FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Advisicon, Inc. and Safran North America (N.A.), are pleased to announce a newly developed formal partnership which allows Advisicon to serve as a designated Safran Authorized Reseller. Advisicon, recognized for project and portfolio management consulting and training, will now add another powerful tool to its already comprehensive arsenal of technology solutions from the globally recognized Safran solutions.

Advisicon provides expertise in a broad range of verticals including government, pharmaceuticals, technology, retail and energy. This partnership will leverage Safran's expertise, specifically in the oil and gas and construction industries, while advancing the overall application of project management globally.

Safran North America provides a comprehensive family of project management software solutions and services that improve business processes and assists project-focused organizations to meet their needs. The software solutions provide improved planning, oversight and control.

Advisicon will now be able to offer Safran's core applications, including Safran Project, Safran for the Microsoft Project Platform and Safran Planner as well as the Safran development tools, including the Safran Details and the Safran Developer. The development tools allow customization as needed, providing clients with a complete technology solution designed for measurability and performance.

Nicholas Pisano, President & CEO, Safran North America LLC, summarizes the partnership. "We are very excited to have Advisicon as our latest Safran Authorized Reseller. As one of the leading project management and project integration companies in the United States and Latin America, Advisicon possesses all of the attributes that we look for when partnering: unparalleled professional expertise, outstanding customer service and a commitment to excellence and continual improvement. We feel that Advisicon's PMO and portfolio management expertise combined with the unique functionality of Safran products will provide our customers with a value proposition unequaled anywhere else in the marketplace."

President of Advisicon, Tim Runcie, was equally enthusiastic about the partnership. "It is a great pleasure to be able to utilize the impressive array of tools available from Safran and bring them to our clients. For measurable and sustained results, few tools meet the power and ease of Safran."

The agreement was signed in June of this year and products will be available to customers in July, 2008.

About Safran: Safran North America LLC is the exclusive North American representative of Safran Software Solutions AS of Stavanger Norway. Safran North America is a U.S. veteran-owned small business. As part of the Proha Group family, Safran is a full-service company available in over 90% of the oil and gas and large construction markets in northern Europe. Proha is a leading full-service technology company serving customers from a worldwide network of more than 40 offices in 28 countries. Proha is publicly held and listed on the Helsinki stock exchange.

About Advisicon, Inc.: Advisicon, Inc. delivers advanced organizational, project and portfolio management consulting, custom software solutions and training to clients in business, government and non-profit organizations throughout North America and Latin America. Advisicon is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a Project Management Institute (PMI) (R) Global Registered Education Provider (REP) (R). http://www.Advisicon.com.

About Microsoft Gold Certified Partner: Advisicon is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Microsoft's highest partner ranking, with additional certifications in Information Worker Solutions and Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Specialization. This certification reflects the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies.

About Microsoft MVP: The Microsoft MVP title is a highly coveted credential, designated to only 21 persons world-wide. This group works on products in excess of a two-year timeline and integrates closely with the Microsoft Product Development Team to ensure products meet customer requirements. This channel is a direct loop to the development of software and future products from Microsoft. http://www.Microsoft.com.

About Project Management Institute Global Registered Education Provider: Advisicon is a Global Registered Education Provider (REP) of the Project Management Institute (PMI). This certification ensures clients they are working with an organization qualified to provide the highest level of project management training and the convenience of receiving Professional Development Units (PDUs).

SOURCE Advisicon, Inc.