Altosoft Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Philadelphia, PA, July 17, 2009 – Altosoft, an innovative provider of easier, more powerful, more cost-effective business intelligence solutions that enable organizations to rapidly achieve a sustainable Information Advantage™, today announced that it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV Solutions, recognizing Altosoft’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace.

As a Gold Certified Partner, Altosoft has demonstrated expertise in Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enjoy the closest working relationship with Microsoft and receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training, and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

Based on the Microsoft .NET platform, Altosoft solutions leverage a variety of Microsoft technologies. Altosoft supports native dashboard and report development directly in the SharePoint Portal environment. It offers a Microsoft Office integration package that brings real-time access to business data from any data source directly into the Microsoft Office suite. And as a core product capability, Altosoft automatically aggregates and integrates data from disparate sources into an intelligent, open data mart (a “Smart Mart”) based on SQL Server or other database technologies. These integrated solutions enable organizations to maximize the impact of Microsoft-centric business intelligence to control costs, increase efficiency, and improve productivity.

“Altosoft is committed to delivering advanced dashboard and reporting solutions that can be implemented in a fraction of the time and cost of other business intelligence technologies.” said Kevin Spurway, Chief Marketing Officer, Altosoft. “Achieving Microsoft Gold Certification reflects our commitment to the Microsoft platform and our deep technical expertise in related Microsoft products.”

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “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. Today, Microsoft recognizes Altosoft as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Altosoft 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. Within select Competencies, there are Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper expertise within that Competency. Serving as a specialized path to earning those Competencies, Specializations give direct access to the tools and resources that support that specific area of focus.

The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packaged software based on Microsoft technologies. 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 Altosoft
Altosoft empowers organizations with Information Advantage™ -- the ability to deliver powerful dashboards, reports and analysis to any business user, on demand. Altosoft eliminates the cost and complexity of ordinary BI by automatically gathering data from any source, converting it dynamically it to business metrics, and storing it in an intelligent, optimized data mart (a “Smart Mart”). With Altosoft, business users are no longer left waiting for the business information they need. Instead, they simply drag-and-drop to create new reports and dashboards in minutes, directly in a web browser. Altosoft also goes beyond other business intelligence solutions by enabling users to monitor, analyze, and optimize their business process performance and quality. Innovative organizations worldwide are using this dynamic, process-centric view to streamline operations, cut costs, and increase profitability. With guided, 100% code-free configuration and intelligent governance features, Altosoft solutions are implemented in a matter of days, reducing total cost of ownership to a fraction of traditional business intelligence solutions. Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Altosoft delivers solutions for commercial and government organizations worldwide. For more information, please visit www.altosoft.com.

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