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Sunday, May 27, 2007 8:03 PM

The 2007 SBS WW Community Survey is here. Please take a few moments to give us your input.

Here’s your chance as the Windows SBS Community to give your input and feedback to the Windows Small Business Server Product Team through the 2007 SBS WW Community Survey . Please take a few minutes to let us know how valuable your experience is with
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:03 PM

What every Small Business VAR should know about Microsoft

Last week I was down in Ft. Lauderdale participating in an event with several hundred resellers and Microsoft Partners. During this event, one of the sessions I gave was, “What every Small Business VAR should know about Microsoft.” After giving that session,
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:29 PM

If I have “Cold” Disaster Backup Recovery Rights for my server software because I have Software Assurance benefits for them, can I apply patch updates to the “Cold” backup?

There have been some questions in the past about the “Cold” Disaster Backup Recovery Rights Software Assurance benefit and what it provides. Some of the questions have been about what “Cold” means vs. “hot” and if it is “Cold,” can it be turned on for
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:23 PM

New SBDA and Volume Licensing Sales Kit sent to presses today

Last September we shipped out the first, “ Small Business Desktop Advantage Sales Kit ” to all Microsoft Small Business Specialists here in the US. The kit was designed to provide SBSC Partners with information about the Small Business Desktop Advantage
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:51

Yes, the Open License 3 promotion has been extended

So who says the U.S. gets all of the promotions?! Last year we offered a pilot program in Canada called, “ Open License 3 ” where we lowered the minimum number of licenses to qualify for a new Open Business or Open Value Agreement from 5 to 3. (Remember,
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:42 PM

Have you set up your WPC Connect profile yet?

If you’ve already registered for Worldwide Partner Conference or once you do, be sure to join in the discussions taking place on WPC Connect ! At WPC Connect you can: 1) Check out Andrea Russell’s Blog for key information about the Small Business Symposium
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:01 PM

Mark your calendars, SBSC Partners – 2 Receptions of note at Worldwide Partner Conference and Small Business Symposium

For those of you attending this year’s Small Business Symposium and/or Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver , here are a few receptions you’ll want to add to your calendars to ensure you are there: 1) Small Business Symposium Reception - directly following
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:21

What anniversary and renewal notices do customers with Open Value Agreements, and the Partners that sold them, receive and when?

Since the Open Value Program provides customers with the benefit of Spread Payments if they choose to use them (no interest or finance charges), a question we have received is, “What notifications does the customer receive from Microsoft that their anniversary
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:39

30% discount for Action Pack Subscribers on printing, mailing, and list rental costs for Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaigns

That’s right. As a Microsoft Action Pack subscriber, you can receive a 30% discount on the printing, mailing, and list rental costs for the Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaigns . Are you using the Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaigns yet? Ready-to-Go Campaigns
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:15

Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaign Weekly Zune Sweepstakes

Win a FREE Microsoft Zune in our weekly drawing. Open to all Microsoft Partners. Are you using the Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaigns yet? Ready-to-Go Campaigns are designed to speed up your sales and marketing cycle by giving you best-in-class customizable
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Monday, May 14, 2007 3:48 PM

SBSC Partner Opportunity – Cast your vote: Would you be interested in submitting a video showing a technology "tip or trick" as an SBSC Partner that would be located and shown on the Microsoft Small Business Center website?

SBSC Partners, I want to hear your opinion. I have posted a survey to get your input and feedback on the following: If Microsoft was to look into providing SBSC Partners with the opportunity to create and submit 1 to 2 minutes videos that will give business/technology
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Sunday, May 13, 2007 1:09

Activating your Open Business Software Assurance benefits, step by step

Last week I posted a two-part post on how to activate and administer your Software Assurance benefits through the Open Value Program. · Activating your Open Value Software Assurance benefits, step by step (Part 1) · Activating your Open Value Software
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:55

Maybe the “Less Than Coffee” idea is catching on. Literally…

So I saw this article and had to chuckle a little. Some of you are probably familiar with the “ Less Than Coffee ” and “ Less Than Fries ” concepts I came up with several years ago. Since that time, the “Less Than Coffee” concept has grown through several
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:03

Activating your Open Value Software Assurance benefits, step by step (Part 2)

In my earlier, “ Activating your Open Value Software Assurance benefits, step by step (Part 1) ” post, I walked you through how to get your Software Assurance benefits activated on the MVLS website and the steps needed to be taken by the person who receives
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:55

Activating your Open Value Software Assurance benefits, step by step (Part 1)

If you have Software Assurance , you have access to a great deal of benefits available to you through the Software Assurance Program, all you have to do is activate them. For instance, you receive the benefit of Microsoft Office Home Use Rights for every
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:26 PM

Ok, let’s do this step by step (Collaboration Newsgroup) to find the Site Code.

I’m still receiving a few more questions on how to access the Collaboration Newsgroup, even with the new link. To help alleviate these, I am posting this (with pictures). If you followed the link in my Blog post regarding the new Collaboration Managed
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:39

Link for Collaboration managed newsgroup updated (with the Site Access code)

Yesterday I posted about the new Portals and Collaboration Community Newsgroup that was just launched along with the link to the site. Shortly afterwards, I started receiving comments on the Blog stating people could not access the new group due to an
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Monday, May 07, 2007 1:38 PM

This just in… New Collaboration managed newsgroup now available in pilot offering, focused on business opportunity.

Just announced, we launched a pilot newsgroup today that is centered around the Collaboration software opportunity. As you know, the newsgroups have been “support-based” to date (break-fix); this newsgroup will focus on the business opportunity of WSS,
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Monday, May 07, 2007 12:07 PM

Are you registered for the second annual Small Business Symposium taking place in Denver at Worldwide Partner Conference yet? Once again, it’s FREE for Microsoft Small Business Specialists!

Last year for the inaugural Microsoft Small Business Symposium in Boston , we had over 450 partners, press, and Microsoft staff attend, and the feedback we received was great! If you were not able to attend last year’s Symposium, I posted where you can
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Monday, May 07, 2007 11:09

Have you seen the great Small Business topics in the Office Live Seminars series? Plus, enter to win $100,000 in the “Run you business, Live your life” promotion.

You may have seen the information on the second “ Microsoft Small Business Summit ” where we hosted five full days of online and in-person sessions featuring many different speakers discussing Small Business related topics to help Small Business owners
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Saturday, May 05, 2007 8:26 PM

Soon, SBSC Partners will be recognized at a location basis, plus other enhancements on the way. Be sure your locations have their requirements in order.

Are you one of the SBSC Partners with more than one location? If so, how many times have you submitted a request or suggestion that each location be listed separately in the SBSC Partner locator instead of just your headquarters location? Well, this and
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Friday, May 04, 2007 10:15 PM

Download the 2007 Microsoft Office System Software Assurance New Version Rights Guide

During the “ Introduction to Office, Windows, and Server Licensing for Partners ,” and the “ Introduction to Open License for Partners ” sessions this week, I talked about some of the benefits of Software Assurance for several of the Microsoft products,
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Friday, May 04, 2007 3:21 PM

Here are the links to view the replays of this week’s webcasts for Partners series

Thank you to all of the Partners who joined me this week for the series of webcasts we did designed to help you increase your sales of Microsoft solutions and increase your services opportunities while also helping your clients get more from their budget
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:00 PM

Link to “Difference in Licensing Rights” video updated

During yesterday’s “ Introduction to Office, Windows, and Server Licensing for Partners ” webcast, one of the attendees mentioned that the link located on slide 12 of the presentation was not working. This link was the one for the “ Difference in licensing
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:49

This week's series of Licensing webcasts for Partners

During this morning's "Introduction to Office, Windows, and Server Licensing For Partners," session, several attendees asked for the links to the rest of the sessions happening this week. As such, I am re-posting the entire series here with the registration
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