New Horizons of Minnesota Receives Top Award from Microsoft for Outstanding Performance as Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions
Phoenix, AZ, USA— June 5, 2007 — New Horizons of Minnesota received an award for Partner Excellence at the Microsoft Channel Partner Summit in Phoenix, Arizona.
New Horizons of Minnesota received the Driving Partner and Customer Business and Satisfaction Award given to the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions that has shown excellence in the area of building partner and customer business and satisfaction. During the measured period, New Horizons of Minnesota engaged with Microsoft and customers to drive skill development and awareness of Microsoft’s newly announced Office, Vista and Exchange solutions.
New Horizons of Minnesota drove great success for the channel with our Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Awareness Seminars. With over 200 attendees, the seminars generated 15 new customers for the LAR, eight projects for the System Integrators and over $130,000 in new CPLS revenue.
Microsoft inaugurated the award program in 2004 to acknowledge exceptional achievement by members of its Microsoft Partner Program with Certified Learning Solutions Competency.
“We are delighted to honor the New Horizons of Minnesota team for its commitment and proven effectiveness in providing high-quality learning services to our mutual customers,” said Robert Deshaies, Vice President, U.S. Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “The relationships and connections New Horizons of Minnesota builds with customers and other Microsoft partners allow businesses of all kinds to reach their full potential and realize the maximum value of their technology investments.”
Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions have proven expertise in providing high-quality training and full-service learning solutions on the Microsoft platform to individuals and organizations of every size worldwide. They are the only Microsoft-authorized providers of technical skills training.
The Microsoft Partner Program recognizes companies that have demonstrated their commitment and ability to deliver one or more specialized areas of Microsoft technologies. The program helps customers identify companies that have proven experience with Microsoft products and solutions.
For additional information, contact Rick Flath, Partner Solutions Manager, at 952.896.6800.
About New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Minnesota
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Minnesota is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, and operates as an independently owned franchise of New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc. It distinguishes itself in the market place by being the first Microsoft Gold CPLS partner in the country and offering an integrated learning solution through instructor-led training, online instructor-led and online self-study offerings combined with pre- and post-class resources for IT, Developer and Business Professionals. It's ranked number one on the Computer Training Firms Top 25 List of 2004 in The Business Journal of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
About New Horizons Worldwide, Inc.
Through its Integrated Learning offering, New Horizons provides customer-focused computer training choices with a wide variety of tools and resources that reinforce the learning experience. With more than 250 centers across the world, New Horizons sets the pace for innovative training programs that meet the changing needs of the industry. Featuring the largest education resource in the IT training industry, New Horizons has over 2,400 instructors and classrooms.
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