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Gold/Mining/Energy : LGS Group Inc. Y/2000 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (137)	5/12/1999 9:38:00 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 169

LGS Group Becomes the First Canadian Company to Sign a Microsoft Enterprise Alliance Partnership - 500 LGS Employees to Become Microsoft Experts Through Microsoft Certified Solutions Training MAY 12, 1999 MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Microsoft Canada Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LGS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LGSA) today announced an Enterprise partner alliance that will see LGS invest in the training of 500 of its employees as Microsoft Certified Engineers (MCSE's) and Developers (MCSD's) and Database Developers (MCDBA's) to design, develop and implement Microsoft business solutions for their customers in Canada, the USA and Europe over the next three years. The agreement addresses the tremendous growth Microsoft is experiencing in the enterprise space and the need for partners who can deliver rich enterprise solutions to their customers. The first of its kind in Canada, it is expected that this alliance will have an international impact. "More and more, companies are looking for ready-made solutions to help them prosper in an economy that is increasingly becoming reliant on knowledge management," said Raymond Lafontaine, President of LGS Group. "Microsoft products occupy prime space in the enterprise market and continue to gain market share. This agreement allows LGS to make additional breakthroughs in the high growth market of IT turnkey integrated business solutions." As the first-ever Canadian partner for this type of Microsoft partnership alliance, LGS Group joins the ranks of an exclusive group of approximately fifteen Microsoft Enterprise partners world- wide. The agreement enables LGS to offer clients reusable business solutions based on Microsoft's complete range of products in the rapid-growth areas of electronic commerce, work and knowledge management, data warehousing, as well as sectors such as health, retail and government services. "We rely on strong partners like LGS, to help us meet the demands for integrated, end-to-end information technology solutions that help our mutual customers improve their business operations, reduce costs and improve relationships," said Chris Stanley, Director, Microsoft Canada. "LGS will further develop strong market knowledge, industry expertise and sales force capacity to help us better understand the business needs in vertical market sectors like healthcare, retail and government." In addition, LGS plans to standardize worldwide its internal systems on the Microsoft enterprise solutions platform. This standardization includes deployment of Microsoft(R) Windows NT, Microsoft BackOffice(TM), Microsoft Commerce Server, Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 7.0, Microsoft(R) Office 2000 and Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 5.5 for global messaging and collaboration. LGS Group Inc. (LGS.A at ME, LGSA at NASDAQ) is one of Canada's largest information technology consulting firms specializing in management and systems integration. With annual sales exceeding $200 million, LGS employs more than 2,200 professionals in 19 offices in Canada, the United States and in Europe. The company is active in most areas of the private and public sectors. www.lgs.com Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which might cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and uncertainties include the ability to procure, properly price, retain, and successfully complete projects, the availability of technical personnel, and competition. These risks and uncertainties are discussed under the heading "Risk Management" in the Company's Annual Report. Microsoft, Windows NT, BackOffice, and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For more information on Microsoft products, please visit Microsoft's website at www.microsoft.com/canada. Additional customer and business solution information is available on Microsoft's website at: www.microsoft.com/customers.