Microsoft on ISVs

Two weeks back we made a commitment to open the binary formats and place them under our Open Specification Promise . This means that independent software companies can now perform a one-way translation of the Office binary file formats, (.doc, .xls, ...

Recently, Channel 9 host, Charles Torre, had an opportunity to talk with Full Armor CTO, Danny Kim, a Microsoft Global ISV partner. The interview is informative, entertaining and well worth watching. Here are a few highlights for your reading pleasure...

We at Microsoft are on the verge of releasing one of the most powerful and reliable products in the history of the company, Windows Server 2008. Containing numerous improvements and new features, Windows Server 2008 is a product everybody can be proud...

This morning, Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie, Bob Muglia and Brad Smith announced important changes to our technology and business practices that will enhance the interoperability of Microsoft products and expand the technical information Microsoft shares with...

If you’re a movie buff you may have seen or heard of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”. This is the amazing true story of former Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. After suffering a debilitating stroke in 1995, Bauby’s only means of communication...

Clearly there is a lot of discussion around Software + Services these days, and how to best capitalize on this technology strategy to build businesses and continue to meet the needs of our customers. Here’s the 2nd webinar which was held at the end...

Are you a start up company considering your platform technology choices, or perhaps just looking at the web as your next delivery platform? If so, you’ll likely find some useful stories shared by other start ups, by visiting The Microsoft Startup Zone...

I just read an informative article by Rick Whiting entitled Keys to ISV Success , featured in CRN, which reminded me how difficult it can be to understand all the offerings that Microsoft provides to its partners. I had an earlier post on this topic outlining...

Remember the days of “ hello world! ” and programming DOS-based stand-alone desktop applications? Well, those days are over. Today, web application development is more complex than the traditional stand-alone or client/server approach to writing software...

Channel 9 host Charles Torre posted a great 10 minute interview he captured at Tech Ed in Barcelona with PreEmptive Software President, Gabriel Torok. Torok and Torre discuss Dotfuscator and their protection solution which protects .net applications....

In my last post I signed off indicating that I would highlight some examples of Microsoft working with ECM partners. I think the time has come to resurface this discussion. In my opinion, there is some confusion in the marketplace about what Microsoft...

I am excited to bring you an upcoming series of webinars, approximately monthly, aimed at providing valuable information for your business. The first one is presented by Ron Sielinski, Senior Product Manager, and Richard Riley, Senior Technical Product...