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Tough Task on Tablets

When I think of Microsoft and the tablet market, I think of a line from the 2004 David Mamet movie "Spartan" -- "You had your whole life to prepare for this moment. Why aren't you ready?"

Reaching for the Cloud

As hosting providers are squeezed, could Microsoft cloud services offer a safe haven?

ERP, Dynamics and Convergence in the Cloud

Never before has the word "convergence" been so appropriate a description of enterprise-software offerings from Microsoft.

Microsoft Partners, Meet the NSIs

National Systems Integrators are the rock stars of the U.S. Microsoft Partner Community. Is it a designation worth aspiring to?

Microsoft and Mobile Apps

When a lot of innovative and hungry people gather in one place, the results can be explosive. That's what is taking place in the mobile segment, and Microsoft is just getting started.

Citrix Ports Apps to Apple iPad

GoToMeeting and Receiver are the Florida company's firsts for the new device.

Office 2010: Productivity Play

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.

Peer Review: DCS Netlink

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.

Multi-Purpose DB Tool on Tap

Microsoft: SQL Server 2008 R2 will be generally available this month.

Competing and Cannibalizing

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.

VC Funding Remains Tight

The market for venture money appears to have bottomed out, but VCs remain cautious.

11 Things to Know About...WPC 2010

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.

HP Quietly Touts iPad Rival

HP Slate expected to be the first tablet-style device based on Windows 7.

Chomping at the SharePoint Bit

Partners say that customers are eager to deploy the 2010 release of the Microsoft collaborative computing platform.

2010 Wave of Microsoft Product Crests

Microsoft plans to release many of its 2010-branded products -- including Office 2010 -- to manufacturers this month.