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• 03:08 AM Sunday, May 18, 2008
  May 18 Sun

  Quick Answers to Technical Questions from Microsoft

  Microsoft has announced a new program for "ISVs" (aka software companies). You have to be a member of the Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) -- at the first level, Registered, it's free. Here is a post about it on Microsoft.com/ISV and highights below. Read More...
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• 12:59 PM Thursday, October 18, 2007
  Oct 18 Thu

  Microsoft’s Ecosystem Helps Partners Make Money

  IDC released a new study October 17 (commissioned by Microsoft annually). Microsoft has the largest partner ecosystem in the IT world From the c|net blog by Martin LaMonica: “There are about 14 million people working at companies that touch Microsoft Read More...
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• 03:09 AM Saturday, August 11, 2007
  Aug 11 Sat

  Microsoft and Open Source

  There are two really interesting Web sites that anyone trying to decide how to bridge the gap or make a decsion between open source and Microsoft technology probably wants to take a look at. One is Port 25 , mainly a blog site from the team inside Microsoft Read More...
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• 09:03 PM Thursday, August 09, 2007
  Aug 09 Thu

  How Software Is Built – OSS, Commercial Models

  I received an email today about a new blog forum, www.howsoftwareisbuilt.com , created by Microsoft to encourage community dialogue about open source and proprietary software development models. Three IT industry professionals, Scott Swigart , Richard Read More...
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