I saw this article published in ARN and it was interesting to read the concerns expressed by Tony Banks over losing the investment in certifications for his team. I wanted to take a moment to clarify that this does not need to be a significant concern...

Microsoft has invited Gartner and Forrester Research to pilot a channel focused analyst relations initiative to help Microsoft Gold Certified Partners gain access to the same research and analyst inquiry expertise Microsoft uses to analyse IT markets...

Understanding Virtualization and Competitive Displacement At WPC09, COO Kevin Turner gave a rousing speech about Microsoft’s competitive stance in the marketplace. Microsoft server virtualization technologies have an important role to play in this strategy...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta Well-Received at WPC09 Partners attending WPC09 were excited by the Microsoft Exchange Server demos they saw. Download the beta as well as the promotional kit designed to help you market Exchange Server to your customers...

Learning Solutions Competency Requirements Changed If you provide training services based on Microsoft technologies, consider enrolling in this competency. New, more flexible program requirements make it easier for you to meet customer needs.

Corporate Vice President Allison Watson kicked off the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 on Monday, July 13, by launching the new Microsoft Partner Network! The Microsoft Partner Network is a community borne from our continued commitment to serve the...

This is one of the latest (and first) tangible deliverables from the Telstra-Microsoft alliance , but with much more coming in the next few weeks and months ! Here is the customer-facing announcement: Better manage your mobility costs with Telstra. If...

For partners receiving physical kits, we would like to update you on shipping schedule changes for your Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS). Over the next 12 months, Microsoft will have a series of significant product launches – including Windows...

I am heading out to New Orleans tomorrow to attend Worldwide Partner Conference we have 57 partners making the trip this year. If you are interested to see what is going on then Digital WPC is the official WPC09 website – all details regarding this year...

Microsoft Press Australia invites you to pre-order from-the-source Windows 7 Books today at a great savings. Order all Windows 7 books today* at Half Price by entering the following code at the checkout: WINDOWS7 Offer ends July 31st 2009. Order now!...

I would like to thank everyone who subscribed to Action Pack during the months of May & June. The three winners of the HP MiniNote 1001TU computers – worth $899RRP are: 1. Paul Turner from Incharge Group NSW 2. Alf Barbera from Customline Computer...

The Microsoft Partner Program is evolving. At WPC09 , you’ll learn more about a community borne from our continued commitment to serve your needs and help you strengthen technical, sales, and marketing capabilities; get more from the Microsoft launch...

Microsoft Australia is proud to recognise the winners and finalists in the 2009 WPC Awards Program. These partners have developed exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year, and demonstrated the ability to optimise their use of Microsoft...

EXCOM Education are running a Windows 7 beta course on 1-3 July in Sydney. This is being conducted as an evaluation for Microsoft Learning on Windows 7 and EXCOM invite early adopters of this technology to participate in the course free of charge . The...

This Friday – 26 th June, Microsoft will be holding a workshop in Sydney (from 8am-5pm to help Microsoft shape our plan to better support our Registered Partner base. We have some open spots for Registered level partners to attend who are Sydney based...

Thousands of developers have chosen MSDN Subscriptions for the great product benefits and access to key technical resources for Developing & Testing applications, Including Visual Studio 2010 & Windows 7 when they ship! Now is a great time to...

Education, healthcare, innovation, the environment, the digital economy are all key policy issues at the heart of the political agenda for governments - local, state and federal. This means that the Australian technology industry will be affected by decisions...

You are all invited to attend a Microsoft Small Business Workshop being held at Optus. Drinks and canapés will be served while Angus Mansfield from XCentral discusses how you can cut costs using existing Microsoft IT infrastructure and Windows Mobile...

Hurry! You have just two weeks left to enter your submission in the Microsoft Australia Partner of the Year Awards. As of this morning we only have 35 completed submissions. Entries close 24th June 2009, and award finalists will be announced on 10th August...

Green-Light Your Applications for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 With the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems launching soon, there’s no better time to get ahead of your competition by making your applications compatible. And...

The Worldwide Windows Marketing Team has launched a Windows 7 partner video contest and I would love to see Australian Partners involved. To get involved all you need to do is be a Microsoft Partner, create one or many 2-3 minutes video(s) and post it...

I just wanted to share a great offer with you all from Microsoft Press. MS Press Online Bookstore turns 1! Receive 50% off all books at www.mspress.com.au until June 30, 2009 when you enter this exclusive code at the checkout MSPRESS1. Also don’t forget...

Improve Access to Your Software Benefits Using Digital Distribution Beginning June 2009, you can digitally access your software benefits—including Microsoft Action Pack Subscription and Microsoft Gold Certified and Certified Partner box shipments—from...

Did you know? There are over 400 million searches on the global internet each day. Over 70% of the clicks on the web are from organic search traffic? 84% of technology buyers begin their product research with a search engine. SEO Services for Microsoft...

The SBSC Partner Area Lead (or PAL) is a role that has been occupied by Hilton Travis of Quark IT during FY09. I would like to thank Hilton for all the work he has done over the past 12 months. Normally the PAL has been nominated by Microsoft. This year...