News at Greystone
June 2008: Mobile Application developed for Cumberland Farms Receives Computerworld Laureate Honors
Greystone Solutions’ client, Cumberland Farms, has been honored for its Handheld Productivity Initiative as a part of Computerworld
Honors Program. The Initiative, which was designed and developed by Greystone Solutions, earned Laureate recognition for Cumberland
Farms. The Computerworld Honors Program recognizes organizations from around the world whose information technology applications promote
positive social, economic and educational change. Click here to read more.
June 2008: Greystone Solutions designated one of the Best Workplaces for CommutersSM
A voluntary partnership program designed to cut traffic congestion and traffic-related air pollution, Best Workplaces for CommutersSM
recognizes employers that provide environmentally friendly commuter benefits to employees. Offering these commuter benefits identifies Greystone Solutions as an organization committed to reducing pollution, commuting costs, traffic
congestion, and employee stress caused by single-occupant vehicle commuting. To learn more about this special designation, visit
www.bestworkplaces.org.
May 2008: Greystone Solutions Offers SharePoint Deployment Planning Services
Greystone Solutions has been named by Microsoft as one of a select group of partners to offer SharePoint Deployment Planning Services
(SDPS). The SDPS program was designed as a software assurance benefit to help organizations plan an effective deployment of Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server by partnering them with a qualified Microsoft provider. For more information on Greystone’s SharePoint offering,
please click here.
April 2008: Greystone Solutions' Principal Consultant Appointed Virtual Technology Specialist
Greystone Solutions announced that Erin Miller has been appointed a Virtual Technology Specialist for BizTalk Server by Microsoft
Corporation. With deep expertise in enterprise search, e-commerce solutions and application development, Erin’s years of experience will
help her to implement successful BizTalk Server solutions efficiently and effectively. The Virtual Technology Specialist team is a select
group within the Microsoft's partner community whose focus is to supplement Microsoft’s internal Technology Specialist team. Their primary
role is to communicate the value of BizTalk Server to customers and to provide architectural guidance for Enterprise Integration solutions.
This team is managed directly by the Microsoft BizTalk Product Team in Redmond, WA. For more information on our enterprise application integration
offering, please click here.
March 2008: Greystone Executive Invited to Speak at ARMA Boston Chapter Meeting
Peter Barrera, Vice President of Client Services, reviewed Records Management functionality with attendees and shared his experiences in
client implementations. During the discussion, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, part of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, was
explored as a useful tool for records management. SharePoint Server’s collaboration, content management, and business processes management
capabilities make it an essential tool to surpass organizational goals and implement effective processes.
February 2008: Greystone Solutions Announces New Partnership
Greystone Solutions, Inc., has announced a strategic partnership with SoftwareONE, a Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR). The
relationship between the two organizations will enable will enable Greystone’s clients to look to a single source for meeting their unique
business and technology needs as well as accommodating licensing requirements.
January 2008: Greystone Solutions Renews “Quadruple Gold” Partner Certification
Greystone Solutions today announced that Microsoft has again awarded the company four technology competencies as part of its Gold
Certified Partner Program. To achieve Gold Partner status, Microsoft requires an organization to maintain at least one competency;
Greystone has now been certified in Custom Development, Business Process and Integration, Business Intelligence and Information Worker
Solutions.