(Oldcastle, Ontario) Radix Controls announces that it has achieved Silver Independent Software Vendor status in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment.  Radix Controls provides design, programming, products & support for traceability solutions, vision-based robot guidance, quality control and automation for manufacturing which include vision, robotics, controls & custom software. To obtain a Microsoft Silver Competency, Radix Controls submitted their Link2Logic web based application for testing. Link2Logic provides complete program management and recovery for up to 1000 devices and system back ups with only a couple of clicks. Link2Logic is a new and improved version of Radix Control’s successful File Management System application which has been deployed in manufacturing plants across North America.

“This Silver Competency showcases our expertise in today’s technology market and demonstrates our knowledge of Microsoft and their products,” said Ross Rawlings, President & CEO of Radix Controls. “With Link2Logic we are able to give control & assurance to manufacturers that their plant devices will continue production with the security of recovering back-up and other related files in case of system failure, giving them the advantage of reduced down time and costs”

“By achieving a Silver Competency, partners have proven themselves as specialized technology experts with the skills needed to best serve customers,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “The Silver Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network is designed to help customers identify services and solution providers that have demonstrated proof of their capability to deliver quality outcomes and customer satisfaction.”

Radix Controls continues to be a leader in providing the manufacturing market with high tech automation solutions. In 2007, Radix Controls was recognized by PROFIT magazine in its 19th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Radix Controls has installed vision-based automation solutions and systems at manufacturers in Canada, the USA & Mexico.