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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:36 PM

Guess what’s coming back? Here’s a hint: It’s BIG and it’s Easy…

Here is a Live Meeting session you are NOT going to want to miss! Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 20 th from 10:00 – 11:30 am PST to join us for the “ Q1 Sales Offers: Return of the Big Easy Offer and More! ” Live Meeting. After this session,
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:42 AM

New Microsoft Midsize Business Solutions Brochure – Another exclusive offer here on the Blog

Some of you may recall the “Microsoft Small Business Solutions Brochure – Exclusive offer for my Blog readers” post back in February where I offered 50 free copies of the Microsoft Small Business Solutions Brochure to the first 50 people who requested
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:42 AM

What do you need to be more successful with your Microsoft Volume Licensing sales?

For those of you who were at or viewed the SMB Nation Keynote presentation last year, you may recall that I told you that helping you be successful in your Microsoft Volume Licensing sales was something we were going to focus on very heavily last year
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Monday, July 28, 2008 11:35 AM

What do you mean my customers can own their software after three years with Open Value Subscription?

Over the past few weeks including and since Worldwide Partner Conference, I have been hearing comments from some Partners stating that they would love to take advantage of the 50% off Up to date discount that Open Value Subscription provides to the clients;
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Monday, July 28, 2008 6:48 AM

Get FREE Essential Business Server (EBS) configuring beta exam vouchers

Here is a great offer just announced by the Essential Business Server (EBS) Team. Free beta coupons for the EBS exam by Prometric! And to make it even sweeter, we’ll take an additional 50% off that, so now it’s FREE! Yes, I know that 50% off Free doesn’t
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:39 PM

Is your site ready for Internet Explorer 8? How to find out and update if not.

You may already be aware of this, but if not, Internet Explorer 8 is currently available in beta today. With this new beta version of IE, you may experience one of the following issues when you use the Beta 1 version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 to
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:23 AM

If I have Software Assurance on my SBS 2003 CALs now, do I get Standard or Premium CALs when SBS 2008 launches?

As you may recall from my “ Editions, pricing, beta, and more information on SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 released today ” post, when Small Business Server 2008 is released, not only will there be a Standard and a Premium Server package, there will also be
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Monday, July 21, 2008 2:53 PM

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 update package and release notes now available

Since its release, Windows Home Server has been a topic of conversation among many looking to add a rich experience to home networks and more. Now, Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing (RTM) and is now available on the Microsoft
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:46 PM

Get Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express for Free!

Ahhh, the joy of being able to find what you are looking for right at your fingertips. That’s the power of search. And now, you can deliver search solutions to your client’s organizations quickly and easily for free with Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:37 PM

SQL Server 2008 to be on August, 2008 Volume Licensing pricelists

Yes, we are just a few weeks away from the addition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 being added to the Volume Licensing pricelists. What this means is that as of August, 2008, you will have access to the part numbers and prices of the latest Microsoft SQL
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:05 AM

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) – Are you taking advantage of it yet?

Are you familiar with MDOP (the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack) yet? Are you using it to help your clients get the most from their infrastructure and to make managing their environments easier? For those of you not familiar with MDOP, it is the incorporation
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Friday, July 11, 2008 3:36 AM

Aastra Response Point VAR Discount Demo Program Announced

Following on the heels of yesterday’s Response Point SP1 announcement by Bill Gates, the Response Point Team has just made another exciting offer for all of you Response Point resellers. Here are the details: To promote the launch of Aastra's Response
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Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:00 AM

Response Point SP1 announcement by Bill Gates. See it yourself and download SP1 today.

Just released, Microsoft Response Point Service Pack 1 (SP1), which is a full suite of upgraded features, including seamless VoIP integration. Below is a short video announcement of this exciting release directly from Bill Gates: Other SP1 enhancements
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:00 AM

Pricing, packaging and partner compensation details about Microsoft Online Services announced at Worldwide Partner Conference

Yesterday morning during the keynote presentations at Worldwide Partner Conference, the pricing, packaging and partner compensation details about Microsoft Online Services were announced. The Microsoft Online Services that were announced are: Exchange
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:49 PM

Free Windows Vista support, compatibility assistance, and one-on-one coaching from Microsoft

Just announced this morning at Worldwide Partner Conference – the Windows Vista Small Business Assurance offer! What is the Windows Vista Small Business Assurance offer? Here it is: Small Businesses purchasing new PCs with Windows Vista Business or Windows
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:04 AM

Claim your free SBS 2008 (Small Business Server 2008) exam voucher from Microsoft, but hurry!

Yesterday at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Michael Risse announced that Microsoft is offering free Windows Small Business Server 2008 exam vouchers in a limited quantity for those who ask for them. So the ever important questions are: 1) Who
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Monday, July 07, 2008 3:00 AM

SBS 2008 launching November 12th, 2008 along with Windows Essential Business Server 2008

We are very excited to announce the much anticipated and highly awaited official launch date of not only Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 but also Windows Essential Business Server 2008. The official launch date is November 12 th , 2008. In addition
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Monday, July 07, 2008 2:35 AM

Welcome to Worldwide Partner Conference 2008!

It is finally here! Thousands of Microsoft Partners and Microsoft employees from all across the world are now here together in Houston, Texas to spend the next four days networking, sharing, learning, and more about the upcoming year together. In just
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Friday, July 04, 2008 6:30 AM

Exclusive Microsoft Small Business Specialist Community ‘Get Mobile-Ready & Win’ Partner Incentive

The Microsoft Partner Program Small Business Specialist Community (SBSC) has over 15,000 partners worldwide selling Small Business Server, Exchange, Mobility, and other Microsoft solutions. We are pleased to announce a new Mobility Resource Readiness
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Friday, July 04, 2008 5:00 AM

Happy 4th of July wishes to all

As we all prepare to celebrate the 4 th of July, Independence Day, holiday here in the U.S., I wanted to extend wishes for a safe and happy holiday to all of you, including those of you that have traveled into the US to join us for the upcoming Worldwide
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:32 AM

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 has now RTM’d – Download it today

Back in June, I posted about the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta being released , with information on how you could download and try out the Beta at that time. MAP is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:02 AM

The Open Value VAR Rebate lives on!

Now here is some very exciting news to start off the new year! (That being the new Microsoft year, which runs from July 2008 – June 2009). Given the overwhelming response by partners, the Open Value VAR Rebate will be extended through December 26, 2008!
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