Microsoft announced a new partnership with ASAP Software, one of the leading software distributors to private and public companies and administrations, to offer and promote Microsoft Financing’s total solutions financing in Europe.

Microsoft Financing provides its customers, through its finance solutions partners, with offers that are both simple and appropriate for financing the purchase of Microsoft technologies, as well as for financing software from other publishers, hardware and IT services. Until June 30th, customers can benefit from the”buy now… Pay later “ promotion. They only have to pay £50 per month for the first 6 months, then 36  monthly payments after this.

"We see Microsoft's financing solutions as a real additional lever for companies purchasing their software licenses and, from a more global perspective, their IT technologies," highlights Hervé Jezic, President of ASAP Software in Europe. "Effectively, these solutions provide an answer as much to budgetary issues as to the financing problems that our customers come up against today. The adaptability of Microsoft Financing options is also an asset for corporate customers and SMBs alike."

In promoting the Microsoft Financing offer, Brian Madison, Worldwide General Manager of Microsoft Financing, aligns this launch with a strategic agreement with Microsoft's long-standing partner ASAP Software,  "ASAP is forward thinking about the impact that financing can have on customers and how it can help them to purchase their software, hardware, and services. We are very confident in the potential of this partnership"

Hervé Jezic concludes,"Microsoft's financing offers fall perfectly into the framework of our ASAPartnerNet program, and will integrate more specifically our ASAP Financing offer. We are delighted with this agreement with Microsoft Financing."

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (quoted on the NASDAQ under MSFT) is the worldwide leader in computer software. The company develops and markets a large range of software applications, accessories and services for home and business use. The aim is to enable everyone to access the power of information technology from anywhere at any moment, using the digital tool of his/her choice connected to the internet.
Created in 1983, Microsoft France employs almost 1000 people. Eric Boustouller has been Microsoft France's president since February 1, 2005.
For more information on this offer, please consult the following website address: http://www.microsoft.com/france/moyennes-entreprises/acheter/financing.mspx

About ASAP Software
Continuously anticipating developments in technology management, ASAP Software is focused on helping companies manage their IT assets more efficiently, thus reducing their TCO.
For over twenty years, ASAP Software has developed a unique expertise in the field of global management of licenses and services, assisting companies in their technological choices and helping them to set up contracts for, purchase, and deploy their software.
ASAP Software Inc., whose headquarters is located in Chicago, is one of the world's leading software, hardware and associated services distributors for companies with international presence in Europe, North America and Asia. Our European headquarters is based in Saint-Ouen, in France.
ASAP Software is part of the Buhrmann group, one of the world's leading suppliers of office products to businesses. Buhrmann NV represents a group of 18,500 people spread over 20 countries, and has a global turnover of 6.3 billion Euros.