Lighthouse1, the industry leading provider of consumer driven healthcare administration solutions, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the MicrosoftPartner Program including competencies in
ISV/Software Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions. Achieving the Gold Certified Partner level distinguishes Lighthouse1 in both the technology and the consumer driven
healthcare industries. As a Gold Certified Partner, Lighthouse1 has demonstrated a superior product and superior expertise with Microsoft technologies.
Lighthouse1 OnDemand's8482; is really the first enterprise level administration solution based on the
Software as a Service model, said Jeff Fritz, CEO and President of Lighthouse1. For that reason, not only do we have to provide exemplary service to our clients, our technical
infrastructure has to be well above the normal standards followed by others in our industry. Becoming a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner is another step in the continuous improvement of
our solutions and our environment.
Requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status include declaring a Microsoft Competency, obtaining client references, demonstrating products and services to Microsoft
representatives, and amassing certain expertise. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific products, services, and
skills that partners bring to the technology industry.
Lighthouse1 has become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner by achieving competency in both ISV/Software Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions. This is really an endorsement
from Microsoft, said William Rohrbach, Chief Architect for Lighthouse1. It demonstrates to our customers that we truly are technology experts that our products and services have achieved
this level of certification.
We place tremendous value on our partners to help us deliver solutions and applications to customers, said Allison Watson, Vice President of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing
Group at Microsoft Corporation. Solutions competencies provide an integrated partnering framework that recognizes an enterprise'ss expertise and rewards it for the effect it has in the
technology marketplace.
About Lighthouse1
Lighthouse1 delivers Consumer Driven
Healthcare (CDH) administration software solutions including Lighthouse1 OnDemand's8482;, the high performance Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, to resolve challenges in the
administration of Section 125, 105, 132 and other pre-tax spending programs in the healthcare and employee benefits industry. Its mission is to use the latest technology and services to
assist and support CDH administrators in the management of healthcare account services. Lighthouse1 OnDemand's8482; allows third party administrators and healthcare providers to manage
services for employer plans that include: Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care), Transit and Parking, Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Health Savings Accounts. More
information is available at www.lighthouse1.com.
About the Microsoft Partner Program
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft'ss ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated
partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners's businesses be
successful.