Hosted Solutions Earns Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

Hosted Solutions, the Carolinas’ premier data center and hosting company, today announced that the company has earned Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a Competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, an achievement which demonstrates Hosted Solutions’ proven expertise, quality of service and impact on the technology marketplace.

“This designation as a Gold Certified Partner not only speaks to the significant quantity of Licensing we are providing our clients through the Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA),” said Rich Lee, CEO of Hosted Solutions. “But more importantly it speaks to the quality and value our staff and services are delivering.” Notably, Hosted Solutions boasts a Microsoft Windows Support Team dedicated exclusively to assisting clients with Microsoft infrastructure applications including Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, SQL Server and Exchange.

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “Today, Microsoft recognizes Hosted Solutions as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.”

Hosted Solutions’ full suite of services includes Colocation, Fully-Managed Servers, Dedicated Servers, Business Continuity Services, Managed Storage, Enterprise Backup, Managed Firewall, Intrusion and Vulnerability Detection, Load Balancing, High Availability Clustering and comprehensive 24/7 Monitoring and Management of e-commerce infrastructures.

About Hosted Solutions
Hosted Solutions provides complete and customized managed and dedicated web hosting solutions to more than 350 clients. Hosted Solutions offers unmatched technical expertise in best practices and best-of-breed technologies as well as flexible and scalable packages and a la carte services. For more information about Hosted Solution's offerings contact sales@hostedsolutions.com, call 919-852-0690 in the Triangle, 704-423-9174 in Charlotte, or visit www.hostedsolutions.com.