The Microsoft Partner Network: Gold Competencies & Silver Competencies–Part 1: Branding
For a comprehensive explanation of the Microsoft Partner Network branding, check out this post by Microsoft’s Eric Ligman: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2010/12/22/the-microsoft-partner-network-gold-competencies-amp-silver-competencies-part-1-branding.aspx