PerfectSoftware Company Blog

Norwalk, CT - (August 29, 2006) – PerfectSoftware announced that it has achieved the highest level of partner recognition from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) of Redmond Washington. The status was granted in 2006 recognizing PerfectSoftware’s achievements in product technology and customer satisfaction.

According to Microsoft’s website the definition of a Gold Certified Partner is as follows:

“Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement. They have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to help implement technology solutions that match your exact business needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have passed the highest level of requirements from Microsoft and have demonstrated the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies in demonstrated enterprise customer deployments or an on-site Microsoft assessment.”

“PerfectSoftware is pleased to accept this appointment from Microsoft, and is proud to be in an elite group of professionals and particularly in the Human Resource and Payroll software category” said Michael Gabriele President of PerfectSoftware.

PerfectSoftware has been named a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Application Software Products, as a result of its commitment to the Microsoft platform and its proven track record of developing quality software products and superior customer support. PerfectSoftware’s products include the PerfectHR a human resource software management system, PerfectPayroll a Payroll management and processing system and Eventrix, a human resource process automation engine.

“Our new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for human resource and payroll products will enable potential customers to further qualify PerfectSoftware as a provider of proven high-quality software products,” said Michael Gabriele, PerfectSoftware’s CEO. “PerfectSoftware has been Microsoft certified since 2002 and we are extremely pleased about this latest accomplishment.”

According to Microsoft’s website the definition of a Gold Certified Partner is as follows:

“Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement. They have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to help implement technology solutions that match your exact business needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have passed the highest level of requirements from Microsoft and have demonstrated the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies in demonstrated enterprise customer deployments or an on-site Microsoft assessment.”

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program provides a way for customers and potential customers to identify companies that have proven their commitment and expertise in one or more specialized areas when delivering Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners need to meet a higher set of criteria for each category, including enhanced certification and a portfolio of real-world customer references, and are thus identified as the most skilled partners in specific solution areas.

“Given the number of choices in software products in the market today, customers need to quickly learn who is committed to integration and testing,” said Rosa Garcia, general manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft. “They need to be assured that a software provider has a policy of platform testing and integration. With commitments to the Microsoft Windows and .NET platforms, GFI has clearly demonstrated that its software products are robust and credible. Microsoft is pleased to have GFI as a Gold Certified Partner for Software Products.”

About PerfectSoftware
PerfectSoftware empowers Human Resource and Payroll professionals with customer-driven solutions that recruit, develop, pay and retain key employees. PerfectSoftware focuses on middle market companies and provides its customers with unique features that provide key benefits toward corporate goals and objectives. Revenue and expenses are directly impacted through positive results.