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EKI Achieves Highest Level of Microsoft® Partner Status

Chicago, IL, October 26, 2006 - Electronic Knowledge Interchange (EKI), a leading provider of professional services in the area of application development, portals and business solutions, has been awarded the Microsoft Gold Certification, the highest level of partnership attainable by an independent professional solutions provider. As a Gold Certified Partner, EKI will receive additional resources from Microsoft in the form of training, technical support, and other services to help EKI maximize product performance and synergy with the Microsoft suite of products.

"As a Gold Partner, we’ll have access to the latest technology from Microsoft," said Diego Ferrer, co-CEO for EKI. "Customers will benefit by our services having the highest degree of quality when it comes to Microsoft Solutions including .NET, the leading-industry framework"

To attain gold certification, EKI has achieved several competencies, including: Custom Development Solutions, Business Process and Integration Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions. EKI is also a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.  

"Reaching the Gold level proves that not only we are passionate about Microsoft products and technologies" said Manuel Longo, Senior .NET consultant., "but  we also strive to implement them in the best way so our customers can take advantage of the full potential that the Microsoft Application platform offers, following recommended best practices, patterns and practices guidelines."

For more information about Microsoft’s Gold Certification program, visit https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/programoverview/goldcertpartner

About Electronic Knowledge Interchange:
Founded in 1997, and with a multicultural staff of technology and design professionals, EKI designs, develops, implements, and manages complex software applications and system infrastructures for some of the world's largest companies. The firm specializes in business process reengineering, workflow systems, document management, web portals, and e-commerce

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