Catapult Systems Wins Prestigious

Microsoft General Manager Award

Company Recognized for Partner Excellence and Customer Satisfaction

in Microsoft Southern Region

AUSTIN, Texas – February 12, 2007 – Catapult Systems, a leading Microsoft IT consulting firm, today announces its selection as a major Microsoft Corporation award recipient. The company received the prestigious award for best Managed Partner performance for the South Central Area, also known as the General Manager Award. The company’s distinction was announced at the South Central Area Partner Briefing on February 7, 2007 in Dallas, Texas.

The quarterly General Manager Award recognizes one exceptional partner per Area that continually goes above and beyond in all areas of partnering with Microsoft. Importantly, this is the only award presented at the Partner Briefing for which the winner must be nominated by Microsoft personnel.

According to Charlie Ramírez, partner community manager, Microsoft, “This award is an acknowledgement of Catapult Systems’ dedication to help clients optimize their investments in Microsoft technology. From application development to software integration to infrastructure services, Catapult continually demonstrates an unrivaled level of expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction by continually raising the bar of excellence in the Microsoft Partner Community."

Accepting the award for Catapult was general manager of the company’s Dallas office, David Fuess. “This award is a testament to our employees’ commitment to the Catapult brand promise: we always deliver; we’re easy to work with; and we bring the whole team. It’s this passion that has helped us achieve this distinction, and I am proud to accept this award on behalf of the team at Catapult,” said Fuess.