Microsoft Partnering 101


The Services Solution Litmus Test

Ask the right questions before going ahead.

IBM's India Hiring Binge Continues

The work force at International Business Machines Corp. grew 8 percent in 2006, with most of the rise coming in India, where the technology company has been on a hiring binge in recent years.

Lenovo Recalls 100,000 More Laptop Batteries

Computer maker Lenovo Inc. on Thursday recalled about 100,000 lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad laptops after receiving four reports of the Sanyo-built batteries overheating.

Europe Threatens New Microsoft Fines

The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. on Thursday with fines as high as $4 million a day, claiming the software company was still not offering a fair deal to rivals seeking to make their products more compatible with Windows.

Google Search Growth Outstrips Yahoo, MS

Google's cash cow search engine -- Google Search -- continued to pull ahead of all competitors in usage growth in the U.S. during January, and managed a whopping 40.6 percent year over year growth rate, according to two recent surveys.

EU Threatens New Fines Against Microsoft

Microsoft is asking rivals to pay too much for information that can help software interoperate, claims European Union commissioner.

Microsoft and SAP: Bittersweet Symphony

Microsoft and SAP have a successful Duet together, but they'll be less harmonious as they battle for ERP supremacy. Partners might be forced to take sides.

Mass. Man Arrested in Cisco Resale Fraud Plot

A Massachusetts businessman who resold Cisco Systems Inc. networking gear was arrested on charges he defrauded the technology company out of millions of dollars by cheating its program to replace broken or defective hardware.

Clash of Titans: Microsoft's SaaS Play

Microsoft's next version of CRM software, code-named "Titan," will reveal the company's competitive response to Salesforce.com and its approach to Software as a Service.

ScriptLogic Expands Channel Program

Company known for IT automation suite reaches out.

Microsoft Partners Aren't Sleeping on NAP

Microsoft drives up support for Network Access Protection technology.

A Guide to Daylight Saving Time Updates

For the first time in 22 years, daylight saving time starts three weeks sooner and ends one week later than normal. Although the consequences from an earlier "spring forward" and later "fall back" doesn’t represent the level of threat imagined with Y2K, there are enough little snafus and "gotchas" to keep any IT manager busy for the next couple of weeks.

Vanguard Opposes HP Director Proposal

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s sixth-largest shareholder said Wednesday it opposes a proposal floated in the wake of the company's boardroom spying scandal that would allow shareholders to nominate candidates for the company's board of directors.

Fixing Nagging Problems with RMtP

A Microsoft program gives partners a way to help customers with pre-existing conditions and other issues.

Dynamic Destiny

Microsoft's move to standardize its enterprise-applications suite offers both opportunity and challenges for partners that sell those solutions.