Venice, CA - February 1, 2001 - Zoomdot, design, development, and marketing for the online economy, announced today it has been accepted as a member of the Microsoft Certified Partner Program (MCP). As an Internet developer specializing in full service online development, Zoomdot has been a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider since 1999 and has expertise using the Microsoft platform for high-profile clients such as Olympus and WildID.

"When you're building high-availability web sites, you need the best tools available," says Ron Evans, Zoomdot Chief Technology Officer. "The Microsoft platform gives us the quickest results, at the highest quality level, and that translates into much higher value-to-market for our clients' online businesses."

The Microsoft Certified Partner Program allows Zoomdot to utilize the Microsoft Certified Partner logo, which is an easy way for customers to recognize Zoomdot as certified by Microsoft Corp. Microsoft offers a variety of resources to program members, including training, technical support, early access to Microsoft products and peer-networking opportunities that allow a variety of partners to come together and provide end-to-end customer solutions.

"When customers are looking to implement a Microsoft technology solution for their business, their best bet is to turn to an expert - a Microsoft Certified Partner," said Rosa Garcia, general manager of the Partner Programs Group at Microsoft. "Microsoft provides its Certified Partners with in-depth access to existing and emerging Microsoft technologies and related training and resources to help ensure that they have the technical intimacy needed to deliver quality solutions. Today, Microsoft recognizes Zoomdot for demonstrating this level of expertise and welcomes it as a new Microsoft Certified Partner."

"We're very pleased with becoming an MCP for 2001," said Ron Evans of Zoomdot. "And we believe this will be mutually beneficial for both our company and for Microsoft."

About Zoomdot

Based in Venice, California, Zoomdot provides a full range of online business services, including full service design, e-commerce brand development, back-end programming and integration. For more information, visit the Zoomdot web site at http://www.zoomdot.com