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Partners Win Redmond's Praise

Squarely in the "in-case-you-missed-it" category, here's a story on last week's Partner of the Year awards doled out at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver.

Out of curiosity, what do these awards mean to you? If you're a partner, do you actively try to win them or partner with companies that have won them? And if you're in IT (and we know you're out there reading), are you more likely to partner with a company that has won an award? Let me know at [email protected].

Posted by Lee Pender on July 19, 2007


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