Sabrix, Inc. Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
SAN RAMON, CA, Jul 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
Sabrix, Inc., a leading provider of transaction tax management for
companies of all sizes, today announced it has attained Gold Certified
Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with Competency in two
categories: ISV/Software Solutions and Microsoft Business Solutions.
As a Gold Certified Partner, Sabrix 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.
Sabrix, Inc. is a leading provider of transaction tax management for
companies of all sizes, enabling finance, tax, and IT professionals to
achieve accurate, timely, and cost-effective compliance for sales tax, use
tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), excise tax and industry-specific taxes and
fees. With this latest announcement, Sabrix has proven its superior
compatibility with Microsoft technologies further delivering on its
promise to help its customers achieve compliance with confidence.
"Achieving Microsoft Gold Certified Status attests to the reliability and
superiority of our outsourced sales and use tax compliance service for the
Microsoft Dynamics community," said Pam Kostka, SVP, Corporate Marketing
of Sabrix. "At Sabrix, we are not only committed to providing our
customers with the best tax technology and access to expert tax services,
but also the most advanced integration capabilities so customers can
achieve compliance with confidence, while leveraging their existing
technology investments."
"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap
between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison
Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at
Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert
adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold
Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and
support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our
technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes Sabrix as a new Gold Certified
Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction
using Microsoft products and technology."
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status,
Sabrix had to declare Microsoft Competencies. 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.
Competency: ISV/Software Solutions
The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus
partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of
developing and marketing packaged software based on Microsoft
technologies.
"Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better
enable ISVs to meet customer needs," said Walid Abu-Hadba, corporate vice
president of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft
Corp. "They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep
knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft
has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them
deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers,
and the Microsoft Competencies are an important step in continuing to
enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide."
Competency: Microsoft Business Solutions
The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency is designed for partners with
proven expertise in designing and/or implementing enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities
using Microsoft's financial, CRM and supply chain management solutions.
Microsoft solutions partners have capitalized on this opportunity to help
organizations develop and build integrated ERP and CRM solutions around
Microsoft technology. The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency allows
partners to identify their unique, proven proficiency in deploying
applications based on Microsoft's financial, CRM and supply chain
management solutions.
"Microsoft partners that specialize in business management systems meet a
unique market need," said Doug Kennedy, Vice President, Microsoft Dynamics
Partners at Microsoft Corp. "It is important to recognize how important
industry features are to delivering solutions that fit customer needs. We
work with partners building the skills needed for them to align to a key
industry and we are rolling out programs and initiatives such as the
Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program -- a solution certification
achieved by Microsoft Dynamics partners whose software solutions have met
Microsoft Corporation's highest standard for partner developed industry
solutions to deliver comprehensive business management systems."
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.
About Sabrix, Inc.
Sabrix, Inc. is a leading provider of transaction tax management for
companies of all sizes, enabling finance, tax, and IT professionals to
achieve accurate, timely, and cost-effective compliance for sales tax, use
tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), excise tax and industry-specific taxes and
fees. The Sabrix Application Suite(TM) serves global enterprises such as
Amazon.com, BASF, Cisco, DTE Energy, IBM and York International. The
Sabrix Application Suite seamlessly connects to all financial applications
requiring the determination, calculation, and recording of transaction
taxes. The company also offers the Sabrix Managed Tax Service(TM) (MTS),
an outsourced transaction tax compliance service that helps finance
departments of small-and-medium-sized businesses eliminate the hassle,
control their audit exposure, and reduce the total cost of sales tax, use
tax, and VAT compliance. Sabrix MTS seamlessly integrates with a company's
existing accounting and e-commerce systems, and, similar to outsourced
payroll services, operates as a trusted extension of a company's finance
department to address tax compliance from start to finish: address
validation, tax rate maintenance, tax determination and calculation,
returns preparation and filing as well as audit research and
documentation. For more information, please visit http://www.sabrix.com.
Sabrix, Sabrix Application Suite, Sabrix Managed Tax Service and Sabrix
MTS are trademarks of Sabrix, Inc. All other company and product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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