ePartners Continues International Expansion with New Offices in Australia

Microsoft welcomes ePartners expansion into Australia and plans to continue growth in Asia

(Dallas, TX –December 17, 2007)-- ePartners® (www.epartnersolutions.com), a leading business and technology consultancy, announces today their expansion into Australia with the opening of offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. ePartners now has more than 25 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

ePartners’ Australian offices are being established to address the needs of current and potential Microsoft Dynamics™ customers in Australia. ePartners brings a strong global network and a well-established reputation for service excellence to companies in Australia. The company’s offices will bring solid local and industry experience to the Australian market and offer customers in-depth product and domain knowledge.

“Companies with global operations rely on ePartners for consistent guidance and experience as they evaluate and deploy various business applications and tools,” said Michael McCarthy, President of ePartners. “Our presence in Australia not only enhances our ability to serve existing Microsoft clients, but provides an enormous growth opportunity for ePartners.”

“Microsoft is very pleased to add ePartners, a major Global Partner, to our Partner channel in Australia,” said James Simpson, Microsoft Dynamics Business Group Director in Australia. “ePartners’ focus on leading industry solutions will help us to execute our vertical strategy in Australia and deliver increased value to our customers."

By collaborating with ePartners, multinational companies in Australia that are installing and deploying Microsoft solutions on a global scale, can be confident in the partner they choose — an experienced and reputable global Microsoft Gold Partner that is solely focused on Microsoft solutions. Having deployed thousands of business solutions around the world, ePartners will now be able to offer its installations in Australia a local presence with support, and a more consistent user experience.

ePartners’ expansion in Australia is being directed by Stephen Madeisky, CEO of ePartners Australia.

“We see tremendous opportunity in Australia,” said Madeisky. “The market is growing and maturing, and having relevant industry experience and knowledge is now fundamental to success in Australia. ePartners is very well-positioned to meet customers’ changing needs.”

With strong local knowledge and business experience, Madeisky has a management philosophy of focusing and building on deep relationships in key strategic vertical industries. “Our industry focus is one of the many ways we are able to differentiate ourselves from the rest of the market and build deep relationships with our target market,” said Madeisky. “ePartners’ differentiation also helps us to attract and retain talented and technically proficient professionals, and so continue to deliver excellent services and products to our customers.”

ePartners began its expansion into Asia in July 2007, when it announced the opening of three offices in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin) at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. ePartners plans to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific in the near future.

For more information about ePartners, visit www.epartnersolutions.com

About ePartners Incorporated
ePartners is one of largest and most respected Microsoft software and services consultancies in the world. We help our clients align their IT strategy with business objectives, resulting in improved business performance and a fast return on their IT investment. ePartners delivers results through a comprehensive offering of consultation, custom development, systems integration, implementation, training and support. Our solutions create clear competitive advantages for a wide variety of organizations including those in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and many more. ePartners specializes in implementing market-leading enterprise software applications from Microsoft.

ePartners is backed by Needham Capital Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Liberty Mutual, Madrona Venture Group, Rustic Canyon Partners, Capital Resource Partners, and Charterhouse Group.

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