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Microsoft Shakes Up Partner Program

It's that time of year again. With the impending Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) comes an executive shakeup in the Partner Program. Scott Bekker has all the details and analysis you could ever need.

There were other important executive moves in Redmond this week, too.

Scott will be live at the WPC next week and will be taking over the newsletter from New Orleans. Show him some love, y'all.   

Posted by Lee Pender on July 09, 2009


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