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Friday, November 30, 2007 7:26 AM

Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1: Upgrade for Microsoft Office 2007 file formats

Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To allow Windows Mobile users to work with
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Monday, November 26, 2007 2:19 PM

November lawsuits announced to help protect customers and Partners against counterfeit software

In our efforts to continue to help protect our legitimate Partners and customers from the dangers of counterfeit and illegal software, Microsoft continues to work to identify and pursue those creating, offering, and selling these items into the market.
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Monday, November 26, 2007 8:49 AM

Microsoft Small Business Server – Several server applications, one license, all on one box.

I saw a few questions floating around over the weekend regarding Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 and wanting to install the server components on multiple machines. Remember that just like Microsoft Office, SBS is a suite of products included in a
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Monday, November 26, 2007 7:30 AM

Information on online training and assessment requirements for Action Pack subscriptions

As you may recall, we announced that starting November 30, 2007, we are adding an online training and assessment requirement for anyone looking to acquire a Microsoft Action Pack subscription. We do have the list of required courses that you can choose
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:48 AM

Software benefits for Certified and Gold Certified Microsoft Partners

From time to time, there are questions or conversations about, “What additional software do I get if we become a Certified or Gold Certified Microsoft Partner? We have a site on the Microsoft Partner portal that shows the software benefits for
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:42 AM

A sincere Thank You from me to you

As we approach another Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to extend a sincere “Thank you” to all of you from me and all of us here. Every day it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day business and the “meet this deadline” or “where
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Monday, November 19, 2007 9:00 AM

Microsoft announces the release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5

Today, Microsoft announced the release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5. Visual Studio offers more than 250 new features and improvements to existing features, providing developers of all skills sets, from the hobbyist to the small development
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:46 PM

Microsoft Small Business Show premiere replay now available online

For anyone who missed the live premiere of the Microsoft Small Business Show , or for any of you who did catch it but want to view it again, the replay of the entire show is now available for viewing at: http://www.TheMicrosoftSmallBusinessShow.com .
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:52 PM

Let's set the record straight on Downgrade rights

Since I published my, " Licensing Basics: What are Downgrade Rights? " post, I have been receiving some follow-up questions and been seeing some conversations and comments showing that there are some misconceptions about downgrade rights and
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:29 AM

Great offers on Windows Mobile 6 phones for US Microsoft Partners

In talking with our Windows Mobile Team, they told me about some offers they are extending to Microsoft Partners here in the US, so I thought I would share them with you in case you were unaware of them and would like to move to a Microsoft Windows Mobile
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:11 AM

How can our company become a reseller?

A question that comes up from time to time (I just received it again this morning), is, “If we want to start reselling Microsoft software in addition to the services we already provide, how do we become a reseller?” Here is some basic information on how
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:58 PM

Introducing the Springboard Series - on-ramp for IT Pros for Windows Vista

Here's a new resource that was just announced for IT Pros looking to implement Windows Vista. Adopting a new OS can be very challenging; it can be one of the hardest things that IT Pros implement for their organization. The benefits though, can outweigh
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:04 PM

Lights... Camera... (almost time for) Action...

Just moments ago, we launched the Microsoft Small Business Show player on the home page , Small Business Show landing page and article pages of the Microsoft Small Business Center in preparation for the first ever Microsoft Small Business Show I posted
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Monday, November 12, 2007 3:10 PM

Microsoft Announces Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.0

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.0, a core component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), helps administrators recover PCs that have become unusable with new capabilities. Standalone System Sweeper lets IT remove viruses and
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Monday, November 12, 2007 3:05 PM

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 is Open for Public Beta

Formerly known as SoftGrid Application Virtualization, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 meets the need for increased desktop manageability. It supports large-scale virtualization implementations across more sites; enables multiple delivery options;
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Monday, November 12, 2007 3:00 PM

Microsoft Asset Inventory Service Now Available

Microsoft Asset Inventory Service 1.0, a core component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), reduces application management TCO through advanced software inventory scanning and by translating inventory data into business intelligent information,
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Monday, November 12, 2007 6:53 AM

Windows Server 2008 Packaging, Pricing and Licensing Announced this morning

This morning in Barcelona @ Tech ED/IT FORUM , Microsoft announced among other event news, detailed packaging, pricing and licensing information for Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 is available in eight versions, three of which include Hyper-V:
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:15 AM

Premiering Wednesday, November 14th – The Microsoft Small Business Show!

Here’s your chance to join us for the first ever Microsoft Small Business Show, premiering on the Microsoft Small Business Center , on November 14 th at 2:00 P.M. Eastern/11:00 A.M Pacific. The Microsoft Small Business Show is a one-hour show filled with
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Friday, November 09, 2007 7:04 AM

Tools, information, and resources for Partners for Microsoft product launches

As you know, last year we launched several new offerings, including Office 2007, Windows Vista, and Exchange Server 2007. Now we are quickly approaching the launch dates of several new offerings, such as: Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:00 AM

Announcing Windows Essential Business Server - Formerly codename "Centro"

Today Microsoft and the Windows Server Solutions Team are proud to unveil our new integrated server solution designed for midsize businesses – Windows Essential Business Server - previously known as Windows Server code name “Centro”. This is a significant
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:40 AM

Licensing Basics: What are CALs (Client Access Licenses)?

A Client Access License (CAL) is a license granting access to certain Microsoft server software. CALs are used in conjunction with Microsoft Server software licenses to allow Users and Devices to access and utilize the services of that server software.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:06 AM

Announcing Search Server 2008 & Search Server 2008 Express

This morning at Enterprise Search Summit in San Jose, CA, Microsoft announced Microsoft Search Server 2008. We’re also announcing a FREE version of this product – Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express – which you can download immediately as a release candidate.
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Monday, November 05, 2007 11:24 AM

Customer & Partner resources for the updated promotions from Microsoft

In October I posted about updates to some of the promotions at Microsoft: Windows Server Promotion now available for single server purchase SBS Partner Subsidy promotion expanded We now have some additional Partner and Customer resources for you to use
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Sunday, November 04, 2007 11:23 PM

Windows Home Server Now Available

For all of you following Microsoft's Windows Home Server announcements, here is some exciting news... Windows Home Server, a new solution to help families easily protect, connect and share their digital media and documents, is generally available today.
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Friday, November 02, 2007 2:25 PM

Free in-person Core Infrastructure Optimization seminars for Partners

Microsoft is offering free in-person seminars in cities across the US to learn more about Core Infrastructure solutions, the component products and most importantly how to sell the solution of Core Infrastructure Optimization to your customers. During
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Friday, November 02, 2007 1:19 PM

Submit your customer success story today!

The US Microsoft Small Business Marketing team would like to ask for your participation in helping us develop solution-based customer case studies. We are looking for nominations from customers that have a compelling story to tell about how Microsoft
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Friday, November 02, 2007 7:24 AM

Remember DST change this Sunday

How many times during the year do we all say, "There's just not enough time in the day," or that we're "trying to fit that 25th hour into our day" to accomplish what we need to? Well, this year on Sunday, November 4th, we will actually have our chance
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Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:38 PM

Migrating Windows Small Business Server 2003 to New Hardware document just released in Windows Small Business Server Technical Library

Just out from the SBS Team here at Microsoft, the " Migrating Windows Small Business Server 2003 to New Hardware " document is finally available in the Windows Small Business Server Technical Library. It will soon be available to download in DOC format.
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Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:49 PM

Licensing Basics: What are Transfer Rights?

Transfer Rights grant the right to uninstall software from one device and then re-install that software on a different device. For instance, the ability to uninstall a license of Microsoft Office from one PC and then reinstall that license of Microsoft
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Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:04 AM

Licensing Basics: What are Downgrade Rights?

Downgrade Rights grant the right to use a prior version of Microsoft® software instead of the version you purchased. For instance, the ability to install Office 2003 instead of Office 2007 if you purchase an Office 2007 license that includes downgrade
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