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Monday, August 25, 2008 4:00 AM

The Big Easy Partner Subsidy offer is now live!

We broke the news about the Big Easy Partner Subsidy offer coming back a few weeks ago. Then we announced several webcasts to help get you up to speed on how it works. Now, the Big Easy 2.0 is live! So head on out to the Big Easy website to check out
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Friday, August 22, 2008 2:08 PM

Small Business Server 2008 has released to manufacturing (RTMed)! Resources for you to get ready.

We are very happy to announce that Microsoft’s exciting new release of the Small Business Server family has released to manufacturing! Earlier we announced that Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 will launch on November 12 th along with Microsoft’s new
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Friday, August 22, 2008 11:14 AM

Are you ready for the Big Easy 2.0? Here are some opportunities for you to get up to speed…

A couple of weeks ago in my, “ Guess what’s coming back? Here’s a hint: It’s BIG and it’s Easy… ” post, I told you about the Big Easy webcast that we ran this past Wednesday and how you should attend to learn about the new Big Easy coming online on August
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:13 PM

The SBS 2008 Partner Group Tour is coming! Are you signed up?

The creators of Small Business Server 2008 are coming to a city near you and you have the opportunity to join them for this inside look at SBS 2008. Hear first-hand from the creators and ask those tough questions only they can answer! This information-packed,
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:37 AM

New Volume License Rights - Application Server License Mobility

Just released, an important new Microsoft Volume License brief, “ Application Server License Mobility ”, has been posted to the Microsoft Volume License Briefs site , which describes new Microsoft Volume Licensing rights that enable server application
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:08 AM

Have you looked at the new Partner Business Network?

The Microsoft Partner Team has recently rolled out the Partner Business Network , which is a new online community for Microsoft Partners. The Partner Business Network is designed to be a platform for interacting with your peers to help you grow your business.
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Monday, August 18, 2008 10:58 AM

Windows SBS & EBS 2008 Technical Training online sessions available to you

We are kicking off a series of sixteen online technical webcasts focused on SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. The series will include eight on SBS 2008 and eight on EBS 2008 and will run from August 21 st until September 10 th . To view the full lineup and register
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Monday, August 18, 2008 6:50 AM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM & ERP Partner events coming to cities across the US

For those of you looking for new ways to expand your offerings and grow your business? Be sure to attend a Microsoft Dynamics™ partner event in a city near you being held in August and September, 2008. You can register either the morning CRM session ,
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Friday, August 15, 2008 7:31 AM

The Microsoft Small Business Facebook page is live. Have you seen it yet?

From the team that brought you the Microsoft Small Business Center , the Microsoft Small Business Show , and the Microsoft Small Business Summit , now the Microsoft Small Business Team has rolled out the Microsoft Small Business Facebook page. On the
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:14 AM

Who are the FY09 Microsoft SBSC PALs?

Shortly after Worldwide Partner Conference last year, I posted about the new SBSC PAL initiative and who the FY08 Worldwide SBSC PALs were. You can see these at: Who’s my PAL? And why haven't I heard about this? Microsoft PAL Initiative overview and Worldwide
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:01 PM

Please ignore our dust while we make some updates

Over the years, the various components of the Microsoft SMB Channel Community have continued to grow and expand to better address the needs and requests of those in the Community. These components I am referring to are our MSSMALLBIZ.com WebSite , our
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:15 PM

How to access your E-Learning benefits in Software Assurance

E-Learning courses are an included benefit of Software Assurance to help clients get the most from their Microsoft technologies by providing access to electronic training courses they can access to be more proficient in using each software package. In
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Monday, August 11, 2008 8:34 AM

Is Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 Premium going to ship with SQL 2005 or SQL 2008?

With the announcement the other day of SQL Server 2008 RTMing , I have been seeing and receiving some questions as to whether SBS 2008 Premium would be shipping with SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008. I thought I would address this here on the Blog so
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Friday, August 08, 2008 5:43 AM

Announcing the SBSC “Partner Plunge” contest winners!

Last September, Arnie Mondloch and I had the pleasure of announcing our FY08 SBSC Partner contest (“Partner Plunge”) during the keynote session at SMB Nation. Today, I have the pleasure of announcing the winners of the “Partner Plunge” contest and offering
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 6:49 AM

SQL Server 2008 has released to manufacturing - Resources & information for you

The time has come and SQL Server 2008 just released to manufacturing yesterday. SQL Server 2008 provides powerful new capabilities such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:16 AM

X-Box 360 NASCAR 09 Pack giveaway ends in 10 days – Are you entered?

August 15 th is just around the corner and that means so is the end of our X-Box 360 NASCAR 09 Pack giveaway. This is the giveaway I announced in my “ Tuning IT Up ” post back in May when we also launched the “ Tuning IT Up ” animated video promo for
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 7:16 AM

Yes, the Beta SBS 2008 exam does count towards competency requirements

I have been receiving some questions from Partners regarding the beta SBS 2008 Exam that I mentioned in my “ Claim your free SBS 2008 (Small Business Server 2008) exam voucher from Microsoft, but hurry! ” post regarding whether or not that test would
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Monday, August 04, 2008 11:10 AM

Everyone’s a winner!

In my New Microsoft Midsize Business Solutions Brochure – Another exclusive offer here on the Blog post here on the Blog last week, I said that I would be giving the 50 FREE Microsoft Midsize Business Solutions Brochures to the first 50 people who replied.
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Friday, August 01, 2008 12:22 PM

Microsoft is giving away $75,000 in gas this time, a chance to be on the Microsoft Small Business Summit, and access to tips from your peers!

Some of you may remember my post a month ago about the Microsoft Small Business Team giving away 5 Ways to Save and The Chance to Win 5,000 Gallons of Gas . Well, the economy doesn’t seem to be letting up, so neither are we! We want to continue to provide
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Friday, August 01, 2008 8:35 AM

See the Olympic games as never before! Just released - A new way to view the Olympics! Here’s how…

We are now only one week away from the 8/8/08 Olympic games – and a new way to watch the Olympics with dynamic new content is here! As you may or may not know, MSN and NBC have partnered to create “ the digital games ” powered by Microsoft Silverlight,
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Friday, August 01, 2008 5:10 AM

Tell me your Volume Licensing needs – Take two

Since my “ What do you need to be more successful with your Microsoft Volume Licensing sales? ” post went live, I have been receiving input from a few people that they were having their mails bounce back when submitting their input. As such, I have modified
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