DataSync Awarded 2016 SugarCRM Elite Partner Status

DataSync Corporation today announced that for the second year in a row it has achieved Elite status, the highest tier in the SugarCRM channel partner program. As an experience implementation partner for the SugarCRM platform, DataSync has demonstrated continuous sales growth and advancement within Sugar’s Partner Program.

DataSync is a rapidly growing software advisory and engineering firm located in Sioux Falls, SD.  The company provides advisory services to organizations interested in using software to automate marketing, customer management and back offices systems into one seamless platform.  In 2015 it was recognized as the fastest growing SugarCRM Elite Partner in North America.  It also holds the most SugarCRM certifications of any North American partner.

DataSync pioneered the use of Customer Lifecycle Solution analysis in the design and implementation of integrated business software systems.  This approach allows the company to systematically review and evaluate customer processes from lead generation to sales management to order processing, customer contracting and fulfillment activities and identify ways to improve software systems to increase profitability through revenue increases and operating efficiencies. The company then assists its customers in the development and implementation of these improvements.

Craig Anderson, DataSync’s Chairman, stated, “This recognition is a testament to our team’s continued dedication and hard work for our SugarCRM customers. Our message of applying integrated customer lifecycle solutions to business sales and marketing problems has resonated with our customers and positions DataSync uniquely in the SugarCRM ecosphere”

SugarCRM’s Elite Partners have attained the highest level of recognition in the company’s 230 channel partner program by building large-scale, growing businesses providing consulting, implementation, integration, training and development services for SugarCRM; meeting or exceeding SugarCRM standards for technical proficiency and professional certification in SugarCRM products; and demonstrating consistent success implementing SugarCRM in cross-functional, hosted, on-premise, and private cloud environments.

“Our partners are vital to the achievement of our vision of building extraordinary customer relationships,” said Clint Oram, SugarCRM co-founder and chief technology officer. “Their industry-leading expertise in CRM solutions combined with Sugar yield SugarCRM solutions and implementations that transform businesses around the world. We are honored to have DataSync be part of our top echelon of channel partners in 2016.”

SugarCRM has built a unique channel program of CRM experts with more than 230 channel partners across 31 countries meeting the diverse CRM needs of enterprise organizations.

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ABOUT DATASYNC

With over 10 years of business software experience, DataSync has rapidly grown to be a leading software advisor to companies across the country. Privately held by over 65 shareholders, the company provides software advice, design, and implementation services to customers located around the world. The company is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a metro area with a population of approximately 250,000 in southeastern South Dakota highly rated as one of the best places in the United States to live and grow a business. For more information visit the company’s website at http://www.datasyncsolutions.com

ABOUT SugarCRM

SugarCRM enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most innovative, flexible and affordable customer relationship management (CRM) solution on the market. Unlike traditional CRM solutions that focus primarily on management and reporting, Sugar empowers the individual, coordinating the actions of customer-facing employees and equipping them with the right information at the right time to transform the customer experience. Based in Silicon Valley, SugarCRM is backed by Goldman Sachs, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, NEA and Walden International. More than 1.5 million individuals in over 120 countries rely on SugarCRM. To learn more visit SugarCRM or follow @SugarCRM.

NOTE: DataSync and the DataSync logo are registered trademarks of DataSync Corporation.  SugarCRM and the SugarCRM logo are registered trademarks of SugarCRM Inc. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release may include statements about DataSync’s future plans and expectations. Statements that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. Such statements include projections of financial and operational results and goals, including revenue, EBITDA, profitability, savings and cash, as well as statements about future product and service offerings, service quality, development plans, and employee opportunities. These forward-looking statements are subject to known as well as unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Our expectations are based on various factors and assumptions and reflect only our predictions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements include technological, regulatory, public policy or other developments in our industry, availability and adequacy of capital resources, current and future economic conditions, the existence of strategic alliances, our ability to generate cash, our ability to implement process and network improvements, our ability to attract and retain customers, our ability to migrate traffic to appropriate platforms and changes in the competitive climate in which we operate. DataSync undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.