Microsoft raises the bar for gold award – Mepco surpasses requirements to join the elite group

Fewer firms have made it into the ranks of the highest level of Microsoft's updated partner programme. Mepco has attained the highest level as a supplier of both customer management and financial and enterprise resource planning solutions.

The levels in the new Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) programme are defined according to competence areas.
The requirements for the Gold Competence level, the highest classification, have been made much more stringent. The requirements concerning certifications and customer references are tougher than before. In Microsoft's assessment, around 30 percent of current Gold Partners achieve the highest level for Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX. Competence levels are indicated by competence-specific partnership logos.

Mepco was one of the first Finnish suppliers to meet the requirements for both Gold Competence level in both Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX. Its place among the top-ranking suppliers continues on from its previous recognitions from Microsoft. In the summer of 2010, Mepco was selected for the third time as one of the Inner Circle of Microsoft Dynamics suppliers from around the world.

"It's good for our end clients that the requirements for Gold Competence have been raised. Now it's even easier to distinguish the top experts from the rest of the field. Throughout our history, we have provided our customers with Finland's best Microsoft expertise, combined with understanding and improvement of our customers' business operations. We will continue along this same path," said Hannu Kaukonen, Mepco Oy's deputy managing director.

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Hannu Kaukonen, Deputy Managing Director, Mepco Oy, tel. +358 (0)400 527 681, send e-mail

Mepco Oy delivers solutions for customer relationship management, finance management, enterprise resource planning, and human resource management for the public and private sectors. The company has attained Microsoft Gold Competencies in all three of its business divisions. Mepco has also been named as one of the world's top Microsoft Dynamics suppliers on three occasions. Mepco employs around a hundred people in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa. Mepco is part of the Pretax Group, which is the largest provider of financial administration and payroll processing services in Northern Europe. In the international market, this group operates under the name Accountor Group. Additional information available from www.mepco.fi.

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