Press Release:
November 16th, 2004
Coe & Company, LLC announced as the only
Accounting Software and Networking
Infrastructure Gold
Blended* Partner in Louisiana
Coe & Company,
LLC, a consulting firm led by Charles C. Coe
Jr., CPA, MCSE, is proud to announce they have
acquired Microsoft competencies
in both the Networking
Infrastructure and
Microsoft Business Solutions Accounting
Software fields, thus being awarded as
"The first Microsoft Certified Gold Blended
Partner" in Louisiana.
Coe & Company,
which provides services such as strategic
business planning, systems integration and
Great Plains & Solomon accounting software
implementation and training, has been elevated
to the unique position of Gold "Blended"
status through a combination of proven
expertise with Microsoft products,
demonstrated success in deploying Microsoft
technology-based solutions, and verified
client references.
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
Competency: Networking Infrastructure
Solutions
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in
the Networking Infrastructure Solutions
Competency have proved their competency in
implementing technology solutions based on
either the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 or
Windows® 2000 Server operating
system, with a particular focus on Microsoft
Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small
Business Server 2003. These implementations
may include crafting solutions that connect
Windows-based servers, PC locations and the
Internet; installing a server farm; or
building a small-business Windows Server
stand-alone solution that includes file and
print capabilities.
“We place tremendous value on our partners,
who help us deliver solutions and applications
to customers,” said Allison Watson, vice
president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and
Marketing Group at Microsoft. “Solutions
Competencies provide an integrated partnering
framework that recognizes an enterprise’s
expertise and rewards it for the effect it has
in the technology marketplace. It also allows
companies to demonstrate for customers their
knowledge of building solutions based on
Microsoft technologies, such as setting up
networks using Windows Server 2003 and Windows
Small Business Server 2003.”
Competency: Microsoft Business Solutions
The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency is
designed for partners with proven expertise in
designing and/or implementing enterprise
resource planning (ERP) and customer
relationship management (CRM) capabilities
with Microsoft Business Solutions
technologies. Microsoft solutions partners
have capitalized on this opportunity to help
organizations develop and build integrated ERP
and CRM solutions around Microsoft technology.
The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency
allows partners to identify their unique,
proven proficiency in deploying Microsoft
Business Solutions applications such as
Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta®,
Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains®,
Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision®,
Microsoft Business Solutions–Solomon, and
Microsoft Business Solutions–Microsoft CRM.
"Microsoft partners that specialize in
business applications meet a unique market
need," said Tami Reller, corporate vice
president of Microsoft Business Solutions. “We
are rolling out programs and initiatives such
as the Microsoft Business Solutions competency
that are designed not only to bring continuity
to partners in how they work with us, but also
to provide partners with a way to showcase
their expertise in ERP and CRM to customers
who depend on them for services."
*Having achieved rigorous competencies
in both Networking
Infrastructure and Business Solutions fields.
