Burlington, Ontario, Canada - June 26, 2006

ABELSoft Corporation announced that it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with ISV/Software Solutions Competency.  

Founded in 1977, ABELSoft was one of the first Canadian companies to achieve Solution Provider status with Microsoft.  The new Gold Certified Partner status recognizes ABELSoft’s current expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. 

Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement and pass the highest level of requirements from Microsoft. To become a Gold Certified Partner, ABELSoft demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers’ needs.

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status recognizes the ISV/Software Solutions competency ABELSoft earned by;
• having products pass the Microsoft Platform Test,
• having approved customer references,
• participating in Customer Satisfaction Surveys (97.4% of respondents reported satisfaction with ABELSoft's products, support and service),
• having Microsoft Certified professionals on staff,
• participating in the ISV Royalty program (where ABELSoft bundles MS SQL Server with their products)

“Our team is proud to have attained Gold Certified Partner status and we plan to promote and benefit from our relationship with Microsoft with renewed enthusiasm,” said Arun Rele, President of ABELSoft.  “The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status will allow us to continue enhancing the technology solutions that we provide.  Our customers can rely on us to provide solutions that meet their current business demands and to formulate long-term technology strategies that will meet their needs in the future.”

ABELSoft serves medical and dental healthcare providers in North America, the Caribbean and India by developing and implementing solutions that help them to provide optimum care while maximizing their net earnings.  ABELSoft has the skills to design, install, and support healthcare software systems and integration with related products.  In addition, ABELSoft combines internal networks with secure Internet connectivity to make the most of its information technology assets.