SBS Group Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2007 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in Microsoft Dynamics SL

Edison, New Jersey, — June 21, 2007— Today, SBS Group announced it has been selected as a finalist for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award in Microsoft Dynamics SL. Winners for the 2007 Microsoft Partner Program Awards, which recognize top Microsoft Partners delivering market-leading, Microsoft-based solutions, will be announced July 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

James R. Bowman, President of SBS Group, states, “We’re very pleased to have been selected as a finalist for the SL Partner of the Year. It further demonstrates the excellence that the entire SBS Group team strives to deliver for our clients. Being recognized as one of the premier authorities for the Dynamics SL solution is a wonderful achievement for our SL team.”

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants worldwide. The Microsoft Dynamics SL Partner of the Year award recognizes a Partner who demonstrates excellence in delivering value to our mutual customers. This Partner is a champion in delivering solutions to delight their customers and drive their business productivity. They consistently exceed customer expectations and have earned great loyalty from their customers. This Partner demonstrates leadership within the Microsoft Dynamics SL Partner community in terms of adding new customers, driving revenue growth and contributing to the overall success of the Partner community.

“We have a diverse and talented partner ecosystem that each year raises the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies,” said Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. “We are pleased to recognize SBS Group as one of our partners leading the field in this category.”

SBS Group’s Microsoft Dynamics SL strategy focuses on three primary vertical segments: Durable Goods Distributors, AEC (Architects, Engineers, & Contractors), and Professional Service organizations in the medical services and managerial services sector. Within the past year, SBS has focused on expanding its Microsoft Dynamics SL business through acquisitions, joint ventures, and adding new clients. SBS joined forces with SIS, LLC to form Consoft, LLC – a New York-based joint venture focused on providing business solutions to the AEC market. Clients rely on SBS not only for technology purchases, but for guidance as well; Vincent J. Modarelli, President of CDC Systems states, “I am pleased to be associated with SBS and believe the performance of their personnel exemplify the term strategic partner. Thank you for the services provided.”

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.

SBS Group keeps its clients ahead of their competition by combining business savvy, technical prowess and common sense values to deliver integrated technology solutions to mid-market companies along the Eastern seaboard. SBS delivers its solutions and services with the industry’s top technology partners including Microsoft, Sage Software, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Citrix, Cognos and others. Focused on distribution, manufacturing, supply chain management, customer relationship management, financial management, project management and accounting solutions, SBS Group celebrates its 20th year of working with, not just for, clients. The SBS Group team has earned an award-winning reputation, having been recognized as a Microsoft Gold Partner, Microsoft’ President Club member, IBM Beacon Award recipient and Sage Software Leadership Academy member. More information about SBS Group can be found at www.sbsgroupusa.com
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For additional information:
Kimberly A. Kohlhepp
732.476.5909
kkohlhepp@sbsgroupusa.com