PLANET ACHIEVES MICROSOFT UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS COMPETENCY VOICE SPECIALIZATION
Planet announced today that they have fulfilled the qualifications necessary to achieve Voice specialization within the Microsoft Unified Communications Competency.
Earning the Unified Communications Competency Voice specialization requires the completion of competency testing and a rigorous technical readiness program that includes specific staffing requirements and an internal deployment of the complete Microsoft unified communications offering. Companies that achieve the Unified Communications Competency Voice specialization are qualified by Microsoft to deploy Microsoft unified communications technologies such as Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, including VoIP and audio-, video-, and Web-conferencing.
"Taking advantage of our 10 year proven track record in telephony and our extensive expertise in Microsoft's solutions, Planet is well equipped to offer our clients a comprehensive unified communications solution", said Scott Tucker, CEO and President at Planet Technologies. "As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that has achieved the Unified Communications Competency Voice specialization, our customers are assured they are hiring a qualified vendor to deploy Microsoft's latest unified communications voice technologies."
"Microsoft partners that have achieved Voice specialization are distinguished experts at combining VoIP, unified messaging and conferencing with Microsoft unified communications technologies," said Eric Swift, Senior Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp. "The Microsoft Partner Program and Voice specialization provide partners with the technical, marketing, networking and sales resources necessary to help drive strong, profitable business results for customers."
