WHITE ROCK, British Columbia – NewGen Technologies Corporation, a managed IT services company, has been recognized by Microsoft as a Cloud Accelerate Partner, Microsoft’s highest designation for Microsoft Cloud partners.

Over the last 5 months, NewGen has been working with Microsoft to migrate dozens of organizations to Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Exchange Online. Through the partnership NewGen acts as a local resource for businesses seeking information and answers to their questions about Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Exchange Online. NewGen then assists these business with the setup and transition from their existing messaging and collaboration systems to Microsoft Office 365.

This new designation and closer relationship with Microsoft affords many benefits to NewGen and to NewGen’s clients, including investments by both companies in growing and developing Microsoft Office 365 business in the Greater Vancouver area.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

About Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 offers a range of service plans for a predictable monthly price from $2 to $27 per user per month. With Office 365 for small businesses, customers can be up and running with Office Web Apps, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Lync Online and an external website in minutes, for $6 (U.S.) per user, per month. These tools put enterprise-grade email, shared documents, instant messaging, video and Web conferencing, portals, and more at everyone’s fingertips.

Office 365 for enterprises has an array of choices, from simple email to comprehensive suites to meet the needs of midsize and large businesses, as well as government organizations. Customers can now get Microsoft Office Professional Plus on a pay-as-you-go basis with cloud-based versions of the industry’s leading business communications and collaboration services. Each of these plans comes with the advanced IT controls, innovative security technologies, 24/7 IT support and reliability customers expect from Microsoft.