Lee Pender

The Lone Star State's largest city offers plenty of extracurricular activities for attendees at this year's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Redmond's new pricing scheme for Small Business Server 2008 reflects improvements in the product and changes to licensing policies.

Microsoft Business Solutions Group's annual Convergence conference, which focuses on the company's business applications, drew thousands of customers and partners to Dallas in late March.

Last year, all the talk at Convergence was about waves of integration for Dynamics. Now, it's all about how the suite fits into the Microsoft stack. But not everything that Microsoft is saying is clear, and some partners are confused about where

ISVs need to stay close to Microsoft -- but not too close. Here's how to be an effective partner without giving away too much.

In-Depth Microsoft isn't just the world's most powerful software company. It's also the world's biggest brand. Here's why -- and what that means to partners. Coca-Cola. GE. McDonald's.... They are icons of American consumerism, not to mention…