As per the normal tradition of a launch, the obligatory T-shirt is an absolute must. Click here to take the quiz (you'll need to sign in) and correctly answer 8 out of 10 questions about Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 to win...

Make the most of the launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 by leveraging the comprehensive marketing materials and resources now available in the Partner Marketing Centre. These resources include a variety of customisable...

A message from Jo Cass, Marketing Manager at Data 3 regarding yesterday's launch event in Sydney Technorati Tags: Data 3 , Windows Server 2008 , Launch , Heroes Happen , Marketing Data#3’s Project Deploy, our Integrator of the Year movie...

The launch of Windows, SQL & Visual Studio 2008 is gaining some great press coverage. Here is a sample of a few articles: CRN Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2008, Accents Integration By Joseph F. Kovar February 27, 2008 PC Pro...

Wow, what an amazing launch in Sydney!! The biggest outreach to IT Pros in the company's history and the launch of the year. In Sydney we had over 1000 customers and approximately 700 partners in attendance at the Sydney Convention Centre. Twenty five...

Are you on Facebook? Are you interested in participating in a group about creating demand for Microsoft Partners? If you are a Microsoft Partner and are interested in interacting with Microsoft and other partners, then this is the group for you. Step...

As part of your demand generation activities, Microsoft created training to help you sell these solutions.  The focus of the course is to provide sales arguments and likely scenarios related to finding new opportunities for the Wave products, either...

Martin Gregory, Director of Server & Tools in Australia talk with Emantra a web hoster talk about how Windows Sever 2008 impacted their business and the value the technology provides to their customers around performance improvement etc. Listen

  We are pleased to announce that the 2008 Microsoft Australia Partner Conference will be taking place at the Sheraton Mirage, Port Douglas, 5-7 August 2008. This limited capacity event is open to Gold and Certified Partners only. Pre-register today...

If you answered yes.. and would like to work together on demand generation activities around Microsoft Forefront or Microsoft Systems Center then please let me know at mheald@microsoft.com   Hope to hear from you soon!!

  If you offer messaging or collaboration solutions to your customers, you can now offer secure solutions by attaching Forefront to Exchange or SharePoint server (ISA or Forefront Server). To help you articulate your secure solution, we’ve...

WIN $10,000 of marketing development funds Once you have used the available Unified Communications resources to run your own promotion, simply complete the secure entry form and tell us why and how the resources were beneficial to your business. The winner...

What is viral marketing and how do companies benefit from this strategy? Viral marketing is strategy that works well in the Internet, where a marketing message can easily and quickly grow from small to very big without spending as much for advertising...

With the Australia-wide Heroes Happen {2008} launch events about to kick off in Sydney in February, you’ll want to make sure you’re up to speed on the new server products – Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008...

Microsoft is always looking for ways to improve our programs and products to help Partners sustain business profitability for long-term success. We have been working hard to improve Microsoft Windows Vista, culminating in the upcoming Windows Vista Service...