In a sign of deepening ties between Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, the two companies are set to announce a joint effort to push the software giant's .Net services to HP's corporate clients. HP notified its employees of the program, known as Net Results, earlier this summer. As part of the program, HP plans to train 5,000 sales and service workers on .Net as well as certify 3,000 of its consultants to work with the Microsoft initiative, according to a July e-mail to HP employees from services chief Ann Livermore and Enterprise Systems Group head Peter Blackmore.
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