November 2007 - Posts
Parallel Computing Developer Center
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We understand that many SIs and ISVs don't actually transact the Microsoft software piece when you sell you services and products - however we strongly believe you can deliver a better customer experience (and accelerate your sales cycle) if you have
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We've been excited about this initiative which is for partners and end-customers - a simple way for us to satisfy the immense demand for 'early look' technical training on WS2008. Our Learning Partners (CPLS) have collaborated with us to launch this concept.
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Haven't plugged this before, but many of our partners do things for the greater good (and of course as business & brand development initiatives). Here is one such of those - bringing together end users of and people interested in MS Project and EPM
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Via Christian : "Windows Embedded Seminar What? Take the opportunity to explore the benefits of Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS). Access information you won't easily find anywhere else, and learn from the firsthand experience of our sector
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http://partner.live.com/communitybuilder This is a great 'Live' release - build you own community, or take one you have already, and then offer them a suite of Live services like email, calendaring, user groups etc - for free ! This could be used by partners
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We've just announced that the 'community technology preview' (=CTP) for SQL Server 2008 is now available for download: Download here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395 or here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3BF4C5CA-B905-4EBC-8901-1D4C1D1DA884&displaylang=en
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Following my earlier post , here is a little more info for you. Upcoming Daylight Savings Changes for Partners There are some significant upcoming changes to daylight savings which will effect Microsoft products. You need to be aware of these changes
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For the very first time, Australia will be hosting its very own MCT Community gathering to gain and share knowledge! This exciting Event is from Jan 29 – 31 st 2008 – REGISTER NOW !!!! For more information, https://www.local.microsoft.com.au/australia/events/register/home.aspx?levent=993019&linvitation
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We have just launched a new initiative to help partners service customers with Windows Vista more easily by providing resources, training and other support to help make it easier for you. And of course to help you grow your businesses in doing so ! "Infrastructure
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Microsoft is soon to be launching a widespread Unified Communications customer promotion - aimed at helping your customers maximise and streamline their people and their IT systems. According to Frost & Sullivan, demand for Microsoft Unified Communications
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Learn how to deliver pervasive business intelligence within your organisation Equip yourself with the in-depth training, case studies and knowledge you need to implement business intelligence (BI) within your organisation. Join us at the Microsoft Business
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CareGroup Healthcare Group Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 to Better Protect 2 Terabytes of Data http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001003 CareGroup Healthcare System is responsible for protecting the privacy and integrity
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We've just made some important announcements on the packaging and licensing for Windows Server 2008 via this press release: "Microsoft Hyper-V Server gives customers a new server virtualization option that can provide simplified, reliable and cost-effective
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Microsoft Fastlane is a series of events designed to provide regular updates throughout the year on what Microsoft is up to and how our Partners they can best capitalise on upcoming Microsoft ventures. These complimentary, limited capacity events will
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These were so successful a few months ago with health and financial services focus areas that we have brought them back - this time with the education context. One night. Six million potential customers Find out how to leverage the technology demand generated
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http://blogs.msdn.com/chlong/archive/2007/11/08/partner-technology-briefings.aspx ISV Partner Technology Briefings I hope the invitation for our Partner Technology Briefing roadshow, will be making it's way to your inbox. We're calling it ISV Innovation
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Andy Lees is the Worldwide Corporate Vice President for Server and Tools Business Marketing - effectively the person charged with the worldwide launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 - and we were lucky to have him here
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As a Microsoft Partner you are invited to attend a business briefing on Virtualisation & Management. As our overall Wave Launch momentum continues to grow we are planning Partner briefings to drill to the next level of details on the roadmap and business
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Australia Eastern (New South Wales, Victoria, Australia Capital Territory and Tasmania) and Central (South Australia) time zones will extend daylight saving and also harmonise start and end times commencing April 2008. From April 2008, daylight saving
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Some big announcements have just been made on our search offering yesterday. The main item is the announcement of a free enterprise search product - Microsoft Search Server Express 2008 - with a release candidate available for download today. Main product
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"Q&A: One year into his tenure as vice president of Enterprise Partner Sales, Peter Boit is driving deeper engagement with Microsoft’s enterprise alliance and managed partners." Read more: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/nov07/11-05enterprisepartnerstrategy.msp
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Christian has posted a useful note on the announcements made on VS2008 onto the RideThe2008Wave blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/ridethe2008wave/archive/2007/11/06/visual-studio-2008-scheduled-for-november-release.aspx Includes information on the release
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http://blogs.msdn.com/ozpartnertv/archive/2007/11/05/partner-tv-andy-lees-on-the-2008-launch-wave.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/ozpartnertv/archive/2007/11/04/partner-tv-60-seconds-on-2008-launch-wave.aspx The first one is a full version of an interview
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Via Mark Harrison : " SharePointPedia.com has gone live ... this is a web site where people discover and share useful content about SharePoint and related products and technologies. It's a social computing application built on top of Microsoft Office
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Interesting and important post on the official Windows Server blog: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2007/10/29/windows-server-2008-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-update.aspx "As we’re getting closer to release, Windows SharePoint Services
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This technical training focuses on the Small Business Server 2003 Release 2 and will be delivered in two sessions, with each session focusing on a different aspect of SBS Server 2003 R2. The sessions will run for approximately three (3) hours with a lunch
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AIMIA, with the support of Silver Patron Microsoft , is thrilled to announce that the 14th Annual AIMIA Awards, the longest running and most prestigious awards in Australia’s interactive media industry, are now open for entries! As one of AIMIA’s highly
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We made some significant announcements yesterday on our SOA story. See this press release for more info: " Microsoft Unveils Vision and Road Map to Simplify SOA, Bridge Software Plus Services, and Take Composite Applications Mainstream Company announces
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http://www.innovateonwindowsserver.com/ "Give your solutions a competitive advantage The resources available through the INNOVATE ON Windows Server 2008 initiative are designed to help you plan, build, test, and promote leading-edge solutions based on
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