This exam prep series will feature Shay Jones, MCT, MCSE, and SharePoint instructor for Netdesk in Seattle , discussing what you need to know and how to best prepare for the new Microsoft Technical Specialist exam for SharePoint Services 3.0. This two...

This exam prep series will feature Shay Jones, MCT, MCSE, and SharePoint instructor for Netdesk in Seattle , discussing what you need to know and how to best prepare for the new Microsoft Technical Specialist exam for SharePoint 2007. This three part...

Following on the announcements of the Licensing Bootcamps in our New England and Gulf States areas, here is the announcement of these Licensing Bootcamps in our Southeast Area as well. Licensing can be a very confusing topic that raises a lot of questions...

Last week we put on the 2007 Microsoft Small Business Summit , a 5-day event offering live and online sessions for Small Businesses across the country including Microsoft and non-Microsoft speakers alike. If you were following the Blog, you saw the posts...

Yes, this is one of those posts that falls under the, “work hard and play harder,” category, and is meant for those of you out there that turn to technology not only for your livelihood, but also for entertainment purposes as well. Have you seen...

NEW! In-person Licensing Boot Camps now include scenario exercises, new product SKUs and upgrade paths! Our most successful VARs are using licensing as a vehicle to sell more services, rather than solely as a commodity line item. Join special guest Beth...

Based on the great feedback we continue to receive around these webcasts and topics and the numerous requests to run them again, we are going to be offering this series all in one week with AM and PM sessions for each to better fit your schedules. Here...

Did you see that headline last week? More importantly, were you one of the Microsoft Small Business Specialists that received their $10,000 portion of this money? You may recall my post about wanting to give 24 SBSC Partners $10,000 in marketing funds...

It has been quite an amazing week here at the Microsoft Small Business Summit , filled with sessions and presentations by many talented and incredible people. Today is the final day of the live events and what better way to finish up than with a day dedicated...

The Gulf States Area - which includes Florida, Mississippi and Alabama – is hosting EIGHT licensing bootcamps in April and May! These half-day, interactive events will help build your capabilities in the areas of Open License, Open Value and Financing...

Throughout this week, thousands of people from all over the country have been viewing sessions focused on Small Businesses as part of the 2007 Microsoft Small Business Summit . Today at the Summit , we have four information packed tracks that you...

Thousands of people from all over the country joined us yesterday for the kick off of the 2007 Microsoft Small Business Summit . The first day saw many exciting presentations as well as the announcement of a new offering coming from Microsoft as well...

Today at the second annual Microsoft Small Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. unveiled a small-business Internet protocol (IP) phone system, code-named “ Response Point ,” designed for ease of use and manageability. The new system comes in an easy-to-install...

For those of you logged into the Small Business Summit right now, you just saw Cindy Bates & Frederic DeWulf kick off the Summit and hand it off to Kevin Turner. You are watching him speak about his visions and directions regarding Small Business...

In about 2 hours, the Kodiak Room here in Redmond will be filled with hundreds of people experiencing the kick-off of the five-day 2007 Microsoft Small Business Summit. Right now the room is relatively empty with final sound checks, camera trials and...

Join us Monday for the kickoff of the 2007 Small Business Summit and not only will you see sessions packed with valuable information for Small Businesses, you will also be the FIRST to see this… It’s a breakthrough in small business communication you...

HP Microsoft Frontline Partnership - When and How to Submit a Marketing Proposal Request - Webcast for HP Microsoft Frontline Partnership Partners Who should attend: Organizations that belong to both the HP and Microsoft Partner Programs Date...

· Overview · Rules · Categories · Partner Solution Profiler Requirement · Submission Tool Each year, via the Worldwide Partner Conference Awards program , Microsoft recognizes partners who have delivered exemplary solutions built on...

Microsoft Partner University provides an online area where our Partners can take courses to learn more about a multitude of topics. Here are some of the current courses available as well as a full list of Windows Vista courses, with direct links to them...

Microsoft Incentives: New Promotions and Offers to Help – April Webcast Join Dan Kocon , PCM from the Heartland Area , for the April 3 rd Microsoft Incentives webcast where you can learn about the promotions coming up for our fourth quarter ( April...

If you attended last year’s Microsoft Small Business Summit , it was a four day online event packed with information for Small Businesses all across the country, presented by a variety of Microsoft and third-party presenters alike. This year, we’re making...

Get hands-on with Windows Vista deployment tools, and learn all about the new opportunities to deliver high margin deployment, management and maintenance services to your customers. Come to this one-day course to learn about deriving service opportunities...

Looking to ramp up your knowledge or work towards a Microsoft Competency for your organization? If so, you should check out the Microsoft Learning Plans and Learning Plan Tool. The Learning Plan Tools provide a self-service, online training plan...

Many of you have been following the follow-up posts as well as the webcasts we have done around the then pending announcement of an exciting partnership opportunity for our Small Business Specialists in the Retail Channel. As I mentioned several times...

Starting April 1, 2007, MapPoint 2006 is having a special through the Open Value Licensing Program for Small & Mid-sized customers (and Select & EA for larger companies). Customers purchasing MapPoint 2006 licenses that include Software Assurance...