Lakeside Software Earns Microsoft Gold Application Development Competency

Bloomfield Hills, MI ― March 20, 2013 ― Lakeside Software, a leader in business intelligence solutions for IT professionals, today announced it has attained a Gold Application Development competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and distinguishing itself within the top 1 percent of Microsoft’s partner ecosystem.

To earn a Microsoft Gold competency, organizations must successfully complete a rigorous set of exams to prove their level of technology expertise and submit customer references that attest to their solution’s customers’ satisfaction and compatibility with Microsoft technologies. By earning the distinction of a gold competency, Lakeside Software receives unique benefits designed to support our business objectives.

The new Application Development competency recognizes partners who are expert in developing innovative applications on the Microsoft platform and using Microsoft development tools. By attaining the Gold Competency in Application Development, Lakeside Software proves its ability to exploit the most innovative features and functions of the current Microsoft platform. It also confirms the company’s expertise and extensive experience in developing software to meet the needs of users of Microsoft products.

Attaining the software development competency helps Lakeside Software capitalize on strong customer demand for IT business intelligence solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Lakeside Software SysTrack solutions help IT administrators monitor, measure and optimize end user performance. Lakeside Software employs Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET technologies in the development of SysTrack solutions, and SysTrack solutions utilize Microsoft SQL databases to store both client and server data.

Supporting Quotes

Brinton Baker, chief marketing officer, Lakeside Software: “This Microsoft Gold Application Development competency showcases our expertise in and commitment to today’s technology market and demonstrates our deep knowledge of Microsoft and its products.”

Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corporation: “By achieving a gold competency, partners have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment to the latest Microsoft technology. These partners have a deep expertise that puts them in the top 1 percent of our partner ecosystem, and their proficiency will help customers drive innovative solutions on the latest Microsoft technology.”

About Lakeside Software

Lakeside Software is a leading provider of business intelligence solutions for IT. SysTrack solutions for User Experience Scoring, End-to-End Monitoring, Problem Diagnostics, Power Management, VDI Assessment and Planning, and Windows 7 Migration empower IT with the knowledge to dramatically improve productivity and reduce costs. SysTrack’s patented and massively scalable DataMine distributed database architecture aggregates user-level data unmatched in depth and quality, enabling SysTrack’s sophisticated reporting intelligence to deliver unprecedented insight into application usage and resource utilization. Visit www.LakesideSoftware.com for more information.

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