Putt-A-Round for Kids
A Unique Indoor Golfing Experience to benefit
the DeVos Children’s Hospital

Friday, April 21, 2006 8:00am – 4:00pm
(Tee Times Available Throughout the day)

The Putt-A-Round for Kids Challenge will tee you up for the upcoming season while raising money for a very worthy cause. Dust off your putters, have some fun, and help out the kids at the DeVos Children’s Hospital. CPR’s unique permanent 9-hole indoor course, complete with hazards and obstacles (including workstations!) will challenge the duffer, hacker and club champion.

CPR Announces New Managed Services Leader
CPR is excited to announce the addition of Bob Milne to our staff. Bob joined CPR as the leader of CPR's Managed Services business. Prior to joining, CPR Bob spent 26 years at IBM in a variety of technical, marketing and management positions. Most recently, Bob built and led an IT consulting and services practice within IBM Global Services focused on IT Lifecycle Services. Bob has worked in all segments of the marketplace, including the finance, automotive, healthcare and education industries.

By using CPR’s Managed Services, your organization's day-to-day network health and utilization will be monitored by CPR's highly-qualified staff. CPR's engineers will take care of network necessities to assure customers of continuous business operations. As a result, companies can reduce the costs of downtime and minimize overall expenses. A customized Managed Services plan can be built to budget needs to keep costs consistent and predictable from month to month. The move toward Managed Services allows companies to focus on core competencies, while we focus on ours: technology.

News from the CPR Learning Center

IT Management for the Non-Technical Manager
CPR/TEA – IT Management Class April 28, 2006
This course is designed to help the non-technical executive manage an IT department and/or IT staff. Topics include the importance of technology, avoiding disaster, appropriate investments, how to get more from your investments, strategic plans, disaster recovery, resources, legal issues, and best practices. If you are interested in attending this course, contact Karen Forester at 616.318.8864 or email kforester@cprgr.com.

Microsoft Offers Second Shot on Certification Exams
For a limited time, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (Formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) Certification exam. Just register for the Microsoft Certification Second Shot Exam Offer before your first exam, and you’ll get two chances to pass.

Once you register, you’ll be able to take advantage of special training and certification deals offered by Microsoft Certified Partners like CPR. For offer details, visit Microsoft.com/learning/2ndchance or contact Karen Forester at 616.575.8500 ext. 133.

CPR & HP Present
Maximize your environment with AMD
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 11:30am – 1:30pm

With all of the client solutions choices out there, it’s tough cutting through the lingo and identifying the proper client solutions for your business. CPR and HP will help you make sense of the latest technology and solutions and identify what’s right for your organization.

CPR has pulled together two of the hottest technology-outfitted RVs in the Midwest. On Tuesday, May 16th we will be hosting the Cisco Van and the Microsoft Mobile Technology RV. In addition to tours of the RVs, CPR is hosting breakout sessions covering some of the latest emerging technologies, including IP Telephony, SharePoint and InfoPath, Microsoft CRM, and Microsoft Office 2007.

Sign up to attend all sessions or hand-pick the sessions that interest you! At the very least, join CPR, Microsoft, Cisco, HP, BlueGranite and EHTC Technology Solutions for lunch and information-sharing. Sign up today!