CALGARY, Alta., February 7, 2003 - Calgary-based IT solutions and services provider Quadrus Development Inc. announced today that its Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership for Business Intelligence has been extended for 2003. Quadrus was first awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status in January, 2002.

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program for Business Intelligence (BI) selects those Microsoft Certified Partners who have proven their expertise in building, implementing, and delivering BI-oriented solutions featuring Data Warehousing, Data Mart or OLAP functionality based on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Gold Certification is provided only to those partners who have demonstrated the exceptionally high level of expertise in Business Intelligence necessary to meet the customer's specific business requirements.

As part of this program, Quadrus gains access to new Microsoft software early in the product development cycle. This means that Quadrus has expertise in leading technologies and tools before they reach the market and, in some cases, Quadrus is even directly involved with the development of these products. Access to this kind of leading-edge information via the Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership enables Quadrus to continue to provide informed and forward-thinking solutions for its clients.