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December RCP: It's Not What You Know...

It's whether you know the right people in Redmond that can make a huge difference in your success in dealing with Microsoft. And even if you don't know these people personally, you should at least know who they are and what they have going on. (Of course, getting to know them face to face never hurts.) From our December issue, here are 23 execs every partner should be familiar with.

Posted by Lee Pender on December 07, 2007


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