Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Master VAR's First Affiliate; SalesFUSION Social Tools; Hitachi Realigns; Postcode Anywhere Win; ActiveConversion Integration

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup:

• Tribridge Welcomes 360 Consulting as First Sales Affiliate Through Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR Program
• SalesFUSION Launches New Facebook Landing Page and Publishing Solution
• Hitachi Realigns Microsoft Dynamics Business for Global Growth
• Feather and Black Choose Postcode Anywhere for Microsoft Dynamics
• ActiveConversion's Spring Release Includes Microsoft Dynamics CRM Integration

Tribridge Welcomes 360 Consulting as First Sales Affiliate Through Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR Program

Tribridge has announced that 360 Consulting LLC, a Microsoft Gold Partner in Tulsa, Okla., has agreed to become a sales affiliate through the Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR Program.

While this is Tribridge's first affiliate, the firm is in conversations with other select partners, and expects to make additional announcements in the coming months, according to officials.

Microsoft launched its Master VAR program, which it bills as a "unique partnership model designed to strategically drive growth for resellers and Microsoft through effective intra-channel partnering," last October.  The program aligns small Microsoft Dynamics partners with larger, national organizations so the smaller firms can take advantage of additional marketing, services and operational resources.

360 Consulting offers Dynamics GP and Microsoft custom application development services to small and mid-size organizations in Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and Arkansas. The firm works with customers in the manufacturing, non-profit, retail and healthcare industries, with a special focus on Native American tribes, company officials said.

"We are delighted to bring 360 Consulting on board as a Sales Affiliate," said Jeff Lynn, director of business integration for Tribridge, in a statement. "This new relationship ...