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EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA—Upside Software Inc., the leading provider of integrated enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program, recognizing Upside Software ’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, Upside Software has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs.

As a leader in the Contract Lifecycle Management software market, Upside Software leverages Microsoft's cutting edge technology to deliver true business benefits and value to customers. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Upside Software receives a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, enhancing the company's ability to create and delivery market-leading solutions that exceed customer expectations.

“We are very pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in Microsoft's Partner Program as it recognizes our expertise and promotes our relationship with Microsoft to our customers,” said Ashif Mawji, Upside Software CEO. “The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance our products and service offerings, providing more value to our customers.”

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need to trust in someone that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “Today, Microsoft recognizes Upside Software as a new Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.”

In its efforts to attain Gold Certified status, Upside Software also attained Microsoft's recognition for its ISV/Software Solutions Competency. The Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set demonstrating Upside Software's successful record of developing and marketing packaged software based on Microsoft technologies.

“Solutions Competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs,” said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Platform Strategy & Partner Group at Microsoft. “They allow ISVs to keep and win customers with their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Solutions Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide.”

About the Microsoft Partner Program
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 2003 and represents Microsoft’s 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’ businesses be successful.


About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Customers around the globe use UpsideContract and other integrated business solutions to confidently conduct Contract Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Invoice & Billing Management, and Project & Resource Management throughout their organizations. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care), and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. Customers realize significant cost savings while improving customer and supplier relationships. Upside Software’s solutions are deployed in as little as 3 days and typically provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in under a year. Founded in 2000, Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with an advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. Upside Software is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – for more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/ or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.contractbuddy.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/.

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