The WPC experience
WPC never ceases to amaze me. What a great event and an incredible opportunity to talk to partners. While we didn't have the massive showing when Demo Showcase was first released at last year's WPC there was plenty of buzz over the new release. Our team was part of the Microsoft Partner Program booth and we were able to meet partners from every part of the world and they all told the same story - demos are extremely important and Demo Showcase is helping us reach customers more effectively. We gave away over 2500 of the DVD kits and 2500+ of a special Simuations disc that included all 24 click through simulaitons. I talked to partners from all the 'big' countries and many from smaller countries like Iceland, Ghana, Panama, Thailand, Vietnam and more. It's very cool to see so many partners taking advantage of the resources we provide.
The new DVD kits are in and available for partners to order from the Partner Portal. Download is also available for VMs, scripts, and simulations.
Next up is localization. I'm really excited that we'll be delivering in 8 additional languages including Japanese, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Dutch and Russian. The local subsidiaries are going to be responsible for the distribution of these languages. You can expect to see these releases coming out in the next 60 days or so. This should really boost adoption!
