Press Release

PVBS Becomes Inaugural Member of Microsoft Government Contractor Solutions Circle

Six Companies with Specific Solutions for Companies that Service the Federal Government Form Select Group

Fairfax, VA (January 10, 2006) – Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS), Microsoft’s leading provider of government contractor financial management and project accounting solutions, announced that it is one of only six (6) companies selected by Microsoft as exclusive members of the software giant’s new Government Contractor Solutions Circle. While the six companies have complementary offerings, only PVBS offers a total financial management and project accounting solution created specifically for government contractors based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft, announced the rollout of the Government Contractor Solution Circle to over 500 high-tech executives at the Capital Hilton in Washington DC on December 7, 2005.

The combined offerings from the six companies represent a streamlined, reliable, and secure solution including contact management, contract signing and proposal generation, to project management--as well as finance management and project accounting.

IntelliSafe Technologies, (Chesapeake, Virginia) a subsidiary of Compass Technology®, offers a unique digital signature application which provides the ability to create, sign and securely store legally binding, authoritative documents in a completely paperless environment.
Dynlink, (Arlington, Virginia) offer Customer Relationship Management solutions based on Microsoft CRM, which helps midmarket government contractors build better customer relationships. Built using Microsoft .Net technologies, Microsoft CRM is easy to deploy, customize, and use, accessible from Microsoft Outlook and the Web, integrates with other business applications and scales as your business grows.
I3 Solutions (Sterling, Virginia) Proposal Management System is a Web-based collaboration portal designed to manage every aspect of the proposal process.
Project Solutions Group (Marlborough, Massachusetts) is a full-service project management consultancy and Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in project and portfolio management strategy, consulting, training and systems implementation.
Sysarc (Bethesda, MD) works with small and mid-size government contractors to design, build, and maintain network infrastructure needs by providing highly skilled technical support services for mission critical systems.

Bernard Mustafa, PVBS Chief Executive Officer, said, “Government contractors that have looked to Microsoft for a comprehensive, enterprise-wide solution set for their business processes have to look no further. Solutions are available for everything from initial opportunity development and proposal creation to digital contract signing, project and financial management. This alliance confirms that Microsoft applications are ideal for government contractors.”

In a speech to the Washington DC high-tech community on December 7, 2005 launching this program, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said, “Here in this market for government contractors, we actually have a set of six partners who have come together to bring what's really just an awesome solution for running a government contracting business together. Each one of these partners can resell and service technologies that come from the other five partners and each one of whom would be glad to deliver to you a full solution that includes our technology stacks and everything else that you need to finish out the solution around our dynamics product line for government contracting.”

Ballmer continued, “It's really kind of an innovation thing. Six companies, all selling essentially the same solution, all selling each other's products. Because we think that when you put their technologies together with our core platform, you have what is easily the most sophisticated solution for government contractors in this area.

About Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS)

Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS), a “Microsoft Business Solutions President’s Club Member 2007,” offers the Microsoft alternative for government contractor ERP, financial management and project accounting. Microsoft offers a better project accounting and financial management solution than what’s been available in the past to high-growth government contractors. Only PVBS offers a Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution that was created specifically for high-growth government contractors, to help these companies better manage and maximize their Federal Government business. PVBS is based in Reston, VA. Visit PBVS at www.pvbs.net.