Microsoft selects Missoula, Montana IT company, Pyron Technologies, to participate in product testing program

Pyron Technologies http://www.pyrontechnologies.com one of 45 U.S. partners in the
Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program for Windows Server 2008

Pyron Technologies, Inc. was chosen by Microsoft to participate
in the Microsoft Windows Server Rapid Deployment Program (RDP) in the Fall of 2007, and
successfully completed the program this spring. The RDP tested the Microsoft Windows Server 2008
product, now launched to the public. Microsoft provided selected customers with technical deployment
assistance through selected partners which included services, training, and ongoing technical support.
Just forty-five Microsoft partner companies US-wide were invited participated in the program, receiving
early training, knowledge and experience on the Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft’s RDP is part of the Technology Adoption Program (TAP), used to test Microsoft products
near launch stage in “real life” client environments. The TAP framework provides a consistent experience
to test environments engaging in the program by making pre-release software easily accessible to participants,
enhancing customer and partner experiences in evaluating and adopting Microsoft technologies, and providing
structured product documentation and feedback. As a participant, Pyron Technologies received Microsoft
assistance in building a migration plan for customer servers, testing applications, early access to code, 24 x 7
Technical Support, and issue escalation and resolution.

Customer Benefits

Pyron Technologies nominated and were accepted to implement the Microsoft Server 2008
into two customer environments: Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute of Geneva, Illinois, and the Pyron
Technologies headquarters in Missoula, Montana. Pyron Technologies performed the test installations on-site,
monitored progress, and documented the process and effects. Microsoft developed and posted case studies on
these Windows Server 2008 installations.

Deployment benefits to Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute include lower total cost of ownership, higher network
reliability, and increased server performance. Other benefits and improvements to the institute’s remote network
infrastructure, among others, include a 50% network availability increase, 30-40% network throughput increase,
75% remote management costs reduction, 50% server and security performance increase, 25% virus-related
incident recuction, and a 50% IT productivity increase.

Deployment benefits to Pyron Technologies include the ability to add hosted domains more quickly, same-day
turnaround on new users’ domains and setup, a 25% Help Desk call reduction for application support, 50%
network availability increase, 10% IT productivity improvement, and faster responsiveness to customer needs by
40 minutes to one hour.

Both case studies can be found at Microsoft at
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001677 and
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001559.

About Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the
Windows Server operating system that helps information technology (IT) professionals maximize control over
their infrastructure while providing availability and management capabilities, leading to a more secure, reliable
and robust server environments. Windows Server 2008 delivers new value to organizations by ensuring all users
regardless of location are able to get the full complement of services from the network. In addition to new
functionality, Windows Server 2008 provides improvements to the base operating system over Windows Server
2003. Notable improvements include those to networking, advanced security features, remote application access,
centralized server role management, performance and reliability monitoring tools, failover clustering, deployment,
and the file system.

About Pyron Technologies

Pyron Technologies, Inc., based in Missoula, Montana, provides network
solutions, medical technologies and website development to companies in Montana and throughout the
U.S. With a team of over 25 information technology and website experts, Pyron Technologies’ mission
is to consistently deliver value through first-class support, services and products. Core offerings include
network assessments and implementations, Managed Services, Hosted Services and SiteFin Website
Management systems. Learn more at http://www.pyrontechnologies.com.