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Technorati Tags: Office 365 , SharePoint Online , Exchange Online , Lync Online Microsoft Press have recently announced the launch of a new Free eBook focused specifically on Office 365.   The book is extremely practical, covering both the background...

If you are Microsoft partner and interested to know more about our Online Services story and the opportunity for you, we are running a series of events which you may want to attend during September and October. For more information, follow this link: ...

This time last year I was just returning from our Worldwide Partner Conference (“WPC”) in New Orleans, the main annual event for our partners to attend, to hear keynotes from our leadership and lots of breakout sessions on individual topic...

Most products go through a life cycle – initial interest and early adopters, mass consumption and ultimately a mature and potentially saturated market.  Against this backdrop in software, ISVs releases new versions to encourage new users to adopt...

As you may have read, we officially launched Exchange 2010 today! What’s great to see is that not only are we talking about the features and benefits of the new product, of which there are many, but we are also talking about the different delivery options...

If you would like a perspective on what Online Services teams in other European countries are working on or would prefer updates in other languages I would recommend the following: http://blogs.technet.com/bposfrance/ – French http://blogs.technet.com...

If you’ve tried using the www.quickstartonline.com web site you will know that there is a lot of content on the site – its a great resource but sometimes its difficult to know where to start. The Microsoft team in the UK have done the hard work for...

In a previous blog I wrote about how I try to position Microsoft’s Online Services (“MOS”) as a delivery choice for technology…but the next questions is usually then – what’s the difference between MOS and the Business Productivity Online Suite ("BPOS"...

We have been doing some analysis internally which I wanted to share with you about what Microsoft Online Services partners are looking at on our main site www.quickstartonlineservices.com If you haven’t tried the site yet, it is a comprehensive resource...

Microsoft is offering a pricing promotion on the BPO Suite which started on September 1 st , 2009 and runs to December 31 st , 2009. This promotion will be valid for all countries that the BPO Suite is sold in. Customers can purchase the BPO Suite...

I thought I would try and address some of the common questions that I hear from both customers and partners and try to do this over a series of blogs. I wanted to start with how to position Online Services.  I tend to divide conversations into three...

There were a lot of announcements recently at our partner conference about enhancements to the Online Services platform but from speaking to partners since, many are just as pleased by our offer to provide 250 Free Seats of BPOS as they are about changes...

We have recorded some walk thru demos to coincide with the new capabilities for Partners that we announced at our Partner conference. You can now access five 1-minute demos to help you learn more about  new features by clicking on the links below...

Most of the resources our partners need for Online Services are on the QSOS website.  However, there is additional content on our main partner portal too.  Visit the Partner Learning Centre and you'll be able to access the complete library of...

Partners can now demonstrate the features of Microsoft Online Services to your customers through a series of simulations available on the QSOS web site.   To access the demos use your windows live ID and sign into www.quickstartonlineservices...

I have just returned from our annual Partner Conference, this year held in new Orleans.  There were a lot of big announcements covering our core offerings so I was delighted to hear Online Services being mentioned in the same speeches as Windows...

For Microsoft partners that use the QSOS web site regularly, you will know that contains an extensive set of content that gets added to on a regular basis. I just wanted to highlight two recent additions that stood out for me, namely information on...

I often hear confusion about the conferencing capabilities in Office Communication Server and how this differs from the Live Meeting Service. Much of the confusion I think comes from the fact that both solutions use the same client, the Live Meeting...

Technorati Tags: SharePoint Online Standard Developer Guide , SharePoint , Customising SharePoint The SharePoint Online Standard Developer Guide is now available for download here .  Some of the main topics covered (and tested) include: · Customization...

Technorati Tags: Microsoft Exchange Online , Microsoft SharePoint Online , Microsoft Office Live Meeting , Business Productivity Online Suite , BPOS , Microsoft Online , EHS , Exhange Hosted Services We announced the launch of our Business Productivity...

Happy New Year to you all! Like a lot of people I am sure I have many attempts at New Year resolutions but am not always successful....But this year I am determined to get at least one done and that is to have a blog. TI work for Microsoft in the UK and...