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Your PC Team Attains Microsoft Certified Partner Status

Woodstock, Georgia – December 10, 2009 – Your PC Team, LLC today announces it has attained Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Network Infrastructure Solutions, recognizing Your PC Team’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, Your PC Team has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

“We are extremely pleased to have attained Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our clients,” said Thomas Drought, preseident of Your PC Team, LLC. “The benefits provided through our Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for clients.”

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing 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 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 Your PC Team, LLC as a new Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

As one of the requirements for attaining Certified Partner status, Your PC Team 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.

The Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency is for technology partners who have proven their proficiency in crafting infrastructure solutions for small to midsize businesses that include Windows Server Solutions based on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server operating system, or Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. These implementations may include crafting solutions that connect Windows-based servers, PC locations, and the Internet; installing a server farm; or building a Windows Small Business Server stand-alone solution that includes file/print capabilities.