LINK Development earns Microsoft Dynamics President's Club recognition at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
Cairo, Egypt, 26 July 2007

International recognition for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement

LINK Development has received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and has been named to the Microsoft® Dynamics President's Club.

This recognition came during Microsoft's recent global partner event in Denver, USA. It is an elite club, recognizing the top 5 percent of Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide, and their constant dedication to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction, active pursuit of product and technological advancement, and impressive sales performance.

Link Development is the software development subsidiary of LINKdotNET, one of the region's largest Internet Service and Solution providers, and of telecommunications giant Orasom Telecom Holding.
Hana Abdel Meguid
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Hanan Abdel Meguid, CEO, LINK Development with Tami Reller, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corporation

"We are extremely honoured to receive this recognition from Microsoft," said Hanan Abdel Meguid, CEO of LINK Development, who received the award on behalf of the company during a gala reception in the Colorado State capital.

"Receiving President's Club recognition from Microsoft is testament to the highest quality professionals who work at LINK Development," she said. "This has been an exciting year for us. We have built a solid vertical strategy based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the automotive, pharmaceutical and financial sectors,and we have launched the concept of Citizen Relationship Management solution for the government sector. It takes employees who share a common set of guiding principles and deliver clear business value to their customers to make this happen. I am proud of our team and happy that we are recognized as a leader by Microsoft," Hanan added.

"Microsoft congratulates LINK Development on achieving President's Club status," said Tami Reller, corporate vice president, Microsoft. "LINK Development truly understands how important customers are to Microsoft and goes the extra mile to make their customers' experiences memorable."

Hanan Abdel Meguid also noted that the recognition gives another boost to the company's business in the Middle East region which has gone from strength to strength over 10 years, in both the private and government sector.

"We're proud to see our commitment to customer service recognized by Microsoft and this prestigious award serves as an added incentive for us to continue delivering the highest levels of expertise and quality standards in our solutions," she said.

LINK Development is a Gold Microsoft Certified Partner with expertise in as many as five areas of technology competencies, guaranteeing a team of certified professionals with high proficiency, solid knowledge and early adoption of Microsoft technologies. It has also achieved CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications.

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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