Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Desksense do not belong from Microsoft

Hi to all Desksense users, hope all is going well with you guys. After quite a long time I decided to have a check on how my users are doing with the product. Its really great to find that all in all is going fine, with the product giving full satisfaction to the users.


As all the users who are in constant touch with us knows, through what hardship we had launched Desksense, and its a privilege to be part of such a product. The feedback had been tremendously good. But, just recently I got a number of queries, people asking me are you a branch office of Microsoft? or rather are you a Microsoft Partner or whether Desksense is just another product of Microsoft ?

I guess it is because of the logo that we have at the top middle panel of our desksense homepage (Like the One here). Well Guys, we are just one of the million Microsoft certified Partners (which is just nothing more than a business listing with Microsoft ). So, please guys its a strict no no, we are not associated with Microsoft in any other way. Moreover, while clicking on the Microsoft Logo on our homepage at www.desksense.com, you all can come to know thats its not Desksense, but its our company, which as a whole is listed in the business directory of Microsoft. (Detail Click here)

What is Microsoft Certified Partner?
- As Wiki describes: A Microsoft Certified Partner (MCP) is an independent company that provides Microsoft-related products or services.

Microsoft Certified partners provide Microsoft services on behalf of Microsoft worldwide spanning many fields including OEM, Education, Software providers and Technical Support. Microsoft partners also have 24-hour access to Microsoft Support, which enables them to give better customer relations and support to a customer. Every Microsoft Certified Partner has been in business for at least 5 years, has passed several tests, and has proven skills in their particular field. Microsoft rewards these partners with discounts in tools that are applicable to their activities. For example, in the educational field this might take the form of licenses to Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.

In return for participation in the program, partners gain support services and tools from Microsoft, often at a significant discount to their face value. However, over the lifetime of the contract some risk is transferred from Microsoft to the MCP in return for the benefits of the association with Microsoft and the ability to sell the support services.
So, please don't take Desksense as a product of Microsoft. Will, wait for all your feedback, till then have a very nice weekend ahead.