DSS Achieves Microsoft Gold Competency in Virtualization

WYOMISSING, PA – August 23, 2011 – Distributed Systems Services, Inc. (DSS), a provider of innovative IT solutions that drive business value, announced today that the organization has achieved Microsoft Gold Competency in Virtualization, the top standard in the recently redesigned Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Program.

“DSS is proud to be among only one percent of Microsoft partners worldwide that have attained gold-tier status for virtualization,” said Dennis Niedrowski, Director of Professional Services. “We are committed to growing our virtualization practice and now have the ideal combination of specialized technology, resources, sales and technical enablement that allows us to deliver increasing value to our customers.”

Designed to replace Microsoft’s legacy Gold Certification, the new program features stringent technical competency and customer reference requirements to provide Microsoft customers valuable insight into partner expertise. Achieving a gold level in any competency requires significant commitment and solution depth. Four Solutions Architects/Engineers must demonstrate technical competency through testing; two sales executives must be trained and pass exams that demonstrate solution knowledge; and five references must be obtained from clients for whom the partner has deployed a solution in the competency.

About DSS
Distributed Systems Service, Inc. (DSS) is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA and serves organizations in the mid-Atlantic region. DSS provides a broad portfolio of technology solutions that drive business value. DSS employs over 110 people and offers solutions that address Data Center Hosting, Service Desk and Incident Management, PC Services, and IT Staffing, as well Professional Services for Collaboration, Virtualization, and Networking. DSS operates an enterprise class data center and has elite level partnerships with industry leaders IBM, Microsoft, VMWare, EMC and Cisco.

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