Microsoft at the crossroads
The reasons why the software giant changed its focus
A multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing, including Windows and Office. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.
Is virtualization becoming mainstream?
More SMB customers are adopting virtualization in its computing environments
A video roundup: Microsoft’s 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference
From channel chief Allison Watson’s rap video and Steve Ballmer’s keynote to the conference party, catch the highlights from Houston
Channel gets a JumpStart on Forefront security offerings
Microsoft boosts monetary incentives for Forefront security and new Identity and Security Business Group
Microsoft partners get tools to sell SaaS
Software plus services initiative leads Microsoft to update its partner program
Microsoft adds partner cash to SaaS offerings
While Microsoft is encouraging partners to sell its online services offerings, an analyst warns it could eat into on-premise revenue and margin
Microsoft’s Silverlight draws patent suit
Gotuit Media has sued Microsoft, claiming that Silverlight violates its video indexing patents
Report: Microsoft readies new try for Yahoo
Time Warner and News Corp. may join a new bid for the search company, according to published reports
Microsoft sees little data centres everywhere
Vendor sees portable data centres in modular shipping containers as the way of the future
Microsoft’s BizTalk gets a dose of modeling smarts
IDS Scheer is integrating its ARIS modeling platform with Microsoft’s BizTalk Server
Canada lacks security channel partners
Microsoft’s top security executive works with the channel to build more security practices to take advantage of the huge business opportunity
Microsoft to focus on virtualization at TechEd
The TechEd conference is aimed at IT professionals
Analyst says Nortel’s ISV strategy needs work
If the networking hardware vendor hopes to transition into software, it’s going to need the help of a developer community
How Nortel Networks is getting its groove back
Nortel president and CEO Mike Zafirovski outlines the transformational roadmap ahead for the vendor that was once the darling of Canadian IT
Capacity 2.0
Microsoft Canada’s channel capacity manager explains how the vendor is working to build people capacity and tackle the skills shortage