Yes, it is true! Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 and Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 are now available through both the Open Business and Open Value licensing programs. Here are the SKUs you should be asking your reseller for along with the details on how you can be a part of the launch events today via streaming webcast:Open Business-------------------------Office Small Business Accounting 2006 License: Part # ZQ2-00006Office Small Business Accounting 2006 License + 2 Years Software Assurance Benefits: Part # ZQ2-00017Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 License: Part # ZQ1-00006Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 License + 2 Years Software Assurance Benefits: Part # ZQ1-00017Open Value------------------------Office Small Business Accounting 2006 License + 3 Years Software Assurance Benefits: Part # ZQ2-00048Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 License + 3 Years Software Assurance Benefits: Part # ZQ1-00048----------------------------------------Today's Launch Event----------------------------------------You are invited to view the streaming video webcast of the launch event for Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 and Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition 2006. Find out more about these powerful financial management solutions and how they can empower and enable small businesses. These solutions bring the ease of use of Microsoft Office to accounting, offering great Office integration and advanced management functionality. Join Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, and others as they welcome and demonstrate these exciting new products.Webcast Details:September 7, 2005, 1:15 PST Low speed link (56K):http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050907/business_summit_sba_20050907_56.asx Medium speed link (100K):http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050907/business_summit_sba_20050907_100.asx High speed link (300K):http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050907/business_summit_sba_20050907_300.asx To view the streaming video webcast, your PC must have Windows Media Player. Don’t have Windows Media Player? You can get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx Agenda: All times are PST.1:15pm Opening KeynoteBill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft CorporationSteven Guggenheimer, Vice President, Worldwide Small Business, Microsoft Corporation2:00pm Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 and Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 – Product Demonstration2:30pm Building the Small Business Accounting CommunitySteven Guggenheimer, Vice President, Worldwide Small Business, Microsoft Corporation3:00pm Customer and Partner PanelHosted by Christopher Capossela, Corporate VP, Information Worker Product Management GroupPanel discussion with early adopter customers and key Microsoft partnersThank you and have a wonderful day,Eric LigmanMicrosoft US Senior Manager, Small Business Community EngagementThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights