CALGARY, Alberta -

It was announced earlier this week that Calgary, Alberta-based Quorum has been recognized by Microsoft Corp. with Gold Certified Independent Software Vendor Certification as well as Silver Server Platform Competency and Silver Hosting Competency designations.

Having this kind of working relationship with the American software giant is pivotal to Quorum providing dealers and other customers with "new innovative technologies," the company stressed.

The two firms have what officials called a deep relationship “to promote leading-edge technology in the automotive retail marketplace.”

“A continued close working relationship with Microsoft is key to Quorum’s strategy of bringing new innovative technologies that enhance our flagship dealership and customer management system, XSELLERATOR,” stated Dan Ichelson, Quorum’s vice president of operations and development.

“Achieving this advanced level of partner certification requires hard work, dedication and focus, but gives us access to tools and resources that we can use to pursue our strategy to benefit of our current and future customers,” Ichelson added.

This news comes just a few weeks after Quorum shared that during its recently completed first fiscal quarter, it installed 259 dealership rooftops and celebrated its 11th straight quarter of cash flow positive results, despite its net losses increasing.