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Microsoft names HMS software a gold certified partner

HMS renews its relationship at the elite level of Microsoft Partner Program for 4th consecutive year

Montreal April 4, 2008 - HMS Software, a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet solutions, has renewed its partnership with Microsoft Corporation at the "Gold Certified Partner" level . This partner level is reserved for companies who have demonstrated that they have proven expertise in multiple Microsoft technical disciplines.

"As a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet solutions our relationship with Microsoft continues to expand," says Julie Benard of HMS's Marketing Department. "This is our 4th year at the Gold certified level. HMS Software's relationship with Microsoft stretches back to 1995 when TimeControl was first linked to Microsoft Project so this relationship is an extensive one. In recent years however, the two companies have worked together even more closely. Our President, Chris Vandersluis sits on Microsoft's Enterprise Project Management Partner Advisory Council, our technical staff do more and more work directly with Microsoft staff and we have ongoing joint marketing efforts."

Only a small fraction of Microsoft's tens of thousands of partners are ever elevated to Gold Certified status.

As part of the Microsoft Gold Certification Process, HMS was also awarded three of Microsoft's technical competencies for the 2008/2009 season: Information Worker with a specialization in Enterprise Project Management solutions, Independent Software Vendor for HMS Software's work on the TimeControl timesheet and Network Infrastructure Solutions.

For the ISV competency, HMS put its TimeControl product through independent testing by Veritest to ensure it was certified to work properly with Windows Server and Client operating system. For the Information Worker Competency and the Enterprise Project Management specialization, HMS had to demonstrate delivery of its enterprise project management and enterprise timesheet systems working with Microsoft Project and for the Network Infrastructure Solutions, HMS had to demonstrate it had references and proficiency with Windows Server.

A major component of the various competency certifications is independent verification by HMS Software client references. "In renewing our Microsoft Gold Certification, we had many different client references independently verified," says Chris Vandersluis, President of HMS Software. "We very much appreciate our client's involvement in this certification process. Our clients, Microsoft and the HMS team worked together in partnership to make sure HMS was able to achieve this elite status".

HMS Software has multiple solutions listed by Microsoft in the enterprise project management and timesheet software industries including TimeControl, HMS's enterprise timesheet system and Microsoft Project and Project Server Services. You can see the entire list of HMS solutions for Microsoft at epmconnect.com.

TimeControl has been on the market since 1984 and is in use in approximately 300 companies with over 100,000 users worldwide.

"Our partnership and ongoing projects with Microsoft personnel in Canada, the US and Europe as well as with people at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington continues to expand," explains Vandersluis. "This year we will also extending our work with Microsoft through our TimeControl on SharePoint solution and with work in the Business Intelligence sector."

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft and MSN are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information about Microsoft Project visit www.microsoft.com/project.

About TimeControl

TimeControl was originally released in 1994. It was immediately successful in the project management sector and today is recognized not only as a project management solution, but also as an enterprise timesheet solution in use by companies worldwide. TimeControl is designed as a multipurpose timesheet able to serve the needs of both Finance and Project Management simultaneously. It includes features such as a multi-browser, multi-device interface, a PC and mobile interface, vacation approvals, executive dashboards, extensive approval functionality, flexible reporting and links to project management and corporate systems which makes the timesheet product ideally suited for integration with existing systems in any organization. TimeControl's flexibility allows it to be deployed for use as a time and attendance, time and billing, project tracking and flex-time system. TimeControl is available both for purchase for an on-premises installation or as an on-line subscription in the Cloud.

To access the free Hosted TimeControl Trial site, visit our free trial page.

For more information about TimeControl, monitor the TimeControl blog at http://blog.timecontrol.org/ or the TimeControl website at www.timecontrol.com.

For information about TimeControlOnline, our hosted timesheet subscription service in the cloud, go to www.timecontrol.com/features/timecontrol-online.

For any other questions, please contact HMS Software at info@hms.ca.

TimeControl is represented around the world by our distributors in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, the UK, and the U.S.

About HMS Software

Based in Montreal, Canada with offices in Toronto, HMS Software has been a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet systems and services since 1984. HMS Software's first customized timesheet application was written in 1984. With the launch of TimeControl as a commercial application in 1994, HMS Software began servicing clients worldwide.

HMS Software's client list reads like a who's who of business. It includes Acergy, Aecon, Rio Tinto, the Atlanta Airport, the City of Montreal, the County of San Mateo, Electromotive Diesel, EXFO, FT Services, Kelly Services, Koch, Merck Frosst, the Government of Quebec, Georgia Pacific, Parker Hannifin, Rolls Royce, Sobeys, Volvo Novabus, Zimmer Inc. and hundreds of others.

For further information about HMS Software, please visit the HMS website at: www.hms.ca or contact us at info@hms.ca.