The US ISV High Potential team recently hosted a WebCast that focused on helping ISVs take advantage of the many performance related features available in SQL Server 2005. This webcast is not available 'On Demand' via the following link: http://www...

Over the last while I have been getting more and more questions regarding Windows Vista. The interest has inspired me to convert my systems over to Vista Beta 2. (I am never going back :) ) The questions I have been asked span everything from how do...

Hi! Recently a bunch of you attended a WebCast that dealt with migrating to SQL Server Reportin Services. Those of you who participated requested that I post the slides and the Q&A Log. I am confident you will find both very useful. http...

Several weeks ago I wrote a brief post detailing a special licensing program for ISVs who sell their Software as a Service. Since that time I have had a number of inquiries regarding licensing programs for traditional 'installed software' ISVs. So, I...

Hi Gang! Here is a nice consise list of Microsoft Resources for ISVs: Partner Resources: - MSPP account questions: 800.765.7768 - Partner Resource Desk: 800.426.9400 x81797 - usisv@microsoft.com for general ISV related questions ...

A growing number of ISVs are utilizing or exploring the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Given the right market and product, this can be a fantastic was to bring software to the marketplace. One of the interesting challenges with SaaS can be licensing...

Most of the time I write about serious ISV issues, but everyone needs a break sometimes :). I found this URL that has one of the funniest Microsoft Videos I have ever seen. I thought I would share it with all of you. http://tinyurl.com/cwgp9 ...

Hi! About 3 times per week I have ISVs calling me or emailing me with miscellaneous questions. How much does this cost? How do I get a hold of resource materials on this? etc. I am guessing that there are a lot of you out there with questions and nobody...

Hi! I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the AASHTO IT Conference on a variety of topics includeing: 64 Bit Development in VS 2005 Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Workflow Foundation Windows Communication Foundation. ...

Hi! Often I speak with ISVs who are utilizing both MS technology and 'other' technologies. Herer are a series of webcasts that talk about moving from those technologies to .Net. Have Fun! W^3 Date Time Event Title ...

I have the privilege of attending a security conference hosted by an ISV named PATCHLINK. In preparing to speak at that conference, I was reminded again how important it is for ISVs too prioritize security in the as part of the complete development lifecycle...

Many thanks to all of you who attended yesterday's Touchdown Briefing in Denver. It was a wonderful event and you had great questions and input. As always, there were many requests for the slides to be posted and as always, I committed to make them...

Have your heard about MIX? The MIX conference is a LIVE conversation between web developers, designers and business leaders who create consumer-oriented web sites . Why is it called MIX? The event is not only a place where you can M eet, I nteract...

Hi Gang! Have you ever had a really good idea and just as you were about to do something about it you discovered that someone else had beat you to it. Well... today is a day like that for me. A few of my team were on an internal thread about helping...

Hi Gang! I am constantly impressed by the huge set of resources that Microsoft provides their partner ISVs. Often I find that the ISVs I work with are not aware of all of them. Please find below a list of some of the most useful resources for ISVS...

Hi Gang! It seems like every two days I get asked for the basic information on how to begin partnering with Microsoft. I know many of you have long since figured all this basic stuff out; however, since I keep getting the questions, I know that some...

The Microsoft Partner Program provides ISVs with many valuable resources. I am always surprised at how few of our ISV partners are aware of and utilize the ISV Advisory Service. This service provides proactive support beyond your break-fix product maintenance...

Demos and Slide from the Denver Launch Event : Smart Client Session Hi Gang! On behalf of all of us who worked on the Denver Launch Event, we really appreciate your support. It was great to see so many of you out in spite of the weather. Several...

Today, the typical ISV’s development department is facing huge challenges. In addition to the traditional ‘joys’ of having the sales and marketing teams driving large feature sets on ever tightening deadlines, most of these development departments are...

The Argument for Architecture The Role of the Architect There are big challenges facing ISVs these days. In this post .COM era, shrinking IT budgets are leading to greater competition for fewer sales dollars. As representative of the technical...

Hi Gang! Now that Visual Studio 2005 has ‘hit the streets’, my phone has literally been ringing off the hook. Many ISVs have questions about their MSDN subscriptions. All in all this is not surprising. Where there was one product before, there is now...

I have spent most of my life working for ISVs (Independent Software Vendors). Now my role within Microsoft centers on assisting them. Thus, I am naturally enthused when a great program comes along that is specifically designed to benefit ISVs. Front...

Hi! I received several requests for the slide decks from the TouchDown presentation that I delivered in Denver last week. So.... Here they are: http://www333.members.winisp.net/DownLoad/VS2005/ ALaparoundVisualStudio2005.mht http://www333...

Hi Gang! I really appreciate all your support for the recent webcasts and the live event we did in cooperation with the ISV Touchdown Team. Please see the URLs below. They will give you the solutions that we utilized for the demonstations we did...

Hi! Often we take ourselves way to seriously. If you want a bit of fun follow this link to have a bit of fun. http://www.escapeyesterworld.com/ This is a cute promotional site for SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Cheers W^3