By Anne  Stuart
                            RCP readers weigh in on our annual survey about the Microsoft Partner Program, the IT industry, SaaS and the economy.
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Rich  Freeman
                            Is Microsoft's Dynamics business holding strong or dropping fast? For partners and industry experts alike, that question is especially tricky to answer these days.
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Fred  Bayles
                            The best business Web sites are more than online billboards -- they're powerful sales tools. Here's how some Microsoft partners are using their public sites to attract new customers and better serve their existing ones.
                            
                         
                    
                    
            
                
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Michael  Desmond
                            Microsoft plans to discontinue its business intelligence product. 
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Stephen  Swoyer
                            Analysts split on outsourcing's prospects in a downturn. 
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            Netbook sales and a very weak professional market contributed to a grim Q4 2008 in PC sales, reported Gartner. 
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Scott  Bekker
                            Allison Watson fills holes in her team with Thompson, Brown. 
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            By Scott  Bekker
                            Veteran Microsoft executive joins Redmond's presidents, sees growth opportunities on several fronts.