Burntsand Recognized in Microsoft Excellence Program

    TORONTO, May 16 /CNW/ - Burntsand, Inc. (Burntsand) (TSX: BRT), a leading
North American provider of Integrated Information Management Solutions, was
featured yesterday in the Globe and Mail as part of Microsoft's Gold Certified
Partner Excellence Program. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence
Program was established to recognize Canadian Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners that have achieved four or more solution competencies in the
Microsoft Partner Program. Burntsand has 5 Microsoft certified competencies
and is nominated for Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year awards for 3 of
them.
    Burntsand has been a Microsoft Gold Certified partner for over 6 years
and an early adopter of sophisticated Microsoft applications. Many
organizations still rely heavily on a variety of manual information sources
including paper documents. Burntsand's solutions allow distributed information
access as well as extensibility, simple administration and interoperability.
These solutions increase organizational productivity through integrated
applications, information sharing, and content management. Burntsand's deep
expertise in Microsoft .NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM technology enable
them to optimize the value of technology for their clients.
    "Admission to Microsoft's Gold Certified Excellence Program is a
recognition of our expertise at understanding, managing and successfully
delivering complex integration and development projects on Microsoft's
industry leading application platforms," said Marty Glover, Burntsand's CEO,
"Burntsand's unique delivery methodology combined with competencies in
Business Process and Integration Solutions, Custom Development Solutions, Data
Management Solutions, Information Worker Solutions and Microsoft Business
Solutions separates us as a Best in Class integrator in delivering optimized
Time to Value on these platforms."

    About Burntsand

    With a unique and forward-thinking focus on helping clients unify
enterprise information to increase productivity and insight, Burntsand is a
North American leader in the delivery of Enterprise Content Management,
Enterprise Operations and Service Management, Collaboration, and Customer
Relationship Management services. Burntsand delivers business advantage to its
mid-market clients through risk-managed projects and unmatched customer
experience. Strong partnerships with EMC, Microsoft and BMC reflect the
company's business maturity and ensure technology depth. Headquartered in
Toronto, Burntsand operates from locations across North America. The Company's
shares (TSX: BRT) are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. More information
about Burntsand can be found at www.burntsand.com.

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For further information: Martin Glover, Chief Executive Officer, Tel:
[phone], Email: [e-mail]; Stephen Massel, Chief Financial
Officer, Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]