The global leader in software development “Microsoft” has evaluated the competence of IT company “Penki kontinentai” and extended its Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status.

According to Tomas Okmanas, Head of the System Administration Department of “Penki kontinentai”, golden partnership is a strong guarantee that customers who choose the Lithuanian company receive effective information technology products and services that enable them to optimize their operations.

“This status reflects the quality and innovation of our products and services that are based on “Microsoft” solutions as well as the competence of our specialists. “Microsoft” products ensure convenient and effective use of IT systems, are easy to integrate and cost-saving. This guarantees our success and that of our customers. Moreover, qualification of the specialists of “Penki kontinentai” certified by “Microsoft” as well as their continuously updated technological knowledge ensure implementation of solutions that best meet the needs of the customers”, says T. Okmanas.

As a Gold Partner, the company “Penki kontinentai” received highest scores in the following four categories:

• Gold OEM (confirms leadership in the area of design, production and supply of hardware solutions),
• Gold Devices and Deployment (allows for ensuring reliable and high-quality operations of installation, distribution and maintenance of “Windows”, “Microsoft Office”, “Windows Internet Explorer” and “Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack”),
• Gold Application Development (evidences experience in the development of innovative applications by means of “Microsoft” technology),
• Gold Management and Virtualization (ensures competent solutions for design, supply and virtualization).

In 2013, the company “Penki kontinentai” also became a partner under the Microsoft Service Provider Licence Agreement. SPLA program was designed specifically for the licensing of cloud technology products and gives the company access to a wide range of licensed “Microsoft” products, including “Microsoft Dynamics”, “Microsoft Project”, “Microsoft SQL”, “Microsoft Exchange Server”, “Microsoft SharePoint Server”, “Windows Server”, etc. as well as enables the company to offer its customers the opportunity to test the solutions without the need to invest in expensive software.

“Penki kontinentai”, moreover, cooperates with and is a partner of such global leaders in the IT market as “Unisys”, “Cisco”, ARRIS, “Paessler” and “Hewlett-Packard” (HP).