VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
July 1, 2011

reQuire, LLC announced today that Pratik Kothari, director of information technology for reQuire, has been honored by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Developer Program as the WP7 Developer "Hero of the Week" - an honor bestowed upon those who exhibit excellence in the field of mobile app development. This recognition follows Kothari's successful development of three apps - Mood Swing, Dress Pal, and Gift Cards - available for download via Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

"When Microsoft released this exciting Windows Phone 7 platform last year, I was eager to start learning it," stated Kothari, who has several years experience developing in .NET for a variety of reQuire and personal projects. "Attaining goals is my ultimate driving factor."

Kothari, who has been with reQuire since 2004, credits reQuire with providing an environment that encourages creativity, thinking outside the box, and cultivating the desire to push hard. Additional credit goes to his wife for motivating him even further with some creative ideas for applications. Mood Swing and Dress Pal were two of those ideas.

"Now, that I know how the platform works and possess the necessary skills, the plan is to apply this knowledge towards what we do at reQuire to make us even better," added Kothari. "Stay tuned for more!"