microsoft Lync solutions, partners help customers reduce cost of travel, real estate and facilities maintenance while gaining operational efficiencies.

Cornerstone Information Technologies, LLC, is a full-service Systems Integrator and Cloud Services Provider specializing in virtualization and integration services, enterprise mobility management, unified communications and cloud services.  Whether it’s an email system upgrade, desktop virtualization, disaster recovery services, or a complete network overhaul, Cornerstone.IT has the experience to handle it all. Now with a Gold Communications competency from Microsoft, Cornerstone.IT is at the forefront of business communication technology services.

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