Does Microsoft have designs on vertical markets?
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Ask Microsoft if the company has plans to get into the vertical-application space - by selling healthcare software or pharmaceutical applications, for example - and the company's pat answer is only via its software and reseller partners. But the real answer is much more complicated.
Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft's small/mid-size business division, is adding more layers to its software stack upon which it is encouraging independent software vendor (ISV), system-integration and reseller partners to build.