FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - QuickStart Intelligence, Inc.,
16815 Von Karman Avenue Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92606, (http://www.quickstart.com/).

Irvine, CA, May 19, 2005 - QuickStart Intelligence, Inc., one of the IT industry's top training providers, is proud to announce that it has received an award from Microsoft Corporation for excellence in helping customers recognize the value of Microsoft Skills Assessment for Organizations at the Microsoft Channel Partner Summit in San Diego, California.

The award is given to the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions that has shown excellence in helping customers realize the value of the Microsoft Skills Assessment for Organizations. Since Microsoft Skills Assessment for Organizations was released in July, 2004, QuickStart has worked with countless customers assisting them in maximizing their Microsoft Training benefits.

"QuickStart's Learning Framework has always placed great value on the assessment process," says Hicham Semaan, President and CEO of QuickStart. "By performing assessments early in the process, we are able to give the client a skill gap analysis, an updatable inventory of individual and collective skills, and a customized learning plan specific to that organization's needs. We are thrilled to have received such an esteemed award to honor that strategy."

Microsoft inaugurated the award program in 2004 to acknowledge exceptional achievement by members of its Microsoft Partner Program with Certified Learning Solutions Competency.

"We are delighted to honor the QuickStart Intelligence team for its commitment and proven effectiveness in providing high-quality learning services to our mutual customers," said Margo Day, VP of Microsoft's U.S. Partner Group. "The thorough skills assessments that QuickStart provides allows businesses of all kinds to reach their full potential and realize the maximum value of their technology investments."

Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions have proven expertise in providing high-quality training and full-service learning solutions on the Microsoft platform to individuals and organizations of every size worldwide. They are the only Microsoft-authorized providers of technical skills training.

The Microsoft Partner Program recognizes companies that have demonstrated their commitment and ability to deliver one or more specialized areas of Microsoft technologies. The program helps customers identify companies that have proven experience with Microsoft products and solutions.

ABOUT QUICKSTART INTELLIGENCE
QuickStart, the only three-time Training Partner-of-the-Year award winner and the largest Microsoft Gold Certified Training Partner in the Western United States, has been helping organizations understand and apply information technology since 1988.

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