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Whilst aimed at US partners of course (as the service is only live in the US at present) I think Australian partners investigating MS Online will be interested in this post from the MS Online product team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/archive...

From the Software enabled Earth blog : " Today, Microsoft announced the new Hyper-Green site which shows how virtualization technologies can help you reduce your carbon footprint, reduce energy, reduce cooling, and of course save some money as well...

We commissioned this IDC report just for our Australian partners. It's a short but really useful summary of the Australian economy from the perspective of the ICT industry. Let me know what you think !

This is really good to see: " SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., November 17, 2008 – Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced that two of its popular migration products support Microsoft’s newly-launched Business Productivity Online Suite...

" SAN FRANCISCO — Nov. 17, 2008 — Today, at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft Corp., was joined by customers and partners to announce the availability of Microsoft...

Via the PTS IW team: http://blogs.msdn.com/ausptsiw/archive/2008/11/14/moss-and-silverlight-a-living-example-of-whats-possible.aspx   Nice simple application on the face of it but a good piece of work from OBS.

What do the experts have to say about the economy? Microsoft Financing has invited industry experts, Robert Gottliebsen, Jean Marc Annonier and Tracey Fellows to speak at this 1.5 hour session delivering valuable insight into current economic environment...

I'm getting quite a few questions as expected from partners on what they can do today to get ready for our BPOS launch. We are working on event plans etc to help do some deep dives but all you need to get started is already available online. I'd suggest...

Following our announcements last week, I've had lots more questions from partners on the MS Online and BPOS offerings. As we said last week, the fundamentals for partners are the same and thus the worldwide online training is definitely useful and applicable...

Today we announced the forthcoming updates to Windows Live - read all about it here http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!17757.entry and see some screenshots here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowslive/gallery...

The launch of a new SBS product is always an important milestone for our partners - but this time we are launching EBS AND SBS - so it's double good news ! Well today is the official launch day. Find out more at our launch website: http://www.microsoft...

The new and updated Partner Marketing Centre is a handy online resource that’s suitable for Partners of all sizes and competencies. It’s updated on a frequent basis, and includes a huge selection of tools, templates and resources to help you...

Great post from Bianca on some fast facts on Microsoft and green it: http://blogs.technet.com/lmeg/archive/2008/11/06/get-the-facts-on-green-it.aspx

Saw this today - a fascinating peak with the BBC into the Microsoft Quincy data center in Washington - expect Windows Azure an MS Online to be running in those racks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7694471.stm It's fully powered by hydro-electricity...

Reminder that the first Australian-timezone Partner Academy Live session is tomorrow am. http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmayhew/archive/2008/10/27/partner-academy-live-update.aspx   " PPS01PAL: Achieving High Performance with PerformancePoint Server...

John Martins spills the beans - this will be of definite interest to all the Aussie Sharepoint partners. " Ramp Up is a free learning program from Microsoft that provides community-driven learning paths or “routes” for building your skills...

http://www.crn.com.au/Awards/2008/Default.aspx Thanks to Helen and everyone else at CRN for a great awards night on Friday. I was delighted to accept the Software Vendor of the Year award on behalf of the team at Microsoft. Thanks to all our partners...

There is an issue with the PID key not working properly with Windows Home Server and we would like to provide you with a new PID key. Please call your regional call center for assistance (13 20 58 option 4 for Australian partners). In addition, we will...

Well Steve Ballmer has now left after a whirlwind visit including of course supporting us with the the announcement of our proposed alliance with Telstra . We asked Steve to shoot a message for Australian partners and it's up on Partner TV .

Today we made an important joint announcement with Telstra that we will believe will also be great news for our partners. You can read the press release here ( Telstra version ) or here (MS version) You can find a special Australian partner FAQ here ...

Over the next two months, Partners are able to purchase selected Office, Windows Server, OCS and System Centre products at a 15% discount for your customers. This is great for partners that are looking for a pre Christmas sales offer to use with your...