Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
LINKdotNET Achieves Five Competencies As Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Cairo, Egypt, May 2006

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Once again LINKdotNET the leading privately owned Internet service and solutions provider in Egypt and the Middle East, has proven its leadership in providing world class products and services. The Company has proudly achieved three competencies as Microsoft Gold certified partner in addition to the existing two that were achieved since 2000, thus reaching a total of five competencies in providing cutting edge solutions in Business Process & Integration, Custom Development, Information Worker, Microsoft Business Solutions and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions.

"The three newly achieved competencies as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner represent the ultimate level of familiarity and competence with Microsoft technologies that has further enhanced the company's current position as the leading partner for the government and business sectors," commented Karim Beshara, CEO, LINKdotNET. "These competencies further cement our standing as the number one solutions provider and developer in the region," he also added.

LINKdotNET's achievement of three more competencies in advanced infrastructure solutions has proven the Company's skills and expertise in designing and implementing advanced infrastructure solutions such as the deployment of the BAWABA gateway, the official Egyptian Government portal and gateway.

The business process and integration competency proves LINKdotNET's proficiency in implementing and deploying server based portals that power internet commerce and business process applications. These solutions feature Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Business To Business integration such as that developed by LINK Development, the development arm of LINKdotNET, for the sales tax authority government to business services integrated with the Bawaba gateway. Similar solutions were also delivered to prominent customers across the region such as Al Jameel Group in Saudi Arabia and Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait.

LINKdotNET's competency was also proven in providing custom development solutions in web and .NET development for entities such as the official African Cup of Nations and the Egyptian Ministry of State for Administrative Development websites.

The information worker solutions competency was achieved with the Company's proven record in developing enterprise content management solutions such as the intranet systems for Showtime Arabia, Telecom Egypt, and Tejari, the leading business-to-business marketplace in the Middle East.

Finally, the Microsoft business solutions competency was due to LINKdotNET's achievement in deploying Microsoft business management solutions that focus on customer relationship management. The Company deployed these solutions to several local and multinational clients such as Telecom Egypt, Pfizer, and DaimlerChrysler Egypt, among others.

Hanan Abd El Meguid, Chief Solution Officer of LINK Development commented on these achievements saying that "As is obvious from the impressive list of our partners in business and government, which reads as a virtual who's who list of leading corporations and government agencies, the Microsoft solutions and technologies that LINK Development implements for its clients are viewed with a great deal of confidence."

It is also worth mentioning that LINKdotNET has a proven track record of receiving numerous local, regional and international awards from Microsoft along with long clients list, further illustrating its status as a trusted and valued Microsoft partner delivering world class e-solutions to governments, telecoms, and general business across the region. Among the recent awards achieved in 2005 was receiving the Winning Customer Award and the Telecommunications Partner of the Year Award, while in 2004 it was awarded Software Development Partner of the Year in addition to the Customer Experience Award, among many others.

About Link Development
Founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of LINKdotNET, LINK Development is the fastest growing regional software export powerhouse. The company works on challenging projects that employ the latest technologies, serving governments, multinationals and local companies in Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

LINK Development, the software and services arm of LINKdotNET, achieved ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI Level 3 Certifications, further complementing the company's current standing as a world-class provider of e-solutions. The company focuses on portals & intranets, e-commerce, Enterprise Integration, Microsoft CRM implementations, Helpdesk Solutions, Unified communications and IPTV. Our vertical offerings focus on both telecommunications and government domains.

LINK Development is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Business Process and Integration, Custom Development Solutions, Information Worker Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions.

LINK Development, the internationally awarded company, is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt with offices in Dubai, UAE, Riyadh, KSA and Doha, Qatar and is currently opening several other offices in the region and in Europe.

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