Strategic Partnership QBS Group and 1ClickFactory with Plataan

Leusden, The Netherlands, January 2022

Plataan, based in Hasselt, Belgium and QBS Group, headquartered in Leusden, The Netherlands announced today that they will join forces moving forward. As of January 2022, QBS Group has acquired a shareholder majority of Plataan. This transaction is an important
step in the strategy of QBS Group to enhance the portfolio of partner growth services delivered to the worldwide Dynamics partner channel. It perfectly fits in the vision of the group to be the most preferred community and center of expertise for every Dynamics
professional in the world.

In 2021 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) SaaS growth figures showed that it is now imperative that Dynamics partners become proficient in the relevant Dynamics 365 BC competences, skills and knowledge. The tremendous growth of BC SaaS is also reflected in
the accelerated intake and number of certifications of new BC professionals in the “Business Central Booster” Training Program delivered by Plataan. This program is a virtual online program designed to learn through practical, hands-on exercises whilst being guided by an
experienced certified trainer. Apart from the Booster programs for Dynamics Business Central, Plataan is offering trainings for Microsoft’s Power Platform, Office 365 and the Customer Engagement workloads.

With this important strategic announcement, QBS Group and Plataan move into a league of their own when it comes to training capabilities, capacity and coverage to serve the Dynamics partner channel:

Louis Rustenhoven, CEO QBS Group & 1ClickFactory
We consider Plataan as a leading strategic training partner for our community of current and future Dynamics partners. The ambition of Plataan to build all-inclusive online competency programs for Dynamics partners perfectly fits with our unique set of technical services covering Business Central, F&O, PowerApps and Customer Engagement and our expertise in Traditional and CSP (Cloud) licensing. We’re all looking forward to a great collaboration with multiple benefits for our partner community!

Vincent Bellefroid, Partner Plataan
Both companies are true partner focused organisations. Both have a ‘Microsoft Dynamics only’ strategy. No other Value-Added Distributor in the worldwide Microsoft channel can claim this. Our (digital) training offerings and capabilities combined with the sales & marketing and deep technical skills of QBS group & 1ClickFactory together plus their wide international distribution network create a great fit! The Dynamics partner community can expect from us more attractive training offerings, including offerings around the domain of D365 Finance & Supply Chain and Power Platform.

Quattro Business Solutions
Leusderend 20
3832 RC Leusden
The Netherlands

Press contact: Ursula Koller
Phone: +43 676 3544230
email: ukoller@qbsgroup.com

About QBS Group and 1Clickfactory
QBS Group is the largest and fastest growing, international network of Microsoft Dynamics partners. We support our partners – Resellers and ISV’s – with business and technical services aimed at growing revenue, lowering costs and improving profitability. We are an official SMB ERP Distributor and Indirect CSP Provider for Microsoft. 1ClickFactory is a Microsoft ISV Development Center Gold Certified in Enterprise Resource Planning, Application Development and Cloud Platform. Our high-quality Microsoft Dynamics 365 upgrade, development, and migration services, together with our leading Microsoft Azure managed hosting service, help Microsoft Partners offer better business value to their customers delivering solutions on-premises and/or in the cloud.Together we are currently delivering and supporting over 1.000 partners in 40+ countries.

About Plataan
Plataan is experienced and specialized in the online and offline creation and distribution of Dynamics knowledge and learnings. Founded in 2005 Plataan has provided trainings services to 1.000+ Microsoft partners and has competencies in Dynamics 365 (Business
Central), Power BI, SQL Server and Microsoft Office 365. Plataan has developed Dynamics training materials (e.g., Microsoft Official Courseware, Dynamics Learning Portal, Microsoft Learn, Microsoft certification exams) on behalf of Microsoft since 2007. Plataan is located at
Corda Campus Hasselt and has their own broadcasting studio and classroom training facilities.

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