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Microsoft extends its alliance with HMS Software for a 24th year!

We’re delighted to announce that Microsoft and HMS have renewed their technical alliance for the 2019/2020 season. This relationship is one of the oldest technical alliances in the computer industry and it is still going strong today.

This will be the 24th year that the two firms have had a formal technical alliance partnership.

The relationship between Microsoft and HMS evolved in the two and a half decades we have worked together.  Our TimeControl timesheet system is now linked to so many Microsoft technologies from Windows Server to SharePoint and SharePoint Online and Dynamics and, of course Project.  Beyond that, it is the relationships between staff in the two companies that is so remarkable.

HMS and Microsoft have done marketing together, sales together, development and technical support together.

This year so far, HMS Software has qualified as a partner in the Project and Portfolio Management category.  To qualify for these programs, HMS went through Microsoft’s rigorous 3rd party testing and had a number of staff members pass Microsoft Certified Professional certifications.  We expect that this is the first of what will be several Microsoft Partner certifications it will achieve this year.

We have created a resources portal to help identify which Microsoft technologies can be advantageous when using TimeControl. The portal includes numerous resources including white papers, webcasts, PowerPoint presentations and more. The TimeControl Microsoft Technology Portal can be found at: Microsoft.TimeControl.com.

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Microsoft names HMS software a certified partner with dual competencies

 

silver_comp_2015We’re delighted to bring you exciting news.

HMS and Microsoft have announced a renewal of their long standing technical alliance.  HMS has been a Microsoft partner for over 20 years and will, once again be a certified partner in the Microsoft Partner Network.

part_comp_2011HMS became an inaugural member of the Microsoft Project Solution Partner program when it was first created in 1995.    The relationship between Microsoft and HMS has focused on HMS Software’s TimeControl timesheet system and its ability to integrate with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server. The Microsoft Project development team and HMS have worked together ever since.

TimeControl has had an integration with every version of Microsoft Project on the Desktop since 1995 and with every version of Microsoft gold_comp_3Project Server since 2002.  It has already been ten years since Microsoft named HMS a “First to Market” partner for the work done by HMS to integrated TimeControl and Project Server.

Gold_2For the 2016-2017 partner season, HMS has qualified for dual certifications in both
Application Development and Project and Portfolio Management.  To qualify for these programs, HMS demonstrated success integrating TimeControl with Microsoft Project and Project Server through actual client testimonials has had several HMS personnel pass Microsoft certification testing.  Microsoft also ensured that TimeControl successfully passed external 3rd party testing for technology and standards compliance with Microsoft Technology.

ms_cert_1There’s no way to display all the partner logos HMS has qualified for in the last 20 years but on the right you’ll find just a few.

HMS leverages Microsoft technology to deliver both TimeControl and TimeControl Online, HMS Software’s in-the-cloud timesheet service. Windows Server is the platform for the server and some clients will combine that with Microsoft Project or Project Server, SharePoint or SQL Server.

HMS is highly committed to the Microsoft relationship and how it enables us to provide the best possible solutions to our clients.

To see how TimeControl and Microsoft’s technology work together, visit the TimeControl Microsoft Technology Portal where you’ll find numerous HMS resources including white papers, webcasts, PowerPoint presentations and more.  The portal can be found at: www.timecontrol.com/use-cases/microsoft-portal.

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HMS Renews key technical alliances with Microsoft and Oracle

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Microsoft / TimeControl Resources Portal

HMS recently renewed its Microsoft certifications in the Enterprise Project Management / Portfolio Project Management  and t he Independent Software Vendor competencies.  As a Silver partner in the Microsoft Partner Network, this renewal makes the 9th consecutive year that HMS has been officially designated as a Gold or Silver partner.  Yet, the relationship with Microsoft was established long before this.  With the first release of TimeControl for Windows in 1995, HMS became one of the first Microsoft Project Solution Partners and has had a continual relationship with the Microsoft Project team since.
The references between HMS and Microsoft are so numerous that HMS has recently established a central portal with links to a wide range of webcasts, links, white papers, factsheets and other collateral.  This new TimeControl / Microsoft portal can be found at Microsoft.timecontrol.com.

Oracle / TimeControl Resources Portal


HMS has also recently renewed as a Gold Certified Partner in the Oracle Partner Network.  The relationship with Oracle started from multiple directions in the 1990s.  HMS was an Oracle Technology Partner and many clients had deployed TimeControl with Oracle Financials, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft ERPs.  These products would all become part of the Oracle family.  HMS became a Primavera technology partner in 1997 and there has been a continuous link between TimeControl and Primavera since.  Primavera is also an Oracle company.

HMS and Oracle have many points of contact and to help clients navigate through the myriad links and materials available, HMS has created an Oracle Technology Portal with ties to many elements of collateral in the TimeControl site.  This TimeControl / Oracle Portal can be found at oracle.timecontrol.com.