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Official press release:
NetPro Group reaches the status of being the first Microsoft Gold Partner on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with four competences!
Willemstad , Curaçao (N.A.), January 22nd 2005 - The year 2005 has already started outstanding for the NetPro Group. By being the only ICT provider on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba that has now reached the status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the NetPro Group can now truly be distinguished from all other ICT providers on the islands.
“The obtaining status of the Gold Partner Certification as first one on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba , endorses the ambition of the NetPro Group to grow to the life time status of knowledge leader on the territory of Microsoft-technology. The Gold Partner Certification has been based on independent tested references. It gives our customers and prospects the faith that they have found a trustworthy partner that sees over all required knowledge and skills to build solutions of added value. Also the Gold Partner status is the prove that our co-workers are up-to-date certified as a Microsoft-specialist”, says Hans Kruithof, Manager IT-Solutions of the NetPro Group.
“We are very satisfied with the fact that the NetPro Group as first Gold Certified Partner on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba is certified for four competences. That is quite particular! The implementing of the newest Microsoft technologies asks profound knowledge. That also counts for network solutions. For customers are reliability, a mark of identification and the know-how to control in operations extremely important. They want security over their ICT-solutions and a guarantee of qualities of their supplier. With this certification we are able to offer that guarantee optimally”, says Dick Zeijdel, Sales Manager of the NetPro Group.
A competence is demonstrated on the basis of independent tested customer references and certifications of employees of the Microsoft partners. Gold Certified Partners must have at least the disposal of one Microsoft Competency, but NetPro Group already has four:
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions - for building infrastructure solutions with high availability
Network Solutions - for building professional networks
Security Specialist - for the building of very advanced Microsoft-protection solutions
Learning Solutions - for the transferring of profound technical knowledge on the territory of Microsoft-solutions at organizations and individual employees

Board of directors of the NetPro Group, together with Flavio Calonge, Partner Manager of Microsoft Caribbean. (Second of right).
About the NetPro Group
Since 1996 is the NetPro Group the provider of solutions and services on the territory of Information & Communication Technology on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. From desktop till server, and from Office-applications till Business Solutions. NetPro Group as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner furnishes exclusive solutions that were proved in practice and are world-wide applied. Next to the new acquired status of Microsoft Gold Partner is the NetPro Group also Cisco Premier Partner and HP Business Partner. Furthermore the NetPro Group is a specialist on the territory of Document Management and solutions for Retail. Apart from that the NetPro Group counts more than 25 co-workers. The customers' file of the NetPro Group consists of very large enterprises as well as the middle and small business.
The year 2004 has been a unique year for the NetPro Group. In 2004, with the help of a small-scale marketing campaign, the logo and the slogan were adapted , so that the qualities could characterize on all points. With the just obtained status it appears that 2005 will again become a stirred year for the NetPro Group!
More information
If you have any questions regarding information in this press release, please contact us at office hours on Monday till Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
NetPro Group
Schottegatweg Oost 13-D
Willemstad , Curaçao (N.A.)
Tel: (+599-9) 736-6955
Fax: (+599-9) 736-5884
E-mail: Info@netprogroup.com
www.netprogroup.com
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