In a previous post, we shared our thoughts on the Homepage updates that we are working on for June--now it's time to reveal the first images of the new direction we are taking search on the Partner Portal. Again, we want your feedback so we can best meet your needs when you are looking for resources...

10/14 UPDATE: With the release of Silverlight 2.0, all apps built with the beta require additional work to be compatible with the latest code base. For the time being, the Unified Search prototype will be unavailable for testing. After 2 weeks of debugging and updating, I am excited to announce that...

We finally have the Silverlight UI complete for the Unified Search prototype and are working on deploying the code to the live servers for partners to test. As we scramble to get the final pieces of the Unified Search interface ready for in-person focus groups with partners today, I wanted to give everyone...

With a design direction achieved, the team has started development work to prove the desired functionality can be built in Silverlight 2 Beta 1. Our goal early in the process to validate that SL 2 Beta 1 is indeed the proper technology choice. The major areas functionality the team is attempting to prove...

While finalizing designs for the Silverlight UX, the development team has stepped up and created a ASP.NET client to retrieve results from the Unified Search web service. After two weeks development the "lite" client is complete. The ASP.NET client will serve as a web service test bed allowing...

While we do not have official sign-off on the design yet, I'm excited give you an sneak peak of the upcoming Silverlight interface that we will be prototyping in June. In this image, you can see: An updated, clean design as compared to the current Partner Search More subtle use of...

We went code complete on the Unified Search web service at the end of March and now we are moving forward full force on a SilverLight User Interface layer. The goal of this project is to bring the search results from various sites that relate to the Microsoft Partner Program into a single location...