By earning this competency, PEAK IP SOLUTIONS has demonstrated expertise in designing and customizing UC solutions, with a focus on Microsoft OCS 2007R2. The Portals and Collaboration competency indicates that PEAK IP SOLUTIONS has the skills to build and tailor solutions for global collaboration using the Microsoft suite of products.

This is the third organizational competency PEAK IP SOLUTIONS has earned since becoming a Gold Certified Microsoft partner in December 2006. With these skills, PEAK IP SOLUTIONS is uniquely positioned to offer integrated solutions that synthesize disparate technologies to meet customers' specific business needs. These solutions go beyond simple product installations to leverage PEAK IP SOLUTIONS' technological excellence, extensive technology partnerships in the Media and Marketing & Communications, industry expertise, and broad service offerings.

PEAK IP SOLUTIONS utilizes Microsoft's technologies to provide world class solutions to the biotech, regional financial, life science, and transportation industries in the portal and enterprise content management arenas, said Michael Denney,  Vice President of Operations at PEAK IP SOLUTIONS. Our customers rely on PEAK IP SOLUTIONS to provide the integration of their Voice and Messaging systems and Collaboration Systems into their existing IT infrastructure. This additional Microsoft competency will give PEAK IP SOLUTIONS added capability to meet our customers' demands.

Today’s businesses need tools for unifying communication and collaboration. The Portals and Collaboration competency demonstrates a partner's ability to serve the needs of these businesses by using Microsoft tools to provide a high level of customer satisfaction. Allison Watson, Vice President of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. said. Today, Microsoft commends PEAK IP SOLUTIONS for its demonstrated expertise in building and customizing solutions to enhance customers' collaboration capabilities.

As a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, PEAK IP SOLUTIONS also holds competencies in Enterprise Messaging Solutions, Enterprise Networking, and Information Worker solutions. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate Gold Certified partners' capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies. In addition to this distinction, partners receive early access to technologies, training and support, and access to Microsoft's network of partners and resources.