Brainware Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

Brainware Joins “Top Level of Microsoft Solutions Partners,” Enhances Relationship with Global IT Powerhouse

May 18, 2011, Ashburn, VA —Brainware, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent data capture and enterprise search solutions, announced today that the company has been designated a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This exclusive category, representing the highest level of cooperation between the two vendors, will give Brainware access to the latest technology, market opportunities, and sales and marketing resources that have been specifically created with ISVs (independent software vendors) in mind, and reflects Brainware’s ability to meet strict standards for technological expertise, provide robust customer references and consistently achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

“Microsoft is pleased and excited that Brainware has achieved their Gold Certification,” said Pat Schlight, Microsoft’s Senior Director for U.S. Managed ISVs. “It clearly demonstrates their commitment to the Microsoft technology platform and its significance in growing their overall business.”

“Brainware is proud to be recognized for its superlative data extraction and enterprise search technologies by one of the world’s foremost IT authorities,” said Carl Mergele, Chief Executive Officer at Brainware. “Our applications provide a great deal of value in operational efficiency and visibility across countless industrial verticals, and we look forward to providing users of SQL Server, SharePoint, Dynamics, Azure and other key Microsoft platforms with world-class solutions for many years to come.”