Microsoft Partners


Sales: Software Assurance Sales -- Obstacles Dead Ahead

A new poll cites low SA renewal rates; Microsoft contests the findings.

Are You on Target?

Conduct strategic business planning and ask key questions -- especially if your company is missing its year-end goals.

Microsoft, Services and Partners: Survival of the Fittest

Partners need to be nimble when Redmond ventures into new territories, but they also have to wait.

Getting a Handle on Peer-to-Peer Applications

Watch out for security pitfalls, such as increasingly popular instant messaging apps.

The Right Stuff

Microsoft executives view their 'benefits wheel' as the hub of their new campaign to get the right benefit to the right partner at the right time.

Solving the Puzzle -- Together

In solution selling, partners and customers join forces to solve problems -- and both parties win.

Awaiting a Vista Bounce

Microsoft calls Windows Vista its fastest-selling OS yet. Partners are waiting -- patiently -- for that momentum to reach the channel.

Microsoft Myths

Deconstructing the most common statistics and figures about the Microsoft Partner Program.

Ambiguous Adventure: Microsoft and Managed Services

Whether or not partners will be part of Redmond's latest foray remains to be seen.

Hidden Gold in Partner-to-Partner Transactions

Networking within the channel can lead to big revenue opportunities, IDC study finds.

New Dynamics Duo

With the release of GP 10 and SL 7, Microsoft demonstrates its commitment to a four-suite Dynamics strategy.

EU Court To Rule in Sept. on Microsoft

Sept. 17 the day Microsoft goes to court to challenge fines regulators imposed on company for anti-competitive business practices.

Microsoft Pushes More Into Forefront

Microsoft plans to sink more money into Forefront, its comprehensive suite of tools for desktop, server and remote security, and its security partners stand to benefit -- perhaps substantially.

Openbravo Seeks Partners on Open Source ERP

Openbravo, a Pamplona, Spain-based provider of open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for small and medium-size businesses, is seeking partners around the globe. The company, which was founded in 2001 under the name "Tecnicia," launched its "Pioneers" program today to establish international partnerships.

Microsoft Partners With Partners To Promote Early Access to CRM Live

DENVER -- Microsoft is launching a partner-driven program to promote early adoption of Dynamics Live CRM, the company announced Tuesday at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver.