05/01/2010
Will Google Disrupt Microsoft's Channel?
Plus: VD funding dries up; Microsoft Partner Network conference; Internet espionage; MPN subscriptions.
In-Depth
By Jeffrey Schwartz, Scott Bekker
Microsoft is usually the one to beat. But we're talking search, so this means Microsoft is looking up to a larger foe in Google.
By Scott Bekker
As part of the Microsoft Partner Network overhaul, Microsoft is revamping the popular Action Pack program this month.
By Jeffrey Schwartz
When Microsoft Office 2010 ships this month, the suite faces its most serious challenge yet from lower-cost alternatives. Here are nine reasons why Redmond's newest version still promises to be a boon to partners.
Channel Call
By Keith Lubner
My theme for the last several months was how you can differentiate your firm from the masses of other resellers in the world.
Channel Watch
By Scott Bekker
If you're finding that technology sales out there in small to midsize business (SMB) land are tough to come by, you're not alone.
Directions
By Paul DeGroot
When Microsoft wades into a market with an inexpensive, global solution with the weight of its vast partner community behind it, everyone else often heads for cover.
On Growth
By Mike Harvath
Applications managed services (AMS) has been gaining a lot of traction lately.
RCP on the MPN
By Scott Bekker
If you're attending Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington D.C. this July, here's 11 things to keep you eye out for.
News
By Jeffrey Schwartz
The market for venture money appears to have bottomed out, but VCs remain cautious.
Microsoft announced last month that support for Intel Itanium processors will be phased out for Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio -- ending the Microsoft era of multi-architecture support in server processors.
By Jabulani Leffall
Report documents how cyber threats are becoming a low-cost tool for intelligence gathering.
By Kurt Mackie
Microsoft: SQL Server 2008 R2 will be generally available this month.
DCS Netlink started in 1991 as PC to Go, a retailer of computer hardware and software, and a network solutions provider primarily for small companies.
By David Nagel
GoToMeeting and Receiver are the Florida company's firsts for the new device.
Product Reviews
By Jeffrey Schwartz
HP Slate expected to be the first tablet-style device based on Windows 7.