SQLSoft+ Becomes Newest Sponsor Partner at Microsoft Partner Solutions Center

SQLSoft+, an IT training firm, becomes first the first IT training company to gain the designation MPSC Sponsor Partner.

Redmond, WA (PRWEB) December 18, 2004 -- SQLSoft+, a Bellevue, Washington-based IT training firm, today announced that it has become the first IT training company to gain the designation Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) Sponsor Partner. SQLSoft+s track record of providing requisite training for complex IT topics throughout the world qualified the company to join this elite group of partners.

As a Sponsor Partner, SQLSoft+ has access to state-of-the art computer infrastructure and classroom facilities at the MPSC located at the Microsoft Corp. campus in Redmond, Washington. Additionally, SQLSoft+ is debuting a Pearson VUE test and certification center at the MPSC as part of its offerings, enabling students to train and test at a central location.

We are very pleased to become the newest Sponsor Partner at the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center," said Stephen Brugger, president of SQLSoft+. The significant resources available to us as an MPSC Sponsor Partner will allow us to expand our training offerings to our key partners, clients and students. Moreover, the resources located at the MPSC will allow for highly specialized training not available at other locations."

The MPSC computer infrastructure supports a wide variety of training on emerging products and technologies for clientele from all over the world. Examples of training SQLSoft+ will host at the MPSC are Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) and specialized classes in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003 Data Center Edition.

SQLSoft+s joining the MPSC as a Sponsor Partner strengthens our partner community, and continues to drive the MPSC vision of offering complete solutions for our customers. Solutions from Microsoft, independent software vendors, hardware partners and systems integrators are now complemented by training delivery, certification and customized knowledge transfer services from SQLSoft+," said Jarmo Paukkunen, director of MPSC at Microsoft Corp.

As a Sponsor Partner, SQLSoft+ will expand its marketing to individual product managers including Microsoft and other MPSC Partners, vendor partner alliances, and its existing 30,000 student client base.

The Microsoft Partner Solutions Center
The Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC), located in Redmond, WA is a 21,000-square-foot facility that has been uniquely designed to enable partners and customers to more effectively meet the increasing demand for new rapidly deployable solutions and services.

It is a state of the art facility with over $100 million in IT equipment along with training rooms, briefing rooms, customer labs, and data centers. The MPSC utilizes the combined expertise of Microsoft resources and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), network equipment providers (NEPs), independent software vendors (ISVs), independent hardware vendors (IHVs), access providers, systems integrators (SIs), and solution providers (SPs)--to create solutions that service providers can quickly roll out to consumers.

About SQLSoft+
For seventeen years, SQLSoft+ has been quietly training top IT professionals locally and throughout the world. SQLSoft+ has been repeatedly selected by Microsoft to create content and provide training on key Microsoft server products. In 2004, SQLSoft+ achieved a milestone by enrolling its 30,000th student for IT-specific training. As Microsofts first Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions in the Western Region , SQLSoft+ has established itself as a leader in the IT training and skills management field.

SQLSoft+ is based in Bellevue, Wash. and has training facilities in its home office as well as throughout the Pacific Northwest and now offers key training opportunities at the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center located on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. SQLSoft+ provides onsite training for clients throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

SQLSoft+
1750 112th Ave. N.E.
Suite B-101
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-688-8977
www.sqlsoft.com

For More Information:
Dennis Noland, 206-622-8011

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