Assessing Impact of New Microsoft-Mandated Escrow Requirement for Partners, to Protect ISVs

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Effective November 1, Dynamics partners have to meet a new software escrow requirement to be part of Microsoft's "Certified for Microsoft Dynamics" (CfMD) program.

Business solutions that are CfMD are thoroughly tested and proven to meet Microsoft's standards for partner solutions to reassure customers that their licensed software will perform as promised.

According to Microsoft, the escrow process will protect the ISVs' intellectual property (IP) and give customers an added assurance about the long-term viability of the software they purchase.

"Customers working with third-party software vendors in CfMD want to know that the IP assets developed by innovative startups will be protected," said Ray Wang, a partner at r...

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