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Updated: What qualifies for the 50%* off Up-To-Date (UTD) discount for Open Value Subscription?

Back in January when we launched the Open Value Subscription Program in the U.S. (it already existed in many other countries at that time and still does), I posted the graphic showing what products qualify for the 50%* first year Up-to-date (UTD) discount

Critical Out of Cycle Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 – Update today

Today Microsoft released an out of cycle Security Bulletin and Microsoft recommends customers apply the update immediately. For the out-of-band security bulletin added to Version 3.0 of this bulletin summary, Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address
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Are you a PC? Show us…

In last week’s Quarterly Partner Briefing here in Bellevue, WA, we showed one of the new, “I’m a PC,” commercials to the audience among a few others. So, have you seen them? You know, like this one: If you want to see even more, we have them posted online
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Big news! “Build Your Own Platform” option coming in October!

That’s right! Once again, we have taken your input and feedback and put it to use in updating how we deliver for you and your clients. Just like the announcement on the 4 th of Microsoft Office Enterprise, coming to Open Value Subscription on October

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

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

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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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

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

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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The end of Windows XP, an update on Windows Vista, and Windows 7 you say?

Yesterday, Bill Veghte, Microsoft Senior Vice President, published an open letter to all business customers around the world regarding Windows Vista, the continued support and availability of Windows XP and the future roadmap on Windows 7. I am sharing

View replays of sessions from the Microsoft Small Business Summit right from your computer

Did you catch the Microsoft Small Business Summit when it aired live back in March? Of not, or if you’d like to view replays of the various sessions run throughout the Small Business Summit, we now have the Small Business Summit replay engine up and running

The Microsoft Windows Vista Small Business Show – Playing live here on the Blog

Starting at 7:00 am PST this morning, the Microsoft Windows Vista Business Small Business Show will be playing live, here on the Blog. We’ll keep it playing from 7:00 am PST on Tuesday through 7:00 PM PST on Wednesday. The viewer is contained below, so

Can we re-install an OEM Windows Desktop Operating System license on a PC when we refurbish it?

I received the following question over the weekend calling out the fact that although I have covered OEM Windows licensing, transfer rights, etc. on the Blog, apparently I have not directly answered the question of reloading an OEM Windows license on
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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta just released

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (or MAP) is the next-generation version of the agent-less assessment platform from Microsoft. In this new version, MAP has expanded its capabilities into assessment areas of Hyper-V server virtualization,
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