Via the VE Blog: " Australia Day Imagery online Judging from the amount of blogs and online news sources talking about this this week, It seems a lot of folks have been waiting to check this out! Microsoft Australia partnered with the National Australia...

Via Tim Sneath: The British Library has published a new application allowing you to read some of the world's oldest books in an intereactive way. Try the app directly here: http://ttpdownload.bl.uk/browserapp.xbap More info here: http://www.turningthepages...

Video: Wow! Windows Vista

Now this will definitely be of interest to infrastructure partners, and indeed some ISVs (who would like virtualisation to help get their apps rolled out): "IT departments today are struggling to cut costs while increasing operational agility, delivering...

A big day today - Vista & Office have finally launched to everyone !! Don't forget the Bill Gates launch webcast at 1.45pm EST on the 29th (8.45am here today, 30th) : http://www.microsoft.com/events/executives/billgates.mspx

http://www.mscsattend.com/hostingday/ or via the Global Hosting Days site which is http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/resources/microsofthostingdays.mspx

"About BPIO University: The BPIO University is a 3-day, in-depth, instructor-led sales readiness workshop for Microsoft Partners. Focused on three main capabilities, Unified Communications and Collaboration, Enterprise Content Management and Business...

Via Frank http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264574.aspx " The following software development kits and application programming interfaces are available to Windows Live developers: Microsoft adCenter API - The Microsoft adCenter application programming...

Wow - check out this list of 70+ Office development bloggers: http://blogs.msdn.com/erikaehrli/archive/2007/01/24/70-office-development-bloggers-and-counting.aspx

Via Lorna : "The Corp OEM team are putting on a LIVE online training event with a Q&A session to celebrate the launch of Vista and Office 2007. January 30 th at 8.30 am (Australian time) You can register here The session will be in 2 parts - the first...

This nice little summary of our high level value proposition for partners was pointed out to me this week - I found it a useful view. Find out more here: https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/programoverview/programbenefits/valueofpartnering

Via Mark: "The final release of ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 (formerly code-named 'Atlas') has been announced. This new framework for creating more sophisticated user experiences on the Web was released as a free download and there has been a major update to the...

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/expression-web/default.mspx Expect much much more info and focus going forwards on this exciting new product line. Any web dev or design partners interested in finding out more, please get in touch with...

What an awesome idea - templates for the MySite functionality in Sharepoint - from the Sharepoint Blog : "Building on the successful concept of Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services , we are announcing a set of Role-Based Templates for...

[Note from Nick - you can't actually register yet, but we'll send an update asap when rego opens. For now please makr your diaries if this is of interest - important for almost every ISV, plus many SIs]. Sydney – Tuesday 13 February 2007, Microsoft Sydney...

I like this new press release: "The ability to deploy a modern, integrated communication and collaboration platform with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system prompts companies to...

Found via the official Sharepoint blog : A nice little gentle introduction to Wikis on MOSS for those not too sure : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/01/Wiki/default.aspx

Again from the Certified Partner Newsletter: " ISV Innovation Day 2007 Would you like to learn how to make the most of the features of Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system and SharePoint? Do you want to learn more about Microsoft Business Solutions...

From the January Certified Partner newsletter "You're invited to a Microsoft Partner Briefing: Enterprise Search Microsoft would like to invite you to a briefing on Enterprise Search Strategy and Solutions. Enterprise search enables your clients to effectively...

http://adlab.msn.com Many of us are watching the adCenter developments with strong interest. I found this site (via this press release ) and it was fascinating to see the various ideas in the melting pot. Like: Video Advertising via embedded links Demographics...

Via UK Dynamics : "Want To Learn Microsoft Dynamics? Microsoft Dynamics e-Learning is now available for purchase from Microsoft Learning. You can view courses for: Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Dynamics GP Microsoft Dynamics NAV Microsoft Dynamics SL...

From Angus : " I’m organising the agenda for the APAC SharePoint Conference in Sydney early May 2007. This survey will help us understand what is right for the conference. We will be seeding the agenda from the SharepPoint Conf Europe - it can be found...

From our colleagues in Volume Licensing: "Microsoft includes product activation technology in some products that are sold through original equipment manufacturer (OEM), retail, and Volume Licensing channels. The Windows Vista operating system will...

Wow - that's a great milestone. From the IE Blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/01/12/100-million-ie7-installations.aspx "I’m pleased to report that on January 8th, we had the 100 millionth IE7 installation. However, even more important than...

No doubt many of you are aware of the fact that there is a significant amount of re-enrolment in the partner program at this time of the year, and we are committed to making the process as smooth as possible for all our partners. Of course the Gold and...