Mumbai based Xpress Computers has become a Microsoft Authorized Education Partner (AEP), demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft academic customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment.
Xpress has been serving numerous schools and colleges for many years now and have helped them setup a strong IT infrastructure for their institution. “This Microsoft AEP authorization shows our commitment and specialism in the academic IT marketplace and demonstrates our knowledge of Microsoft and its academic products,” said Chetan Shah, CEO . “We hope to accelerate our academic customers’ successes by serving as technology advisors for their IT requirements.”
“By becoming AEPs, partners show themselves to be committed and trained in providing discounted Microsoft academic products to the education market,” said Anthony Salcito, vice president of Education for Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector, adding, “This authorization, along with our other education partner initiatives, gives our partners recognition of their areas of expertise and our academic customers the confidence that they are buying from academic IT specialists.”
The AEP program is designed to train participating resellers on Microsoft’s Academic licensing, authorize them to purchase and resell Microsoft Academic licenses, and demonstrate to potential customers that they are approved and knowledgeable academic partners. To earn a Microsoft AEP authorization, partners must complete a test to prove their level of academic licensing and market expertise.
Xpress Computers will use this Microsoft accredition to serve its academic customers with Microsoft academic software solutions and help them utilize Microsoft software in the most effective manner.