For Release 11:05 a.m. EST

July 3, 2008

Microsoft Announces New Small Business Specialist in Blue Bell, PA

New designation distinguishes Informed Systems, Inc. as an expert in small-business solutions and services.

Blue Bell — July 3, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced Informed Systems, Inc. has become a Small Business Specialist in the Blue Bell metropolitan area. To attain this new designation, ISI has demonstrated expertise in planning and building solutions for small businesses. As part of the Small Business Specialist Community, ISI will receive a rich set of benefits from Microsoft, including access to training specifically designed for the small-business industry, small-business marketing materials for reuse, special partner offers, and the ability to use the Small Business Specialist logo in marketing materials, which can help give the company a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

The Small Business Specialist Community, available as a competency-like designation as part of the Microsoft® Partner Program, was developed in response to input from customers and partners that expressed a need to build easier connections that enable small-business customers to quickly and easily identify technology partners best suited to support them.

“Small businesses are looking for partner companies that understand their unique business needs,” said Steve Guggenheimer, vice president of small business for the Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partner Group at Microsoft. “With resources like the Small Business Specialist Community and the partner locator tool on the Microsoft Small Business Center Web site, it will be much easier for small businesses to identify local partners that are best able to address their specific needs. We are confident this offering will help ISI reach its full potential by creating more visibility, opportunity and demand in the local small-business segment.”

Informed Systems Inc. is extremely pleased with our status as a new Small Business Specialist,” said Judy DeLello, President at ISI. “This special designation allows ISI to effectively promote ourselves to customers as having proven expertise in delivering high-value, strategic solutions for small businesses. For Blue Bell area customers, Small Business Specialist status provides ISI with early line of sight to new products, services and programs from Microsoft, which can extend the value we bring to our client relationships.”

The Small Business Specialist Community was announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2006.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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For more information, press only:

Rick DeLello, Informed Systems, Inc., (610) 940-9840, Rick@isisupport.com

 

 

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