Tag: Microsoft

  • Microsoft Infuses Channel Field Sales with Tools, Resources

    Carolyn April

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    When Ross Brown joined Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group as vice president of solution partners and ISVs a year ago, he did what any new executive would do: He started to assess his field channel sales team. And he asked an obvious question: “Who’s our best PAM and how well are they doing?" No one could… Read more

  • Microsoft Deal Talk, Optimism Overshadow Down Results

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp will likely report the first annual sales dip in its history as a public company, but investors are looking beyond that for upbeat comments on Windows 7, signs of a tech sector recovery, and even a deal with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Google Inc. The question for investors when the world’s… Read more

  • Top 10 (Almost) Happenings at Microsoft WPC

    Carolyn April

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    No 1: Partner Program Morphs — Again Partners are going to do some serious digesting of the new program, now called the Microsoft Partner Network. Beyond the name change, the most notable difference for partners is a new membership structure that is going to require more investment in competency specialization, more proof of ongoing customer… Read more

  • Raising the Membership Bar: What Do Microsoft Partners Face?

    Carolyn April

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    Asked on Monday what it will take for partners to qualify for Advanced Competency status in the newly updated Microsoft Partner Network, Microsoft channel chief Allison Watson smiled, held her index finger up and said simply, “Excellence.” How does Microsoft define partner excellence? That’s still being assessed, Watson explained, but a few things are certain:… Read more

  • Microsoft Office Users Attacked by Cybercriminals

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair. The world’s largest software maker issued the warning on Tuesday as it released patches to address nine other security holes in its software. "Despite today’s fixes,… Read more

  • Microsoft Puts Pricing Model Behind Azure

    Carolyn April

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    Microsoft put some meat on the bones of its cloud computing initiative Tuesday, announcing a long-awaited pricing structure and a commercial release date coming in November. The Redmond, Wash., software company also sweetened the meal a bit for partners, announcing at the Worldwide Partner Conference that partners can start building on the Azure platform for… Read more