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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:48 AM

Microsoft Gear Up Worldwide Sales Toolkit Cheat Sheet

Back in November, I put up a post letting you know about how the Microsoft Gear Up Sales Toolkit will now be available online . If you have not used the Gear Up Sales Toolkit yet, you really should, since it combines a wealth of information for you and
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Monday, June 08, 2009 9:24 AM

Reminder: May 31st offer for SBS 2003 R2 CALs accessing Windows 2008 Servers has expired

Last June there were a lot of questions floating around how Windows 2008 Servers could be accessed inside of an SBS 2003 R2 environment since Windows 2008 Server was available; however, SBS 2008 was not yet released. As you know, an SBS 2003 CAL doesn’t
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Monday, May 11, 2009 12:01 AM

UK Partners – Have you subscribed to the Microsoft UK Partner RSS feed yet?

If you are a Microsoft Partner in the UK, here is a great opportunity for you to get tuned in to some great information from the Microsoft UK Team. The Microsoft UK Partner RSS feed provides you with information and updates on a variety of topics ranging
Posted by mssmallbiz | 5 Comments
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:12 PM

Have you checked out the new LicenseWise Tool for Partners? Things you need to know…

Yesterday, we transitioned the Microsoft Gear Up Licensing Configurator tool to the worldwide version of Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing . If you have not used LicenseWise in the past, I would encourage you to explore this popular online customer
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:47 AM

Software Assurance: What you need to know, resources for you, answers, and more

One of the topics I get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of Software Assurance (SA). I have several posts on the Blog about this topic; however, I thought it might be very helpful to package up some of the top questions,
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Friday, April 10, 2009 11:17 AM

How to “create” budget – One approach

How many times have you put through a proposal, only to have the budget for the services portion of it be drastically reduced due to increased hardware or software costs? Ever wish you could help protect or “create” some more budget to help your clients
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:34 AM

Want to know what Microsoft software is installed on your PC and network?

From time to time, I see or receive questions about how to find out what Microsoft software is installed on a PC or on a network. Doing a software inventory is a very important step in helping your business and that of your clients to maintain a good
Posted by mssmallbiz | 1 Comments
Friday, March 20, 2009 3:14 PM

Windows Desktop Licensing Resources for You from the Microsoft OEM Team

You may recall my post last week from Larry’s question about Microsoft OEM Windows licensing. In there, there were several topics like what qualifies for the Windows Vista Business Upgrade, etc. Well, our Microsoft OEM Team has some pretty nice, customizable
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Friday, March 20, 2009 7:46 AM

Introducing Open Value Price Level C

Do you sell to clients with 150 or more PCs? If so, then you will want to attend the “ Microsoft Volume Licensing – Open Value Price Level C Update for Resellers “ Live Meeting next week being presented Jon Trohimovich, Licensing Strategist from the US
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:27 AM

Introducing Microsoft Learning Packages Created To Drive Your Success

We are continually trying to help make information and resources available to you to help you grow your business and build your success when dealing with our solutions. As part of this, we are happy to announce new Microsoft Learning Packages, designed
Posted by mssmallbiz | 1 Comments
Friday, March 13, 2009 9:09 AM

I forgot to purchase Software Assurance when I ordered. Now what?

Thanks to Tim for sending this question over yesterday. His question is, “If a customer purchased an SBS Server and did not purchase Software Assurance with the original order, can they add it now and if so, which programs qualify?” Ok, Tim, here is the
Posted by mssmallbiz | 2 Comments
Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:38 PM

If I add Software Assurance to my OEM Windows license, can I transfer the Windows license to a new PC?

Larry sent this question to me, asking what is actually a relatively common question and a good one to make sure that everyone knows the answer to. Because of this, I thought I would share it here on the Blog. In essence, what we are talking about here
Posted by mssmallbiz | 7 Comments
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:45 AM

Does it matter if I purchase my SBS Server through OEM, Retail, or Open License?

This morning there was a question posed by a Partner about whether or not it matters if they purchase the SBS Server for their client through OEM, Retail, or Open License. The answer is, “Yes,” it does make a difference when you are purchasing any Microsoft
Posted by mssmallbiz | 3 Comments
Friday, January 16, 2009 12:07 PM

Licensing Change Notification: Access Windows Server 2003 in Hyper-V hosted on Windows Server 2008 without Windows Server 2008 CALs

Today we are announcing an exciting change in our licensing policy regarding Windows Server 2008 CALs to better support clients looking to take advantage of the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology to host a Windows Server 2003 environment. Why? Simple…
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:07 AM

Tracking and reporting on your E-Learning products

One valuable benefit of Software Assurance is access to the included E-Learning courses , which provide access to self-paced, interactive training that is developed by Microsoft experts. These courses are designed to help improve your client's product
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