Microsoft Partnering 101


Microsoft Unveils Project Management Effort

Program is newly opened to U.S. partners after trials in Europe and Australia.

The Other Shoe Drops on Microsoft Financing

Microsoft formally ratchets up the percentage of its products that must be included in financed deals.

Spotlight on the Netbook

While netbooks pose problems for Microsoft and partner business models, most indications show this computing trend is here to stay.

Microsoft Makes Action Pack Digital

First bundle under new distribution model will include Windows 7.

Microsoft's New Deal

An overhaul of the Microsoft Partner Program is set to be unveiled at the Worldwide Partner Conference this month. The details are murky but "everything is on the table," including the program name--now the "Microsoft Partner Network."

Microsoft's 2009-2010 Roadmap

A raft of new products are in the queue for delivery during the second half of 2009 and into 2010.

P2P Power, Version 3.0

Despite the ongoing recession, partner peer-group members are holding their own for now-and watching for the cloud on the horizon.

Google Fixes Bug in Sync App for Outlook

Google came through with fixes to its newly introduced e-mail and calendar synchronization application that works with Microsoft Outlook.

Report: Disaster Recovery Improving, but Downtime Still Hurts

A Symantec survey reveals the "rising [disaster recovery] pressures on organizations caused by soaring downtime costs and more stringent IT service-level requirements to mitigate risk to the business."

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 Released

Microsoft last week announced the availability of beta 2 of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010.

Windows 7 Consumer Upgrade Limited to 25 PCs

Microsoft's new Windows 7 "upgrade option program" for consumers and small businesses has a catch: the offer is restricted to buying 25 PCs or less.

Survey: IT Salaries Getting Pinched in 2009

The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on IT salaries, according to an independent study released on Monday.

Microsoft and DOD Defining Windows 7 Security

Microsoft is working with the government to establish secure system settings that are expected to become the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Windows 7.

Gartner Forecasts Better-Than-Expected PC Shipments

Gartner reported a better-than-expected first quarter for PC shipments and is now forecasting a healthy market recovery in 2010.

Hotfixes Issued for SharePoint SP2 Glitch

Microsoft on Thursday announced that hotfixes are now available to patch a SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) glitch that surfaced last month.