Microsoft Names HMS Software Premier Project Partner"

HMS Rises to Elite Level Of Microsoft Project Solution Provider Program

Montreal (PRWEB) June 12, 2004 -- HMS Software, a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet solutions, has been elevated to the 'Premier level of the Microsoft Project Solution Provider Program by Microsoft Corporation. This level is reserved for companies who have a demonstrated solution in the Microsoft Project Partner program and who have qualified as a Certified Microsoft Partner in Microsofts technology.

Were very proud of the new status for HMS," says Chris Vandersluis, president of HMS Software. Although weve been a member of the Microsoft Project Solution Provider Program since 1995, this really validates the efforts weve put into our Microsoft Solutions."

The Premier level of the Project partner program is currently held by only 33 of the more than 500 registered partners.

Were very happy about HMS Softwares move to the Premier level," says Jon Jaffe, Manager of the Microsoft Project Solution Partners program. To qualify for this level, a partner must have demonstrated a technical knowledge of Microsofts systems through the Certified Partner qualification process and must also have deployed a solution as part of the Project Solution Provider Program."

HMS has been part of the Project Solution Provider program since 1995 and currently has 3 distinct solutions including Training for Microsoft Project, Implementation services for enterprise project management and TimeControl, HMSs enterprise timesheet system.

TimeControl was our first solution for Project," says Vandersluis. Its unique design as an enterprise timesheet allows the system to integrate with both Microsoft Project and Project Server and with an ERP or Finance system at the same time."

TimeControl has been on the market since 1994 and is in use in approximately 300 companies with over 100,000 users worldwide.

HMS Softwares elevation to Premier status within the Microsoft Project Solution Partner program is a good indicator of future relations between the two companies.

Were already working intensively with Microsoft personnel in North America and Europe," explains Vandersluis. HMS is also working at several levels both with Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington and with Microsoft field offices around the world. We have already organized a number of joint presentations and there is no doubt that our relationship will continue to expand in the coming months with even more activity."

About HMS Software
Based in Montreal, Canada with offices in Toronto, HMS Software has been a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet solutions since 1984. HMS Software's first customized timesheet application was written in 1984. With the launch of TimeControl as a commercial application in 1994, HMS Software began servicing clients worldwide. HMS Software's client list reads like a who's who of business. It includes Alcan, CAE Electronics, Cirque du Soleil, EDS, Ericsson, L3 Communications (formerly Bombardier Defense Systems), General Motors, IBM, Credit Suisse/First Boston, Dofasco Steel, Mercury Marine, Motorola, Lockerbie and Hole, GE Access, and hundreds of others.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft and MSN are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

About TimeControl
TimeControl was originally released in 1994. It was immediately successful in the project management sector and today is recognized not only as a project management solution, but also as an enterprise timesheet solution in use by companies worldwide. TimeControl is designed to serve the needs of both Finance and Project Management simultaneously. It includes features such as flexible user structures to allow for multiple levels of timesheet authorization and an open data architecture which makes the product ideally suited for integration with existing data systems in any organization. TimeControls flexibility allows it to be deployed for use as a time and attendance, time and billing, project time and flex-time system. TimeControl has both a Web and Windows interface.

HMS has representatives or distributors in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, and the U.S.

For further information, please visit the HMS Software Website at www.hmssoftware.ca.
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