TELCOR has achieved the prestigious Microsoft Partner designation every year since 1999. By achieving the Microsoft Partner status, TELCOR gains early access to the latest technologies, training and technical support — all of which benefit our customers.
The partner program includes 28 competencies, which focus on different areas of Microsoft expertise. Companies must demonstrate proficient knowledge and experience in order to achieve silver or gold status. Gold competencies demonstrate best-in-class expertise, and only 1 percent of all Microsoft Partners worldwide attain this degree of proficiency. Only 5 percent of all Microsoft Partners attain a silver competency.
TELCOR has achieved four competencies thus far during the Microsoft Partner Network program’s 2011-12 renewal year, including:
Microsoft altered its longtime partner program in October 2010, giving companies an opportunity to achieve silver or gold recognition for each competency. Previously called the Microsoft Partner Program, companies formerly achieved an overall partner status at one of three levels — Gold Certified, Certified and Registered. TELCOR achieved the overall Gold Certified Partner status from 2006 until 2010, when the program changed to its current structure.