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CBORD Awarded Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner Status for
Third Year
July 18, 2008
Ithaca, New York—The
CBORD Group, Inc., today
announced it has attained Gold
Certified Partner status in the
Microsoft Partner Program for a
third consecutive year, with
competencies in Data Management
Solutions, Independent Software
Vendor (ISV)/Software Solutions,
Mobility Solutions, Networking
Infrastructure Solutions, and
Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA) and
Business Processes. As a Gold
Certified Partner, CBORD®
has demonstrated expertise with
Microsoft technologies and has
proven its impact in the
technology marketplace.
Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners possess the highest
level of expertise in Microsoft
technologies, and as such are
granted a rich set of benefits,
including access, training, and
support, giving them a
competitive advantage.
CBORD is the world’s leading
provider of campus and cashless
card systems, food and nutrition
service management software,
nationwide student discount and
off-campus commerce programs,
housing and judicial process
management software, and
integrated security solutions.
Microsoft technologies, such as
the Microsoft .NET Framework and
Microsoft
SQL Server 2005, make it
possible for CBORD to deliver
reliable, state-of-the-art
products such as NetMenu®,
NetCatering®, and
NetNutrition®.
“CBORD’s designation, for a
third consecutive year, as a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
demonstrates our professionals’
unending commitment to achieving
the highest levels of expertise
and providing unrivaled
technologies and services to our
customers,” said Randy Eckels,
Senior Vice President, Sales and
Marketing, CBORD.
As a CBORD client, Kane Scott,
Manager, Information Technology,
ARAMARK Sports and
Entertainment, Convention Center
and Cultural Attractions
Division, appreciates the
partnership between CBORD and
Microsoft. CBORD’s EventMaster®
catering management software,
used by ARAMARK, recently moved
to the Microsoft SQL Server, and
Scott already realizes the
benefits.
“The SQL Server database is
reliable, requires less
maintenance, and is faster and
more dynamic than the previous
flat-file database,” Scott said.
“It’s also easier to maintain:
SQL Server is made to run very
large databases, so there’s no
more archiving data or worrying
about the size of the database.
The conversion to Microsoft SQL
Server is one of the best things
CBORD has done,” added Scott.
“Customers are looking for
partner companies that can
bridge the gap between their
business demands and technology
capabilities,” said Tom
Litchford, U.S. Retail Industry
Director, Microsoft Corp. “They
need to trust in a company that
can act as an expert adviser for
their long-term strategic
technology plans. Today,
Microsoft recognizes CBORD for
demonstrating its proven ability
to build a positive customer
experience with our
technologies, and we’ll continue
to work together to help our
mutual customers achieve
business success.”
The Microsoft Partner Program
was launched in October 2003 and
represents Microsoft’s ongoing
commitment to the success of
partners worldwide. The program
offers a single integrated
partnering framework that
recognizes partner expertise,
rewards the total impact that
partners have in the technology
marketplace, and delivers more
value to help
partners’ businesses be
successful.
About The CBORD Group
The CBORD Group serves colleges
and universities, healthcare
facilities, chain restaurants,
supermarkets, continuing care
facilities, corporations, and a
host of other market segments.
CBORD’s products are used in
food service, catering,
nutrition services, online
ordering, cashless dining,
campus ID card privilege
control, access control,
integrated security, housing
services, and other
institution-wide activities. The
CBORD Group serves more than
6,000 clients in the U.S.,
Canada, Europe, South Africa,
the Middle East, New Zealand,
and Australia.
The CBORD Group was founded in
1975. Today it employs more than
475 professionals. To learn more
about CBORD, visit us at
www.cbord.com.
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