FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Yosemite Technologies, a leading developer of multi-platform backup and recovery software solutions announced today that it has been named as one of Microsoft's Gold Certified Partners. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement.
The certification highlights Yosemite's on-going commitment to providing its customers and resellers with reliable, high-performance products that offer the utmost in ease-of-use, as well as return on their infrastructure investment. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have passed the highest level of requirements from Microsoft and have demonstrated the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies in demonstrated enterprise customer deployments or an on-site Microsoft assessment.
"Becoming a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner is another landmark achievement for Yosemite. Our team has worked very hard and is incredibly dedicated to providing our customers with the utmost in service and the most powerful, cost-effective business continuity solution available on the market today," stated John Maxwell, vice president of marketing at Yosemite Technologies. "We want to ensure that our customers and channel partners have the most up-to-date, high-performance technology available to protect their vital data. This certification ensures that they not only have the latest technology, they have a partner with the expertise and commitment to implement that technology."
Yosemite's flagship product, TapeWare 7.0, was one of the first products to receive certification for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Windows Server certification requires products meet core capabilities such as Windows OS interoperability and compatibility; install and uninstall ease and predictability; powerful security; and availability and stability under high stress or load.
"Only companies that have demonstrated the highest levels of customer service, proven their experience and attained advanced certification receive the designation of Microsoft Gold Certified Partners," said Margo Day, vice president, U.S. Partner Group at Microsoft. "Today, Microsoft recognizes Yosemite for its skills and expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology."
Yosemite supports a wide spectrum of Microsoft products including Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Storage Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server.
TapeWare 7.0 is currently available through Ingram Micro, Value Added Resellers and Yosemite's web site. For more information about Yosemite Technologies and its products, please visit the company's Web site at www.yosemitetechnologies.com.
About Yosemite Technologies
Yosemite Technologies is a global provider of enterprise-caliber backup solutions for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME). Yosemite's flagship product, TapeWare(R), provides a single solution for environments running Microsoft(R) Windows, Linux, Novell NetWare(R) and UNIX. Yosemite has developed strong technology and channel partnerships with leading companies including HP, Dell, Microsoft, Certance, Ingram Micro and Gateway. The company's commitment to Backup Simplified(TM) represents Yosemite's focus on delivering products that offer unmatched performance, ease-of-use and value. Founded in 1996, Yosemite Technologies is a privately held company located in Fresno, California. For more information, visit www.yosemitetech.com.
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