MPS Partners Welcomed into Microsoft’s Virtual Technology Specialist Program

[Chicago, IL] — June 14, 2012 —MPS Partners, a leading Chicago based Microsoft Systems Integrator and a Managed Microsoft Partner has been selected to participate in the Microsoft Virtual Technology Specialist Program. The Microsoft Virtual Technology Specialist Team Program is a select group within the Microsoft’s partner community whose focus is to supplement Microsoft’s internal Technology Specialist team. Their primary role is to communicate the value of Microsoft products to customers and to provide architectural guidance for solutions. This team is managed directly by the Microsoft Partner Team in Microsoft’s Midwest district. Currently MPS Partners has seven VTS participants.  Their core skills and focus revolve around SharePoint, BizTalk, SQL Server and .Net.

MPS Partners has Microsoft Gold certifications in Portals and Collaboration and Application Integration and Silver certifications in Application Lifecycle Management, Business Intelligence and Web Development. MPS Partners is also an Azure Circle Partner.

“MPS Partners is excited to extend our relationship with Microsoft into the VTS program.  We look forward to helping with presales and architecture around key products including SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk, Windows Azure and custom .Net technologies.  Our VTS’s are committed to evangelizing the benefits of Microsoft technologies throughout the Midwest.” – Chris Kabat, Vice President – Microsoft Solutions

Together with Microsoft, MPS Partners has developed a simplified approach to architecting and deploying servers on the Microsoft platform and specialize in five core competencies;

Business Intelligence
MPS Partners’ Business Intelligence solutions focus on providing insight through data analysis. This insight can be delivered through many different channels and sources with BI solutions influenced by key methodologies.

Web Development
MPS Partners has been building robust customize enterprise solutions for our customers for many years. We can provide your company with guidance on comprehensive and consistent programming patterns and a common toolkit—using the .NET platform, across software and devices, on-premise and in the cloud—to help you build applications that work the way you want.

Application Integration
Enterprises are beginning to see the business value and the agility provided by moving applications to the cloud.  MPS Partners believes a pragmatic approach to cloud computing can achieve the greatest results for our customers.

Portals & Collaboration
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 is a server program that is part of the 2010 Microsoft Office system. MPS Partners can help your organization use Office SharePoint Server 2010 to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.

Although not a formal competency, MPS Partners is known throughout the Microsoft community as having an exemplary ERP and CRM Solutions;

Industry Solutions
MPS Partners recognizes that in today’s business environment interoperability is a critical business necessity. Utilizing SAP and Salesforce.com Integration, MPS Partners works closely with organizations as they seek to increase collaboration, optimize process performance and gain access to critical information, from disparate modules and other applications both inside and outside the organization.

About MPS Partners
MPS Partners helps clients derive full value from their Microsoft investments by simplifying implementation, adoption and support.  As a leading provider of Microsoft solutions with deep expertise, we emphasize implementation simplicity thereby translating seemingly complex technology into streamlined client solutions. MPS Partners is part of SPR Companies, a family of IT professional services firms that deliver high-value technology solutions and in-demand talent to help organizations achieve critical business objectives and solve complex technology challenges.  To learn more, go to www.mpspartners.com