Microsoft Renews Coyote Creek Gold Partnership for 7th Consecutive Year

Strong Customer Satisfaction Key to Earning Highest Certification Level
MILPITAS, Calif., January 14, 2008 - Coyote Creek Consulting, a leading Silicon Valley IT consulting company, today announced that it has been renewed as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for the seventh consecutive year. The renewal validates Coyote Creek's expertise with Microsoft technology solutions and its competency in Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure and Networking Infrastructure Solutions areas of specialization.

As part of Microsoft Gold Partner Certification, Coyote Creek also met rigorous requirements for demonstrating competency in Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions. Earning Competency requires completing and documenting multiple, successful client implementations within the preceding year. Advanced Infrastructure competency documents Coyote Creek's ability to deliver successful enterprise-level solutions based on Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange deployment and migration, systems management and storage solutions. Networking Infrastructure Solution competency demonstrates proven expertise in designing, deploying, and customizing solutions built on Windows Server and Windows Small Business Server products.

"We're pleased to be renewed as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner," said Mike Faster, founder and president of Coyote Creek Consulting. "Deep expertise with Microsoft solutions is a core element of our business. Combining Microsoft certification with our team's deep infrastructure expertise and experience gained through hundreds of client engagements gives Coyote Creek an unusually comprehensive perspective on our clients' Microsoft environments."

Fewer than 10 percent of Microsoft Partners qualify for Gold Certified Partner status, and Coyote Creek has maintained its certification since 2000. Gold Certified Partners demonstrate the highest degree of competence in working with Microsoft technologies and benefit from access to premier program content and Microsoft expertise.

Coyote Creek's services span leading technology platforms. In addition to Microsoft environments, the firm has extensive experience with Cisco Unified Communications, Citrix, EMC, HP, NetApp, Red Hat, Sun, Symantec, and VMware solutions. The company provides engineering teams to assist clients with infrastructure assessments, installations, conversions, upgrades, architecture design, project management, and software engineering on a project basis. It also offers highly flexible on-site managed services capabilities with dedicated engineers. Coyote Creek On-site Managed Services follow ITIL best practices and can manage IT systems full-time, functioning as integral members of the agency's team, or on a part-time basis to supplement agency staff with specialized expertise. More detailed descriptions of Coyote Creek services are available at www.coyotecrk.com.

About Coyote Creek Consulting
Coyote Creek Consulting is a leading IT consulting company that provides a wide range of technology,
project, and managed services. The company’s deep technical bench and flexible, independent approach
has enabled it to establish long-term relationships with clients that span every industry segment and include
Fortune 50 companies. Coyote Creek Consulting is privately held and headquartered in Silicon Valley.
For more information, please visit www.coyotecrk.com.

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