Distinction Become First UK Agency To Achieve Kentico's Microsoft Azure Competency
Nottingham, England (PRWEB UK) 4 August 2014 -- Leading digitial agency, Distinction (http://distinction.co.uk) has been awarded its 5th Kentico partner competency for their expertise on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Not only is Distinction the only UK agency to have been awarded this competency, they are only the second to have done so worldwide.
“Choosing the right platform and infrastructure for a project is only a part of its way to success. The knowledge, skills and expertise of the agency that delivers it make the rest,” said John Swanson, Global Channel Director at Kentico. “With our partnership with Distinction, we know that end users of our product will receive the right advice and best implementation possible for their project.”
James Bloor, Managing Director of Distinction, is delighted with the achievement - “We’ve been working with Kentico since 2006, during which time we’ve created over 100 websites for a wide variety of clients, from global brands to bootstrapped start-ups. I’m tremendously proud of the team here at Distinction for achieving this latest competency, which is no mean feat. It has re-enforced our position as one of the top worldwide Gold Partners.”
Microsoft Azure is already used by 57% of Fortune 500 companies, enabling them to move faster, save money, and integrate on-premises apps and data.
In addition to Microsoft Azure, Distinction has also achieved the following competencies over the last 18 months:
- Development and Integration - linking websites with third party systems such as Dynamics, Salesforce, Sage Line 50, and many payment gateways;
- Online Marketing - to allow clients to make their sites more successful through split-testing, content personalisation and marketing automation;
- E-commerce - helping clients to set up, manage and develop their web stores to sell their products and services online;
- Mobile - creating mobile-optimised experiences.
Organisations wishing to find out how to leverage Kentico on the Microsoft Azure cloud are encouraged to contact James Bloor, Managing Director at Distinction, by visiting their website at http://distinction.co.uk or by phone on +44 (0)115 7043011.
About Distinction
Distinction is a full service digital agency, working throughout the full digital project lifecycle. From strategy to delivery, the team at Distinction ooze brilliance. They are winners of two Kentico Site of the Year awards in 2014, including Best Mobile Website and Best Graphic Design. According to the Recommended Agency Register (RAR), Distinction is the Most Effective Agency in the UK, after winning the award at the RAR Awards in 2014.
About Kentico
Kentico is the integrated marketing solution that provides a complete set of features for building websites, intranets, community sites and e-commerce solutions on the Microsoft ASP.NET platform, on-premise or in the Cloud. It supports mobile websites, SEO, document management, online marketing tools, multilingual websites, and multisite management, and comes out of the box with 70 ready-to-use modules, 400 configurable web parts, and source code available by request.
About Kentico Software
Kentico (http://www.kentico.com) provides an affordable, award-winning integrated marketing solution that’s easy to use but also highly customizable for powerful real-time customer-centric marketing across multiple channels, on-premise or in the Cloud. Founded in 2004, Kentico is headquartered in the Czech Republic with offices in the US, UK, and Australia. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with 1,100 digital agency partners, Kentico powers more than 18,000 websites in 90 countries. Customers include Bacardi; Great British Chefs; Gibson; Mazda; Microsoft; Mighty River Power; Run and Become; Sony; Vodafone.
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James Bloor, Distinction, http://distinction.co.uk, +44 1157043011, [email protected]
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