Reaching Out to Microsoft Partners in Australia : windows7

How partners can make money from Windows 7

nickmayhew — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:12:04 GMT

Now Windows 7 is finally launched to everyone it’s time for partners to think about using this as a compelling event for new discussions with your customers. As you’d expect there is a ton of useful content to help you with positioning.

Start here: https://partner.microsoft.com/40084742?msp_id=Windows7

But the key thing to do immediately is use it internally. Whether you are Action Pack subscribers or Gold/Cert partners you have sufficient rights to give the software a really good run yourself and with your teams.

Then follow the link above and you’ll see some targetted content based on your business model. e.g. services partners go here: https://partner.microsoft.com/40103797

We’ve already done a fair amount of training for partners but also keep an eye on the training and readiness blog for up and coming courses and webcasts.

Windows 7 Updates

nickmayhew — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:35:01 GMT

Some important milestones this week in the Windows 7 area.

1. Windows XP Mode Technology is now available in release candidate:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/08/04/windows-xp-mode-rc-now-available.aspx

2. RTM (final) code for Windows 7 will be available on MSDN and Technet for ISV partners any minute now and Gold/Certs on 16th August:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx

I’ll be upgrading my much loved RC version to RTM any day now !

Just in case you missed it…. :-)

nickmayhew — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:23:27 GMT

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/jul09/07-22Windows7RTMPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases

Yes, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were signed off as code complete (“Release to Manufacturing”= RTM) overnight Australian time.

Thanks to all the Australian partners who have helped test, feedback and trial these important releases internally and with customers.

For availability on RTM code see here.

Short sign off video here:

Touch Pack for Windows 7 – think of the business opportunities !

nickmayhew — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:55:28 GMT

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/05/27/introducing-the-microsoft-touch-pack-for-windows-7.aspx

More info: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/25/touching-windows-7.aspx

Are your customers asking about Windows 7 ? Get some quick info from our MS Learning Clinics

nickmayhew — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:27:55 GMT

What’s New in Windows 7 for Consumers (1 Hour)

What’s New in Windows 7 for IT Professionals (2 Hours)

What’s New in Windows 7 for Information Workers (2 Hours)

TechEd Virtual Pressroom

nickmayhew — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:36:59 GMT

Don’t forget to keep an eye on the announcements, keynotes and buzz the US TechEd via the virtual pressroom.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/teched/default.mspx

Lots of info on Windows 7, Windows Server R2 RC, etc.

And note the Office 2010 preview site – with tongue firmly in a cheek :-)

http://www.office2010themovie.com/

Australian Partner Webcasts on Windows Server, Virtualisation and Windows 7

nickmayhew — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:33:43 GMT

Our local readiness team has prepared some webcasts for partners too busy to come to hands on training – learn all about these important technoligies by attending the following:

OVERVIEW OF WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2

Wednesday, 27 May, 2009

12:00-1:00pm AEST

REGISTER NOW

Level: 200

Partner Role: Implementer, Architect, Developer, Exec/Owner, Marketing, Sales, Support

Microsoft is excited to launch Windows Server 2008 R2 the newest release from the Windows Server family. This one hour session provides a high level overview of product key features and benefits, the business value and differentiators. Keeping with our 2/4 year major/minor release cadence, Windows Server 2008 R2 will be an 'R2 Style' release to address important industry trends including multi-core/many-core, virtualization, power management, componentization, and the change to 64-bit only architecture. After attending this session you will be armed to engage customers in conversations about Windows Server 2008 R2 and saving money through an upgraded infrastructure.

BETTER TOGETHER – WINDOWS SERVER R2 and WINDOWS 7

Wednesday, 3 June, 2009

12:00-1:00pm AEST

REGISTER NOW

Level: 200

Partner Role: Architect, Developer, Exec/Owner, Implementer, Marketing, Sales, Support

We in the midst of a very exciting time for Microsoft and our customers. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 stand to introduce ground breaking technology that will save our customers money while also increasing their efficiency. However, one of the most important considerations for our customers will be how they can achieve a larger ROI and efficiency by deploying Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 together. Come learn how these two releases work together. We will talk about BranchCache, DirectAccess and other solutions this platform will deliver.

MICROSOFT VIRTUALISATION

Wednesday, 10 June, 2009

12:00-1:00pm AEST

REGISTER NOW

Level: 200

Partner Role: Architect, Developer, Exec/Owner, Implementer, Marketing, Sales, Support

Microsoft provides a comprehensive set of virtualization products, tools, and services that span from the datacenter to the desktop. Our offerings cover server virtualization with Hyper-V, application virtualization with Terminal Services, presentation virtualization with Softgrid, and desktop virtualization with Virtual PC and VECD. This webcast will address how to present the virtualization story, create a buying and deployment vision for the Technology Decision Maker (TDM) using Core IO, and create momentum behind sales opportunities.

Have a Learning Snack on Windows 7

nickmayhew — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:40:12 GMT

This is a great way to pick up the basics of Windows 7:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/win7/snack01/Default.html

Windows 7 Developer Blog

nickmayhew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:03:51 GMT

One for your RSS reader/favourites:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers

New Windows Video – Laptop Hunters #1

nickmayhew — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:55:44 GMT

This new video is getting a lot of coverage from bloggers – just started airing on US TV. What do you think ?

Laptop Hunters #1 - Lauren

Windows 7 on Partner TV

nickmayhew — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:11:38 GMT

See our own Danny Beck talk through the forthcoming launch of Windows 7 just for Australian partners:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ozpartnertv/archive/2009/03/10/partner-tv-windows-7-is-coming.aspx

New Media Center Features in Windows 7

nickmayhew — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:00:33 GMT

Great blog post on some of the new stuff in Windows Media Center in Windows 7 – will be of interest to many partners I am sure.

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2009/02/20/windows-media-center-s-new-pictures-videos-features-in-windows-7.aspx

Summary from the post":

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Changes to the way videos are displayed in Video Library to include Thumbnails AND Names for each video.

Support for H.264 Video - no 3rd party codecs are required to play H.264 content.

Video Play-All Option (think of it as a “Video Slide Show”) with ability to navigate between each video.

Developers can take advantage of the new Import API for Windows Portable Devices. The new API enables photos AND videos from portable devices to be imported directly within Windows Media Center.

Ability to create Slide Shows (new Slide Show pivot) with your pictures and can contain pictures or music or both.