ePartners Teams with CDW to Provide Enhanced Microsoft Business Soluti

ePartners Teams with CDW to Provide Enhanced Microsoft Business Solutions Services to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

    Business Editors/Technology Writers
    Microsoft Convergence 2005

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2005--

Pairing Connects Microsoft's 2004 Global Partner of the Year with a Successful Microsoft Large Account Reseller
    MICROSOFT CONVERGENCE 2005: SAN DIEGO, CA - ePartners (www.epartnersolutions.com), a leading global Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) consultancy, and CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC, www.cdw.com), a FORTUNE 500 provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced that the two companies will provide CDW clients with ePartners' sales and delivery expertise for Microsoft Business Solutions. ePartners' will provide CDW clients with full implementation and training services for Microsoft Business Solutions' applications, including Microsoft CRM, Microsoft-Axapta, Microsoft-GreatPlains, and Microsoft Small Business Financials, as well as MicrosoftSharePoint.
    ePartners is a leading MBS provider and information technology services consultancy with 23 offices in North America and London. More than 300 leading companies spanning 45 industries turned to ePartners last year for aligning business and IT strategies, improving business processes and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate business results.
    "ePartners is excited to offer our specialization of Microsoft Business Solutions to CDW's customers," said Dan Duffy, CEO of ePartners. "As a Microsoft Business Solutions partner, we have the consulting, technical, training and industry-specific resources necessary to not only meet, but exceed, the needs of CDW's customers."
    After implementing solutions, ePartners will continue to support customers by providing ongoing services, including end-user training, annual systems reviews, call center support, on-site support, technology updates, and overall performance enhancements. ePartners' experience, technical skill, ability to locally deploy consulting professionals and implement business solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner positions ePartners as the leading solutions provider for companies looking to accelerate their business results through technology.
    "Price/performance improvements are enabling SMBs to access technology solutions that were once limited to large enterprises," said Tom Maloney, director of corporate software sales for CDW. "We're starting to see that these customers want business applications that can give them competitive advantages, and so we are excited to work with ePartners to be responsive to our customers' needs."
    "The partnership between ePartners and CDW provides immediate advantage for our customers throughout North America," said Dan English, General Manager of Microsoft Business Solutions, U.S. "Today, customers can buy Microsoft CRM, SharePoint, and Small Business Financials directly from CDW and get the onsite deployment and training services available from ePartners, our 2004 Global Partner of the Year. This supports Microsoft's desire to help solve customer business problems, and we congratulate ePartners and CDW on their success."
    For more information about ePartners, visit www.epartnersolutions.com or call 888-883-9797.

    About ePartners, Inc.

    After more than a decade of arming its customers with a competitive advantage, ePartners has established itself as the leading global Microsoft Business Solutions consultancy in the world. From aligning their clients' business and IT strategies; to improving business processes; and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate business results, no other Microsoft Business Solutions partner offers more comprehensive information technology solutions and services than ePartners. Last year alone, more than 300 leading companies spanning 45 industries turned to ePartners for strategic business solutions and consulting services. ePartners is backed by Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Capital Resource Partners, Liberty Mutual, Mobius Venture Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Rustic Canyon Partners and Charterhouse Group. www.epartnersolutions.com.

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