Softmart Announces Its Involvement in the Microsoft Devices Program

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Softmart today announced its participation in the Microsoft Devices Program, empowering the organization to resell Surface Pro and Surface RT to commercial customers. The goal of the Microsoft Devices Program is to serve customers by activating Microsoft's channel of partners to resell its devices to businesses of all sizes, from the classroom to the boardroom. 

Softmart is a global supplier of hardware and software solutions for business, government, education, and healthcare. Softmart has been a premier reseller of Microsoft products for 25 years and was honored with the Platinum Level Operational Excellence Award for the sixth consecutive year.

"Our clients are increasingly seeking devices that span work and play, can be easily managed and configured, and have the right software to get the job done," said Roe Miller, Vice President, National Sales for Softmart. "We're very excited to participate in the Microsoft Devices Program because it demonstrates our commitment to finding the perfect solution for our corporate clients who rely on Microsoft devices and services." For more details, please visit Softmart.com.

"Bringing Surface Pro and Surface RT to the U.S. commercial channel greatly extends the reach of our devices-and-services strategy, delivering our family of devices enabled by cloud services to more organizations than ever before," said Jenni Flinders, Vice President U.S. Partner Group for Microsoft Corp. "We look forward to working closely with our Microsoft Devices Program partners to better serve their customers and create compelling solutions together."

The Microsoft Partner Network is designed to equip organizations that deliver products and services through the Microsoft platform with the training, resources and support they need to provide their customers superior experience and outcomes. Launching first in the U.S., Microsoft Devices Program creates a two-tier distribution model with authorized partners to enable commercial customers to purchase Surface Pro and Surface RT.

About Softmart

Softmart is a global supplier of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare environments. Softmart provides information technology, industry-leading volume license optimization programs and all affiliated license support, a broad range of hardware and peripherals supported by hardware engineer experts, weirdware and complete end-to-end services. The company is headquartered in Downingtown, PA within the greater Philadelphia area.

The company's business systems are ISO 9001:2008 certified.

For further Information,
please contact:

Nicole Boyd
Softmart, Inc.
P 610-518-4095
F 610-518-3607
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