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Mary Glenn

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Software Architects ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006

Company leverages expertise in I.T. Integration to provide customers with solutions that improve organizational manageability, scalability, and cost effectiveness

Chicago, IL. – March 2, 2006. Information Technology consultancy, Software Architects, Inc. is leveraging its dedicated BizTalk Server Center of Excellence to showcase the company’s expertisewith Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. As Microsoft announces the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) of BizTalk Server 2006, Software Architects stands ready to deploy teams of experts to implement the newest Microsoft integration and business process management product.

Software Architects created its BizTalk Center of Excellence based on the company’s significant integration experience and the momentum that BizTalk Server is gaining in the marketplace. The Center of Excellence is staffed with experienced enterprise architects with deep skills in the BizTalk Server product family as well as products, technologies and techniques common in the enterprise integration space.

Microsoft BizTalk Server connects systems, people and trading partners through manageable business processes. Building on the Microsoft Windows Server System integrated server software and Microsoft .NET Framework, BizTalk Server 2006 represents amajor milestone in delivering an integrated, interoperable, modularized, extensible, and security-enhanced e-business solution that enables companies to connect information, systems, people, and processes.

“At Software Architects, we have been successfully implementing customer solutions based on BizTalk Server since its early releases. Our creation of our BizTalk Center of Excellence coupled with the release of BizTalk Server 2006 has us very excited about the potential to deliver high-value integration and business process management solutions to our customers. By leveraging our expertise in implementing integration solutions and Microsoft's platform, we feel it is ‘can't miss’ opportunity to deliver results that truly have a positive impact on our customers’ businesses,” said Mitch Rhinehart, Software Architects Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solution Group.

“Microsoft applauds Software Architects’ past success in delivering solutions built on the Microsoft BizTalk Server product and its commitment to continuing to build effective integrated solutions with BizTalk Server 2006,” said Robert Bannerman, Partner Strategy Manager at Microsoft Corp. “Software Architects continues to innovate in delivering high-quality Microsoft BizTalk Server solutions to our most valued enterprise customers.”

Software Architects provides solid, high-performance solutions around Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Business-to-Business or trading partner solutions (B2B) and Business Process Management (BPM) using Microsoft BizTalk Server. Our architects work with organizations to formulate a comprehensive and predictable engagement roadmap that will deliver the needs of businesses using the capabilities of the Microsoft Connected Systems products. The benefits of BizTalk Server 2006 in implementing these solutions are unmatched in the industry.

As a member of the Microsoft Business Integration Process Partner Advisory Council (BPI PAC), Software Architects is regularly updated on the direction of the BPI product set (including BizTalk Server) and Microsoft's future vision. We are also in a unique position to work closely with the product group, providing insight, feedback and recommendations that help shape the BPI product set.

Through integrated innovation, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 greatly simplifies the management of business processes so companies can spend more time adding value and growing their business. In addition, BizTalk Server 2006 helps companies automate to build a flexible IT infrastructure that provides high levels of system up-time. In the end, the product helps drive significant, incremental return on investment through the integration and automation of business processes that touch systems, people and trading partners.

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About Software Architects

Software Architects, Inc. is a leading provider of information technology consulting services. The company has vast experience in delivering customized solutions designed for Fortune 500 and middle-market companies. Founded in 1978, Software Architects is an independent company with more than 500 employees and consultants in offices nationwide. The company’s client roster includes The Limited, Pier 1 Imports, Sears, Shell and BMW Financial Services.

Software Architects, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Ill., with offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Phoenix and Tampa. For more information on Software Architects call Mary Glenn at 972-791-0500 or visit

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