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The Intel Software Partner Program Newsletter informs members every month about the latest features and opportunities in the program. You can read through past articles here, or subscribe to stay on top of the latest program developments and opportunities with an email newsletter from the Intel® Software Partner Program.
 
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A Rich Landscape of Opportunity for ISVs
December 2010
Intel® Software Assessment Tools are often a potential point of entry for deeper business advantages of the Intel Software Partner Program; including a professionally-produced success story to document your success with the program and the software you offer.

Graphics Goodness on Tap
November 2010
Upgrades to the Intel® Graphics Checker tool and new developments in Intel® Processors with Integrated Graphics expand your opportunities--and the Intel Graphics Checker Contest (deadline is November 30!) gives you even more reasons to put your software to the test.

A Helping Hand for Digital Media Applications
October 2010
Meet your customers’ demand for fast, seamless performance on a wide range of devices while you streamline your workflow and future-proof your products with tools and resources from the Intel® Software Partner Program Media Acceleration Technical Focus Area.

High-Profile Intel AppUpSM Center Gives Developers a Trustworthy Online Marketplace
September 2010
Netbooks represent one of the most dynamic sectors of the computer market today. Intel AppUp center provides visibility, traction, and protection from piracy for developers creating apps for netbooks.

A Successful Twist on Business Connects: Intelligent Matchmaking
August 2010
The Intel Connections pilot series has given Intel® Software Partner Program members the opportunity to trade stories, share knowledge, and discuss the industry.

New Technology Focus Area Helps You Create Power-Efficient Applications
July 2010
Use resources from the Intel® Software Partner Program’s new Power Efficiency technology focus area to help meet your customers’ demands for power-efficient mobile applications for their netbooks, notebooks, and other mobile devices.

Back to Basics: Which Intel Technologies Are You Optimizing On?
June 2010
As people upgrade their hardware, they look for software to support and enhance their hardware investment. You know that offering software optimized to take full advantage of the latest hardware technologies is the way to go. Which Intel technologies are you optimizing your software on?

Multicore Resources Deliver Big Benefits
May 2010
Multicore Resources from the Intel® Software Partner Program are the key to harnessing the full benefit of multi-core technology to help drive success for smaller ISVs and their SMB customers.

A Simple, Effective Measure of Software Optimization
April 2010
Quickly and easily determine how well your software products take advantage of Intel technology with the growing selection of Intel® Software Assessment Tools. An objective measure of how well your application is optimized for Intel technology-based systems is an important gauge of overall quality and performance.

Build a Strong Foundation for Your Product
March 2010
Take advantage of comprehensive planning resources from the Intel® Software Partner Program that can help give your business an edge. It all starts with robust planning. After all, creating a great product and a brilliant marketing campaign are only valuable if you know what to make and where to market it.

Free Market Intelligence for an Insightful New Year
January 2010
The Intel Partner Library is a one-stop place for valuable planning, development, and marketing information. Once you have created a project plan with the program, you can put this resource to work, securing a competitive advantage that can help you exceed your goals for the New Year.

Fast and Easy Software Optimization Assessment
December 2009
To build great software, you have to optimize its performance – and to optimize efficiently, you need feedback that guides your efforts. Ensure outstanding application performance and capabilities by checking your software optimization with the Software Assessment Tools from the Intel® Software Partner Program.

Reach Out to Global Markets
November 2009
Between improving the speed and reliability of your software and expanding your market share, the Intel® Software Partner Program provides a wide variety of resources to help you succeed. We have asked members to tell us about their successes, and have gathered their stories from around the globe.

New Client Platforms Drive Up Multi-Core Opportunities
October 2009
Mainstream platforms now support eight simultaneous threads, and higher counts on the way will offer unprecedented hardware parallelism. Are your applications ready? Optimize your applications' performance by taking advantage of more cores with Intel® Core™ i7.

Gain the High-Velocity Edge in Media Acceleration
September 2009
The Intel® Software Partner Program helps members harness digital media in their applications with a particular focus on next-generation graphics platforms. Help future-proof your code by taking advantage of these resources by starting your Media Acceleration development project.

Social Networking: A New Way to Interface with Us
July 2009
The ways we use the Internet to connect with the world have expanded dramatically. In this age of social networking resources like Facebook,* LinkedIn,* and Twitter*, we are rising to the opportunity. Choose your favorite method to interact with the Intel® Software Partner Program.

Tell Your Success Story and Gain Visibility
June 2009
Feature your software in an Intel® Software Partner Program success story and showcase your success. A success story highlights the performance payoff you gain from optimizing your software for Intel technologies, and provides you with professional, Intel-branded collateral to add to your website or to feature in your campaigns.

Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA): Graphics Tuning Made Easy
May 2009
Intel® GPA, Intel’s powerful, low-level performance analyzers, simplifies tuning and boosts productivity for developers seeking a competitive edge. Free to members of the Intel® Software Partner Program, Intel GPA provides a high-value method to ensure optimal graphics behavior in applications ranging from notebook-oriented games to financial graphics applications.

 
A New Hardware Reality for the Next Generation of Games
January 2009
The Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition delivers an intense gaming experience. Take advantage of tools and programs to provide games that sizzle and snap with unprecedented realism. And because the programming concepts that underlie this processor also apply to other high-end desktop systems, optimizing for the Intel Core i7 processor will pay dividends across your market segment.

Get Ahead With Partner Library: Gartner Research, Intel Books, and More
December 2008
Use this exclusive, complimentary online reference library to get ahead in product planning, development, and marketing. The Intel® Software Partner Program is making select Gartner* Research reports available to program members at no charge through the Partner Library. The Partner Library also gives you special member access to technical books from Intel at a 40 percent discount, and more.

Bring New Intel® AMT Features to Your Application For a Competitive Edge
October 2008
Add the latest Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) features to your manageability software and bring new network-management capabilities to market. Start a new project in the Manageability Technology Focus Area with the Intel® Software Partner Program to add the latest Intel AMT features including Fast Call For Help, Secure Audit Log, and more.

New Technology Focus Areas for Your Applications: Mainstream Graphics and Mobile Internet Devices
September 2008
These Technology Focus Areas are designed to help you gain an advantage by optimizing your software product for the latest integrated Intel® Graphics hardware and Mobile Internet Device (MID) technologies. The Intel Software Partner Program sets the stage for faster time to market, decreased costs, and assistance at the planning, development, and marketing stages.

Get Involved In Intel Software Blogs and Forums
June 2008
Blogs and forums are a big part of the ISV community. Connect with like-minded developers and Intel experts to ask questions, share ideas, and discuss concepts that can resolve thorny development challenges, reduce development costs, and impact Intel® roadmaps far into the future.

We’ve Improved Your Intel® Software Partner Program Website
May 2008
We’ve simplified the interface and automated project creation to make your engagement with the program easier, speedier, and more consistent with the way you do business. It’s all about helping you develop your software for Intel® technology and speed to market with competitive applications. Check it out!

Play to Win with Intel® Integrated Graphics and Multi-Core Processors
April 2008
Intel is just as serious about graphics performance as you are—and has the technology to prove it. The number of notebook and desktop PCs shipping with Intel® Integrated Graphics is soaring. Tap this vast market by optimizing your games for the latest Intel® multi-core processors and integrated graphics.

Take Advantage of the Latest Hardware-based Management Capabilities
February 2008
The next generation of Intel® Active Management Technology is here. Be the first to enable your application with the latest hardware-based manageability and security capabilities for desktop and notebook computers.

Thread Your Way to Success!
December 2007
Boost your competitive position by threading your applications for maximum performance on multi-core processors. And get the help you need through the Intel® Software Partner Program – from business planning to product development, and ultimately, marketing and sales.

Increase Your Competitive Edge with the Small & Medium Business (SMB) Initiative.
August 2007
The small and medium-sized business (SMB) market is growing by leaps and bounds. With more than 67 million companies around the globe with less than 500 employees as of 2006, SMBs are projected to represent a total IT spending of greater than USD 437 billion in 2007—an increase of approximately 8.3 percent over 2006. And the outlook is, this trend is going to continue long into the future. So how can your business capitalize on SMB IT spending?

Looking for Success? Pick up a Roadmap.
July 2007
Experienced travelers don’t go anywhere without a map. The same applies to successful software companies. Particularly when it comes to looking into the future and planning the best course to follow for the next 18 months to three years. Choose wrong, and you could lose valuable ground to competitors. Choose right, and you could leave them in the dust.

Deliver More Powerful Financial Applications. And Deliver the Numbers.
June 2007
According to IDC, the Securities & Investment Services and Banking industry verticals are projected to spend over USD 39 billion on software in 2007, with an almost 8 percent annual growth rate over the five-year period ending 2010. Multi-threading your applications can better position you to tap into this significant opportunity.

Engage in a Developer Community and Get There Sooner!
May 2007
Life can be lonely enough. When you’re optimizing your software applications for the latest Intel platforms and technologies, join a world of like-minded friends and colleagues to accelerate your work and have more fun. Intel® Software Network communities are aimed at bringing developers together to share ideas, learn from Intel experts, innovate with the latest Intel software development tools, enter exciting contests, and more. While pooling your knowledge with the best of the best, you’ll speed your way through Intel® Software Partner Program initiative requirements and have an advantage over your competition to market.

Customize Your Intel® Software Partner Program
March 2007
The Intel® Software Partner Program invites you to tailor your participation to get the full benefit in developing collaborative solutions with Intel. We realize that no size fits all, so flexibility is a key design goal. Whatever types of solutions you are involved with, and wherever your role fits within the project lifecycle, the program gives you the freedom to choose what resources best fit your needs.

Building Enduring Relationships, Growing Business Opportunities
November 2006
This new program brings an exciting collection of benefits and opportunities to all our valued software partners. We listened closely to feedback and suggestions from you and others in the software community, and the result is a program you can immediately put to use and start benefiting from today.


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