Microsoft recently announced that Crestwood Associates is the recipient of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner qualification for Microsoft Business Solutions.         

We are extremely pleased with our new status as a “Microsoft Gold Certified Partner,” which brings to us and our clients’ added expertise, certification, and support. This certification is only achieved by the top 5% of global Microsoft partners and is based on a strong commitment to Microsoft solutions, an increased investment in the training and certification of our team, and sales volume.  We are extremely proud of our accomplishments, and wanted to share the certification with you, our valued clients, for whom we continually strive to improve our level of service. 

Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions at Microsoft Corp., firmly believes that “Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that specialize in business applications meet a unique market need by providing a higher level of expertise to customers.  The Business Solutions Competency achieved by Crestwood as part of their Gold Certified Partner qualification enables them to showcase their depth of expertise in Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) and Dynamics CRM solutions to customers that depend on them for critical business services.” 

Achieving the Business Solutions Competency requires a combination of employee technical certifications, multiple customer references, a large number of successful system deployments, and other business measures.  The Gold Certified Partner qualification provides a unique opportunity for Crestwood to develop a trusted advisor relationship with our customers. 

Brian McGuckin, Director of Business Development for Crestwood, speaks for the entire team when he says, “we are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program.  This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and expanded relationship with Microsoft to our customers.  The benefits provided through the Gold Certified Partner program will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for customers.”

 

Crestwood Associates LLC Earns Microsoft Business Solutions President’s Club Recognition for 2006

Crestwood Associates recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft? Business Solutions President’s Club for the 3^rd time in the past 4 years. This recognition honors Business Solutions reselling partners whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement and customer satisfaction.

 “Microsoft congratulates Crestwood Associates on achieving President’s Club status,” said Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Craig McCollum. “Crestwood Associates truly understands how important customers are to Microsoft and has gone out of their way to make the customer’s experience a positive one.”

 Brian McGuckin shared his thoughts with the Crestwood team:

“We wanted to congratulate and thank everyone on the team for helping Crestwood to achieve Microsoft’s 2006 President’s Club award.  We have received this award for three out of the last four years and we are focused on making it three years in a row in fiscal year 2007.  President’s Club signifies our ability to attract and retain an outstanding client base and only a handful of other Chicago partners have been recognized with this honor.”