Microsoft Pinpoint was a searchable

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directory of software applications and

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based on

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technologies. All software applications and services listed on the Pinpoint

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were provided by independent

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(IT) companies, including

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s, affiliated with the Microsoft Partner Network. Pinpoint was launched in the

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in 2008. As of May 2010, the U.S. site contained more than 7,000 software application listings from more than 30,000 Microsoft-

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s (ISVs). Microsoft had announced plans to expand Pinpoint to most major

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s worldwide by the end of 2010. A global roll-out of the directory began in 2009, with

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websites launching in the

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, and the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, and as of July 2010, subsidiary websites had launched in

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(French and English),

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. Pinpoint was the successor to Microsoft Solution Finder. At the end of 2017 Pinpoint was shut down by Microsoft and Microsoft Partner Center proposed as a successor. PinPoint is replaced b
Microsoft Solution Providers

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Microsoft Channel Partners Embrace Pinpoint Service
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Microsoft pinpoints partners
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Have You Posted to Pinpoint Yet?
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Microsoft Pinpoint and “Dallas” – Discover Windows Azure Data
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System Center Catalog transition to Microsoft Pinpoint
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Microsoft Pinpoint on BMS Blog
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