FullArmor Named Gold Certified Partner by Microsoft; FullArmor Offers Only Certified Group Policy Management Solution

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001

FullArmor Corp, the leading provider of Group Policy management, announced today that it is one of the first software vendors to be named a Gold Certified Partner for Software Products in Microsoft's new Certified Partner program. The program replaces the seven-year-old Microsoft Certified Solution Provider program and will assist customers in identifying experts in specific areas of technology, such as Group Policy management.

"Given the number of choices in software products in the market today, customers need to quickly learn who is committed to integration and testing," said Rosa Garcia, General Manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft. "They need to be assured that a software provider has a policy of platform testing and integration with commitments to the Microsoft Windows and .Net platforms, FullArmor has clearly demonstrated that FullArmor's FAZAM 2000 is robust and credible. Microsoft is pleased to have FullArmor as a Gold Certified Partner for software products."

"With this certification, enterprise customers and application service providers (ASPs) can be assured that our FAZAM 2000 solution is the reliable choice for achieving increased manageability in Windows 2000," said Rich Farrell, Chief Executive Officer at FullArmor. "We believe that by achieving Gold Certified Partner status with Microsoft we have given our customers another proof point that our Group Policy solution is industry best-of-breed."

The Microsoft Certified Partner Program

The Microsoft Certified Partner Program is an enhancement of the current Microsoft Certified Partner Program, which has been in place since 1992 and currently has 31,000 members worldwide. The new program will simplify partner's engagement with Microsoft and bring systems integrators and custom developers together with application service providers (ASPs), independent software vendors (ISVs), Microsoft Support Centers and other e-business and enterprise systems providers. Customers will benefit from the single, recognizable brand for partner organizations endorsed by Microsoft as certified in delivering solutions ranging from hosting services and vertical industry applications to .NET services. Through certified partners, customers can accelerate their innovation, reduce time to market, and mitigate risk with their organization's technology.

Group Policy Management

FAZAM 2000 is a critical solution for enterprises that are looking to take advantage of Windows 2000-based IntelliMirror management capabilities. FAZAM 2000 enhances Group Policy and includes features such as Resultant Set of Policies (RSoP), restore and backup capabilities, reporting and searching features, delegation options, and scripting. By automating the labor-intensive tasks of GPO creation, distribution and management, FAZAM 2000 is quickly becoming the critical solution for enterprises looking to increase the speed and business effectiveness of Windows 2000 deployments and ongoing management.

About FullArmor

FullArmor Corporation, based in Boston, MA, is the leading provider of enterprise policy management software and services for distributed computing environments. Since 1994, FullArmor's mission has been to reduce TCO and enhance IT infrastructure manageability for enterprise customers through innovative policy management solutions. FullArmor customers include Toshiba, Compaq, Federal Express, Gateway Country Stores, Wal-Mart, The Stanley Works, and Microsoft.

FullArmor licenses its products and offers services to Fortune 1000 companies, software vendors and service providers around the world. For additional information please call (617) 457-8100 or visit www.fullarmor.com.