Now Micro Named Microsoft ASPIRE Award Gold Prize Winner

Online, November 15, 2011 (Newswire.com) - www.nowmicro.com - Now Micro, a leader in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions and services, is excited to announce that we have been named a recipient of the ASPIRE Award Gold Prize sponsored by Microsoft's Ready-to-Go Marketing. Now Micro is being recognized by Microsoft for successfully using the corporation's partner program Ready-to-Go Marketing resources to create innovative sales and marketing campaigns and improve its reach to high-quality customer leads.

Specifically, ASPIRE Award entrants' campaigns were evaluated on business impact; innovation and creativity; Microsoft Ready-to-Go integration; results and effectiveness; and overall campaign excellence. Now Micro is one of nine partner companies to receive a Gold ASPIRE Award.

Now Micro is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with years of expertise in Microsoft products and technology solutions. We offer a variety of Microsoft solutions support services including Microsoft Exchange 2010, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Active Directory, Office 365, Windows 7 Consulting, Live@Edu and Sharepoint. Now Micro is one of only a few companies in Minnesota with expertise in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM.

"Receiving a Gold Microsoft ASPIRE Award validates our efforts to actively engage with the marketplace and generate interest in how our technology products and services use Microsoft technologies to our customers' greatest advantage," said Pat Finn, President of Now Micro. "We look forward to continuing to uncover new business opportunities and grow our company with the support of Microsoft."

Cindy Bates for Microsoft Corp. said, "The Ready-to-Go Marketing program is designed to help partners save time and money and effectively market their business. By leveraging the full range of Ready-to-Go Marketing tools, partners gain access to increased customer visibility and a tremendous competitive advantage. We are proud to offer our partners a sales and marketing support system that enables them to position themselves effectively for success, now and in the future."