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Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:42 PM
The Big Easy Partner Subsidy Program is back!
I am very happy to be able to let you know that for a limited time, that the Big Easy offer is back in the U.S. and Canada! That’s right, from now through January 2, 2010, when your customers make a qualifying purchase of Microsoft technologies and submit
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:18 AM
Microsoft October Security Bulletin Posted – Webcast tomorrow
The October Microsoft security bulletin is now posted and includes 13 separate bulletin IDs, including: MS09-050 , MS09-051 , MS09-052 , MS09-053 , MS09-054 , MS09-055 , MS09-056 , MS09-057 , MS09-058 , MS09-059 , MS09-060 , MS09-061 , & MS09-062
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:30 PM
Get up to 25% off Microsoft certification exams! But act now!
How would you like to save 15-25% off of your Microsoft certification exams? Well, that’s exactly what Microsoft if offering right now on select exams to make it easier for you to obtain your Microsoft certifications. Using these exams, here
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Monday, August 31, 2009 11:54 AM
$100 discount on SQL PASS Conference!
The SQL PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) conference is being held in Seattle from November 2 nd – 5 th , 2009 and here is an opportunity for you to receive a $100 discount ! Because we feel PASS Summit 2009 is a must-attend event for all
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Monday, August 10, 2009 12:34 PM
Partner Learning Paths – Available on the Partner Learning Center
As you probably know, we offer a ton of online training through Live Meeting for Partners on a larger variety of topics. These can be product specific, program specific, audience specific, general topics, and much, much more. Have you ever
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:24 AM
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Released and Now Available to Download
For those of you that follow my Blog regularly or subscribe to my RSS feed , you may recall back in June when I posted about the “ Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Being Released and Now Available to Download .” As a recap, the
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:09 AM
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Released and Now Available to Download
Here is some very exciting news, whether you used the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit in the past or not. The Version 4.0 Beta of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is now available! The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is
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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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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:59 AM
1,000 Free Exam Vouchers for Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Yes, this offer is true and available to Microsoft Small Business Specialists right now. Microsoft is offering a total of 1,000 free exam vouchers to our Microsoft Small Business Specialists and these vouchers are good for the following eligible exams:
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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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Monday, April 27, 2009 11:41 AM
Microsoft Partner Online Technical Community Forums Launch Today!
On Friday, I posted about an exciting announcement for our Microsoft Small Business Specialists taking place this morning at 9:00 am PST: Microsoft Small Business Specialist 4 Hour Technical Support Expanding to over 50 products! Well, there is exciting
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Friday, April 24, 2009 8:50 AM
Microsoft Small Business Specialist 4 Hour Technical Support Expanding to over 50 products!
Some of you may recall back when we announced the SBSC Exclusive 4-hour response time managed newsgroup , where Microsoft Small Business Specialist Partners could now get 4 hour response times to their technical questions through our Online Technical
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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
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:13 AM
Downgrade rights for second Windows Server in SBS or EBS 2008 Premium – What’s the deal?
As some of you may recall, shortly after the launch of SBS 2008, there were originally some questions around the downgrade rights associated with the SQL 2008 component of the SBS 2008 Premium license, which we worked with the Server Team here at Microsoft
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:32 AM
Microsoft Gear Up Sales Toolkit now to be available online
Many of you have seen and used the Microsoft Gear Up Sales Toolkit, the printed book that is sent out with information on products, part #s, licensing programs, and much, much more. To keep up with the demand for these powerful and information-rich resources,
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