Scalability Experts Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2007 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in Data Management Solutions, Database Management

Dallas, TX, June 16, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Today, Scalability Experts announced it has been selected as a finalist for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award in Data Management, Database Management. Winners for the 2007 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, will be announced July 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

“We are pleased to see the recognition of our work on SQL Server 2005 with Microsoft’s Financial Services vertical this year,” stated Robert Beatty, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Scalability Experts.

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. The Data Management Solutions, Database Management Partner of the Year award recognizes exceptional partners who support customers with their mission critical applications. The winning partner’s solution will showcase how SQL Server 2005 reduced application downtime, increased scalability and performance, and tightened security controls.

“We have a diverse and talented partner ecosystem that each year raises the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies,” said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. “We are pleased to recognize Scalability Experts as one of our partners leading the field in this category.”

Scalability Experts provides services and training specific to Microsoft® SQL Server™. In addition, Scalability Experts develops SQL Scaler, a software program that helps companies conduct scalability and load testing on Microsoft® SQL Server™. SQL Scaler is marketed by Idera (http://www.idera.com/Products/SQLscaler/)

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.

Scalability Experts is a consulting, training, and software development company focused solely on Microsoft SQL Server™. A Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, Scalability Experts is recognized in the industry as a world leading practitioner in advanced SQL Server™ technologies and has received Microsoft's Global Excellence Award for Advanced Infrastructure, Data Management for two consecutive terms.

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