Microsoft Partnership
BrightWork is a Microsoft Gold Partner
"With the advances in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 we see more and more customers using Office SharePoint Server to manage projects, and a product like BrightWork's pmPoint that is rich in project management functionality and based on a project management standard (the Microsoft Solutions Framework) will provide significant business value to customers"
Kurt DelBene
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office Server Group
"With pmPoint for Sure Step, BrightWork has successfully integrated the implementation guidance in Microsoft Dynamics® Sure Step into the highly-collaborative Microsoft Office SharePoint® platform. This integration provides Microsoft Dynamics partners an option to further enhance their productivity by allowing management of multiple Sure Step projects through SharePoint ."
Klaus Holse Andersen
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions
- BrightWork is a Microsoft ‘Managed ISV Gold Partner’
- Customer Relationship
Microsoft is one of BrightWork’s largest customers - Marketing Relationship
BrightWork participates in formal co-marketing campaigns with the Microsoft Office team - Member of Microsoft SharePoint
Developer Advisory Council (DAC)
Our Chief Technical Architect sits on this council - (SharePoint) Portal and
Collaboration - Partner Advisory Council (PAC)
Our CEO sits on this council - Licensed to use MSF IP
Since 2003 BrightWork has had a license from Microsoft to use Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Intellectual Property in BrightWork solutions - Participant on:
- Office 14 / SharePoint v4 Developer Advisory Council
- Office 12, SharePoint v3 & Project 12 TAP
- Visual Studio Team System 2005 TAP (Technology Adoption Program)
- Prior participant on 3 Joint Development Programs (JDP’s)
- BrightWork has participated in the Exchange 2000, SharePoint 2001 and SharePoint 2003 JDP