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Tenzing earns Microsoft Gold Partner Status

Managed Hosting Provider showcases expertise with Hosting Competency

Vancouver, Canada - October 25, 2006

Tenzing (www.tenzing.com), a Managed Hosting Provider with Operations Centers in Toronto and Vancouver, has attained Gold Certified Status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in hosting solutions and networking infrastructure solutions.

'Being one of the first Gold Certified Managed Hosting Providers in Canada to achieve the Microsoft hosting solutions competency is a proud moment for Tenzing, "notes Kelly Beardmore, Chief Technical Officer at Tenzing." It reflects the leadership role we have in this industry."

To become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Tenzing demonstrated its expertise with Microsoft-based technologies and its ability to meet customer's need for enterprise-class hosting solutions that balance performance, reliability, scalability, security and cost. The certification shows the depth and flexibility of Tenzing's engineering and technical support departments. It also displays the company's passion to deliver the highest quality of managed hosting services through a partnership approach that encompasses the entire IT service cycle - planning, implementation, maintenance, measurement and review.

"Microsoft's Gold Certified Partners demonstrate a high degree of competence in working with Microsoft-based technologies. This achievement further demonstrates Tenzing's commitment to deliver high quality, fully integrated software solutions to their customers," said Lora Gernon, Director of Partner Group, Microsoft Canada Co. "Today, Microsoft is pleased to recognize Tenzing as a Gold Certified Partner."

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Tenzing will receive a rich set of benefits including access to training and support which gives them a competitive edge in the marketplace.

About Tenzing

Tenzing specializes in assisting organizations with business-critical Internet applications achieve their business objectives through a collaborative and proactive approach to IT service management and a comprehensive portfolio of managed services. Tenzing's award winning "Summit with Tenzing" service model, guided by ITIL best practice, minimizes the risk and maximizes the value delivered by business-critical applications over the entire IT life-cycle: from project assessment to ongoing improvement. Tenzing is recognized as a market leader that has consistently ranked amongst the fastest growing companies in Canada.

Visit www.tenzing.com for more information or call toll free 1.877.767.5577

For more information, please contact:
Barry Cohen
Tenzing Managed IT Services
sales@tenzing.com
1.877.767.5577

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