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Microsoft Office 2007 Falls Behind Schedule
Office 2007 is running late. Microsoft officials acknowledged on June 29 that the company will not meet the October 2006 business-availability target to which it committed in March of this year. At that time, Microsoft officials said to expect retail availability of Office 2007 to be some time in January 2007, so as to coincide…
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Microsoft’s COO Turner: Reorg Boosts Partner Focus
Microsoft announced a reorganization the week of June 26 that moved its SMS&P (Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners) group from Midsize Business Solutions to report directly to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner, and sent Orlando Ayala, vice president of SMS&P, out of the organization altogether to become senior vice president of the Emerging Segments…
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Microsoft Lays Off 214 in U.S. Sales and Channel
Microsoft is laying off 214 U.S. salespeople, a day after it announced some executive shuffling across various product groups, officials confirmed on June 29. While this isn’t the first time Microsoft has cut employees, the move is somewhat uncharacteristic for the 70,000-employee company that has been adding staff by the thousands each year. In 2004,…
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Microsoft’s SMB Dominance Is Under Threat
For the vast majority of solution providers in the small and midsize business market, the world is still pretty much dominated by Microsoft. Being practical people, solution providers take the world as they find it. And because most of the applications in this market run on the Windows platform, that’s the world they live in.…
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ViewSonic Enhances Program to Close More, Chase Less
Several additions to ViewSonic’s Access partner program, including leads from the vendor and financing, are designed to help resellers close more deals and sell more rather than chase opportunities. A response to partner demand, the reseller is moving resources into demand generation and delivering partners “hot” pre-qualified (proven interest) leads, backed up with sales support,…
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IBM Unveils ISV Division for Travel and Transportation
IBM recently unveiled a division of PWIN (PartnerWorld Industry Networks) for ISVs building solutions in the Travel and Transportation vertical, bring to 15 the number of verticals it supports with development and marketing resources. The program will be the primary touch point for ISVs and IBM to deliver sales and marketing support tailored for the…
