Software Notebook: A Microsoft joint venture gets big, quietly

 Avenade snapshot -- see the article for more details

In six years, Seattle-based tech consulting company Avanade Inc. has surpassed $400 million in annual revenue and become profitable -- despite spending less on advertising than some firms pay for office supplies.

[...]

Avanade is unusual in that it only offers systems based on Microsoft technology, such as the .Net platform, Microsoft Dynamics business software and other programs from the Redmond company.

Source: Software Notebook: A Microsoft joint venture gets big, quietly