NetMotion Wireless Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Sept. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Mobility Solutions, recognizing NetMotion Wireless' expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, NetMotion has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

NetMotion's award-winning mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN), Mobility XE(TM), enables more than 400,000 mobile workers around the globe to mitigate some of the most common challenges in mobile deployments today, including application crashes as users move in and out of wireless coverage areas, and seamless roaming between Wi-Fi and wide-area cellular networks. Mobility XE enhances mobile worker productivity at more than 1,600 of the world's most respected organizations across multiple industries including utilities, healthcare, communications, public safety, local government, transportation and many others.

In addition, the company provides advanced security and network management controls that extend corporate security policies to mobile devices, while also allowing customers to utilize their existing mobile investments to reliably deploy real-time applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and streaming video.

"We are very pleased to have reached the Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This recognition from Microsoft further validates our quality, performance, and expertise," said Pam Cory, vice president of marketing, NetMotion Wireless. "Our customers' mobile productivity needs continue to evolve in healthcare, public safety, utilities and other industries and our access to the partner program resources helps us develop cutting edge wireless solutions for Windows-based mobile devices and PCs."

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, NetMotion Wireless had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry. Within select Competencies, there are Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper expertise within that Competency. Serving as a specialized path to earning those Competencies, Specializations give direct access to the tools and resources that support that specific area of focus.

Partners that attain the Mobility Solutions Competency have proven expertise in developing and deploying Windows Mobile-based solutions and applications using Microsoft products including Windows Mobile software for Pocket PC and Smartphone.

"Achieving the Gold status in the Microsoft Mobility Competency is a commendable accomplishment and represents the highest certification level in the Microsoft partner program," said Stephanie Ferguson, general manager of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft Corp. "Partners at this level have received certified Windows Mobile training, certified their mobile application and provided customer references to demonstrate both their mobility expertise and their ability to deliver an outstanding solution to customers."

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.

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NetMotion Wireless develops software to enable businesses and agencies to maintain and optimize connections to applications as their mobile workers move in and out of wireless coverage areas and across various networks. NetMotion's award-winning mobile VPN, Mobility XE, enhances mobile worker productivity at more than 1,600 of the world's most respected organizations across multiple industries including utilities, healthcare, communications, public safety, local government, transportation and many others. For more information about NetMotion Wireless or its products, please visit www.netmotionwireless.com