EXCLUSIVE SD&I ROUNDTABLE By Karen Duane Johnson
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help our customer know that our
solutions are compatible with
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is not just in providing other software and hardware
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a system solution to an end- d- assets. The process requires an
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user, but also to ensure application followed by third-
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that it has the proper party testing to validate the
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testing and certification compatibility and or interop-
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to run on a certain plat- erability of the offerings.
form. This month, our Les Kent, president, Progent
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experts weigh in on the Corp., San Jose, Calif.: We
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importance of attaining have been Microsoft Gold certi-
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Microsoft® Gold Certification on fied for four years and to obtain
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and having the right Microsoftcrosoft that we have achieved a number of
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MCP)
Certified Professionals (MCP) on points which MS allocates to different
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board at your company. areas. One area is having MS certified
How did your company obtain Identifying what it individuals as part of the organization.
Microsoft and other certifica- takes to be a better Different points are assigned for differ-
tion credentials and what was the ent levels of certification. To be MS Gold
importance of that accreditation? integrator a company needs 20 or so MS certified
Klark Trickey, support spe-