Released on: October 2, 2008, 7:08 am

Press Release Author: Applied Knowledge Group/Joan Muschamp

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Reston, Va., [October 2, 2008] Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.
(AKG) has been recognized by Microsoft as having completed all the requirements
necessary to earn Microsoft’s Custom Development Solution Competency for Web
Development Specialization. The competency focuses on delivering web-enabled
deployment solutions required in organizations that wish to operate and transact
through the Internet using Visual Studio, ASP.NET, IIS, Windows Server 2003, and SQL
Server. This achievement showcases AKG’s technical capabilities for developing
custom applications within the Microsoft framework. To reach this level required
developing specialized client solutions, multiple client references certifying the
work, as well as AKG’s technical staff achieving specific technical certifications
that require intensive study and examination.

Press Release Body: Reston, Va., [October 2, 2008] Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.
(AKG) has been recognized by Microsoft as having completed all the requirements
necessary to earn Microsoft’s Custom Development Solution Competency for Web
Development Specialization. The competency focuses on delivering web-enabled
deployment solutions required in organizations that wish to operate and transact
through the Internet using Visual Studio, ASP.NET, IIS, Windows Server 2003, and SQL
Server. This achievement showcases AKG’s technical capabilities for developing
custom applications within the Microsoft framework. To reach this level required
developing specialized client solutions, multiple client references certifying the
work, as well as AKG’s technical staff achieving specific technical certifications
that require intensive study and examination.

Andy Campbell, AKG’s President, noted “This is a significant accomplishment by our
Technical Services group. We’re very proud of all they have delivered to our clients
and their personal development. Achieving this competency widens the scope of
services we can provide, and together with our consulting practice of organizational
change management, knowledge management and user adoption, offers our clients the
best available means to ensure their collaboration technology investment delivers
the desired ROI.”

About Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.

Applied Knowledge Group Inc. (AKG) is a Microsoft Certified Partner focused on
helping government and commercial organizations connect employee knowledge via
collaboration strategies, tools and best practice user adoption methods primarily
based on the Microsoft SharePoint platform. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, AKG
was founded in 1996 as an early innovator in collaboration technology.

Our goal is to support the vision of a Virtual Work Environment (VWE) to facilitate
collaboration, knowledge transfer and enable more informed business decisions. To
achieve this goal, we focus on four key pillars: People, Process, Technology and
Learning. Our services align with these four pillars and include collaboration
strategy support, change management and training services, SharePoint implementation
and other technology services, geospatial data visualization, and software
application development.

Current engagements include a 38,000 seat Microsoft SharePoint implementation for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as current and prior engagements
including the American Society of Hematology, FedExKinkos, Weidemann Associates,
Curtiss Wright Embedded Computing, Institute for Defense Analyses, TV Guide,
Weyerhaeuser Corp., Learning Tree International and the United States Marine Corps.
For more information please visit www.akgroup.com


Web Site: http://www.akgroup.com

Contact Details: Joan Muschamp
Applied Knowledge Group
2100 Reston Parkway
Reston VA, 20191
703-869-1145
jmuschamp@akgroup.com