Microsoft Redmond Campus Location Enables Customer, Partner Alignment for Product Development, Resource Sharing in Accelerating Application Migrations

LONDON, UK - July 20, 2011 – App-DNA, the award-winning global leader in application migrations, announced it has joined the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) to work with Microsoft Corporation on designing and integrating software for accelerating enterprise application migrations.

App-DNA has accelerated hundreds of Windows 7 projects at enterprises around the globe.  As a MSPC member, App-DNA can better align with Microsoft engineering, management and sales teams to provide the best joint solutions to customers and partners.  App-DNA helps enterprises discover, model, automate and manage applications for pivotal application migration projects, including Windows 7, virtualisation and VDI projects.  App-DNA integration with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Active Directory shows enterprises the users, devices and business risks to choose the best deployment options.  App-DNA is already a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of the System Center Alliance, and a partner in the Microsoft Jumpstart program, working with system integrators to speed Windows 7 deployments.

Located on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, the MPSC facility brings together world-class technology companies dedicated to the rapid development of secure, end-to-end business solutions for enterprise customers and partners.

“Being onsite at the MPSC allows App-DNA to scope, plan, build and deploy customer-focused software with greater speed, flexibility and resonance,” said David Hayes, Microsoft Partner Solutions Center Sr. Director, Microsoft Corporation. “With staff on the Microsoft campus, App-DNA has access to state-of-the-art technology labs, data centres, partner office space and customer meeting locations to truly align business with Microsoft professionals and customers.  This will help App-DNA accomplish their goal of helping to accelerate customer deployments of Windows 7, Internet Explorer and App-V, as well as overall desktop virtualisation initiatives.”

“Already, global alignment with the Microsoft team has benefited App-DNA customers and partners with better service and more integrated offerings. At the MPSC, App-DNA works with key Microsoft leaders as well as our peer technology and integrator partners in the Microsoft ecosystem,” said Kurt Heusner, App-DNA Chief Customer Officer.  “App-DNA teams have had better collaboration with the business partners that drive faster, more accurate application migration deployments.”