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The SBS/EBS Solutions Pathway - what's it all about?

rupcroft — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:00:52 GMT

Lots of discussion at the moment around the recently announced "Solutions Pathway" & so I thought I'd steal Eric Ligman's post to summarise - see below.

Basically, Solutions Pathway is our new upgrade process for all things SBS & EBS & so please take a couple of mins to read through the below & familiarise yourself with the program.

I appreciate that there may be questions around this & so please let me know if you have any concerns.

Cheers,

Robbie

For those customers with Software Assurance on their SBS 2003 Servers, they already get all of the benefits of the SBS 2003 R2 offering and now have rights to the SBS 2008 solutions moving forward, in addition to all of the Software Assurance benefits. But what about, "Where did the Transition Pack go with SBS 2008?" or other questions about moving into and through the SBS and EBS product families?

Some of you may have heard about a new item called, "Solutions Pathway," which helps provide ways to manoeuvre into and between the SBS & EBS products. To help you better understand what Solutions Pathway is and how it works, we are providing this (rather long) FAQ set for you, which will also be posted to the Microsoft Partner Portal soon as well.

Q. What is Solutions Pathway?

A. Microsoft recognizes the need to provide small and medium business (SMB) customers, and the partners serving these customers, with an easy way to migrate their technology products as their business needs change—whether that entails a move to Windows Essential Server Solutions family of products or movement within the Windows Essential Server Solutions family of products or out of the family to its individual components. With that in mind, Microsoft is introducing Solutions Pathway, which will enable the partners help their customers to upgrade to a new product or solution quite easily from the one that the customers are currently using.

Solutions Pathway offers a tiered discount that will be applicable to various mobility scenarios, i.e. into, within, and out of Windows Essential Server Solutions family of products, and will replace previously offered products, such as Version Upgrade (VUP), Product Upgrade Pack (PUP) and Transition Pack (TP), to achieve the same outcomes. Partners, on behalf of their customers, will be able to make the purchase easily from the Solutions Pathway website on Microsoft.com.

Small Business Specialists and Networking Infrastructure Solutions partners can receive an additional 10% discount. Access to Solutions Pathway for these partners is available here.

For more information on becoming a Small Business specialist, click here. To learn more about joining the Networking Infrastructure Solutions competency, click here.

Q. What are the eligibility requirements to participate in Solutions Pathway?

A. The only requirement to be eligible to participate in Solutions Pathway is that the customer has the perpetual license to any one of the qualifying products, as detailed below, that the customer is using and now wants to move out of. Licenses acquired under any subscription-based Microsoft Volume Licensing program (e.g., Open Value Subscription), do not qualify customers to make Solutions Pathway purchases.

The table below captures the allowed mobility scenarios. The entry points to Solutions Pathway are the products listed in first column:

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Note:

a. The individual components relevant to Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 are as below:

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b. Detailed information on these Limited Duration Programs is available here.

Q. In which regions will Solutions Pathway be offered?

A. Solutions Pathway will be available worldwide.

Q. How does Solutions Pathway work?

A. An example scenario will clarify how the Solutions Pathway concept will work.
Let’s say a customer has Windows SBS 2008 Standard. Whatever channel the customer buys it from, the partner (on behalf of customer) can go to the Solutions Pathway online store and choose the mobility path, whether it is an upgrade from the Standard to the Premium edition within the same product or from Windows SBS 2008 to Windows EBS 2008, or from Windows SBS 2008 to standalone products.

On the Solutions Pathway online store, the partner will be asked to input the information about the current product, and the most important piece of that information is the 5x5 product key (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx). In this example, the partner will enter the Windows SBS 2008 Standard product key. The back-end infrastructure of Solutions Pathway will recognize the product key and then display the available options based on the fact that customer has Windows SBS 2008 Standard.
The partner can then choose the path she wants to take and buy the corresponding server and CALs. At the time of billing, the partner will be given a discount over the total price of the purchase and will be billed that amount—plus taxes, VAT (Value Added Tax, if applicable), and shipping and handling.

With this, the transaction will be complete and the products (server and CALs) will be shipped to the given address.

Q. Are licenses acquired through Solutions Pathway OEM, Full Package Product (aka Retail box), or Volume licenses?

A. Licenses purchased through Solutions Pathway are Full Package Product (aka Retail box) licenses.

Q. What is the discount offered to Partners in Solutions Pathway? Where can I find my pricing on these items as a Partner?

A. The discount level offered depends on the mobility scenario, i.e.

Into Windows Essential Server Solutions 2008 Family
Within Windows Essential Server Solutions 2008 Family
Out of Windows Essential Server Solutions 2008 Family

Below is an illustration of all possible mobility paths available in Solutions Pathway:

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Solutions Pathway offers a tiered discount. There are 2 different discount levels in each tier – one discount for Small Business Specialists (SBSC) and Networking Infrastructure Solutions (NI) partners, another for all other partners and customers. More information on Solutions Pathway for partners can be found here.

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Discounts applied to Windows SBS 2008 prices listed here and Windows EBS 2008 prices listed here.

Q. You mention customers can order this directly from Microsoft.com—doesn’t this mean that Microsoft is now competing with me as a partner?

A. No. Microsoft has always tried to make its technology products as accessible as possible. Partners are an extremely important part of our ecosystem, especially in the small and medium business (SMB) segment. Because of this, partners receive an additional 10% discount on Solutions Pathway pricing and since SMB customers tend to rely on partners for their IT purchases, Solutions Pathway offers the partners with an opportunity to generate additional revenue.

Q. Will these upgrades and credit programs offered through Solutions Pathway be available in LicenseWise or Gear Up tools for putting quotes together for my clients?

A. No, these will not be available anywhere else except for Solutions Pathway.

Q. Where on the Microsoft Partner Portal can I learn more about Solutions Pathway and how it works with ordering steps?

A. Partner-specific information on Solutions Pathway is available here, and general overview is also available here. We are also making available a step-by-step guide that covers the purchase process through Solutions Pathway from start to finish, which can be found here. (Step-by-Step document coming soon, before Nov. 24^th, but I wanted to post the link here for you so you can access it as soon as it goes up)

Q. Can I order the upgrades that are offered in Solutions Pathway through my Distributor?

A. No, right now the upgrades offered through Solutions Pathway cannot be ordered through distributors; however, the next version of Solutions Pathway, scheduled for release on 05/01/2009, will have an interface for the distributors and the partners will then be able to order through the distributors.

Q. Can I order the upgrades that are offered in Solutions Pathway in advance to have in stock for my clients?

A. No, the upgrades offered through Solutions pathway cannot be stocked in advance as the only way to participate in Solutions Pathway is to have the 5x5 product key of an existing eligible product.

Q. Are the upgrades that are offered in Solutions Pathway also available through the Open License programs?

A. No, these will not be available anywhere but Solutions Pathway.

Q. When is Solutions Pathway available and which mobility paths will be offered?

A. Solutions Pathway will launch on 11/12/08 with one scenario activated: moving into the Windows Essential Server Solutions family. Within and Out of Windows Essential Server Solutions family transitions can only be made after 180 days of purchase of the product that is being used to gain entry to Solutions Pathway. Thus the scenarios: moving within and out of the Windows Essential Server Solutions family will be activated starting 05/01/2009.

Q. When is version 2 of Solutions Pathway scheduled for release and what new features can we expect?

A. Version 2 of Solutions Pathway is scheduled for release on 05/01/2009. Among the features that are part of this release are:

Adding interface for distributors to participate in Solutions Pathway
Offer Windows Server 2008, which ships as part of Windows SBS 2008 Premium and Windows EBS 2008 Premium, downgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2

Please note that this list is directional only and is subject to change.

Q. How will upgrading from the previous Windows SBS versions such as Windows SBS 2000 and Windows SBS 2003 R2 work?

A. All customers who have Windows SBS 2000, Windows SBS 2003 or Windows SBS 2003 R2 will be eligible to purchase Windows SBS 2008 software and CALs through Solutions Pathway at an attractive discount.

Q. Will customers be able to upgrade from Windows SBS 2008 to Windows EBS 2008 easily? What will the cost be?

A. Customers can upgrade from Windows SBS 2008 to Windows EBS 2008. So, all customers who have Windows SBS 2008 will be eligible to purchase Windows EBS 2008 software and CALs through Solutions Pathway at an attractive discount.

Q. What are the “Exchange Server 2007 Software and CAL Credit” and “Windows Server 2008 Standard CAL Credit” promotions being offered in the Solutions Pathway program?

A. In conjunction with Solutions Pathway, Microsoft is launching two offers for a limited duration of time:

Exchange Server 2007 Software and CAL Credit: Through this offer, any customer that has a perpetual license to Exchange Server 2007 Standard software and has acquired corresponding Exchange Server 2007 CALs will be given a discount when licensing Windows EBS 2008 Standard or Premium software and Windows EBS 2008 CAL Suite or Windows EBS 2008 CAL Suite for Premium users or devices through Solutions Pathway.

Windows Server 2008 Standard CAL Credit: Through this offer, any customer that has a perpetual license to Windows Server 2008 Standard software and has acquired corresponding Windows Server 2008 CALs will be given a discount when licensing Windows EBS 2008 CAL Suite through Solutions Pathway.

The intent of these two offers is to preserve the investments that customers have made in Exchange Server 2007 Standard software and CALs, as well as Windows Server 2008 Standard CALs as these are included in Windows EBS 2008 software and CAL.

Please note that these are limited-duration programs, and more information can be found in the Solutions Pathway terms and conditions.

Q. Will there be an upgrade path from Windows Server 2008 Standard to Windows SBS 2008?

A. No. Microsoft believes that customers with Windows Server 2008 Standard can purchase Windows SBS 2008 and use that Windows Server 2008 Standard in the Windows SBS 2008 domain. This way, customers can enjoy their continued investment in Windows Server 2008 Standard.

Q. When the customer passes the 75-user limit for Windows SBS 2008, what is the next step?

A. There is a choice: move up the customer to Windows EBS 2008 or to the standalone servers that make up Windows SBS 2008 solution. Both scenarios are supported through Solutions Pathway.

Q. When he customer passes the 300-user limit for Windows EBS 2008, what is the next step?

A. Partners can take advantage of Solutions Pathway and move the customer to the standalone servers that make up Windows EBS 2008 solution.

Q. Is there a mobility path to CORE CAL?

A. No. There are no mobility paths to Core CAL through Solutions Pathway.

Q. Will it be possible to step up from S Windows BS 2003 + Software Assurance to E Windows BS 2008 (since Windows SBS 2008 doesn't include an ISA Server)?

A. Yes, Microsoft is working to create a step-up SKU to Windows EBS 2008 for customers who have Software Assurance on Windows SBS 2003 R2 and want to move to Windows EBS 2008. Details will be available shortly.

Q. Can I add Software Assurance to the Solutions Pathway purchase?

A. Yes, licenses purchased through Solutions Pathway are Full Package Product (aka Retail box) licenses which Software Assurance can be added to within 90 days of Solutions Pathway purchase. See the Microsoft Volume Licensing Product List for details.

Q. How long does it take to receive the media/keys after purchase?

A. It takes 2-3 weeks for shipment to be delivered at the address provided.

Q. What if I experience a problem with my order in Solutions Pathway, who should I contact?

A. At Microsoft, we value our partners and customers and want to ensure a high quality purchase experience. Should you experience a problem with your order, contact your region below:

North America: solutionspathway@one.microsoft.upgrade.com
Latin America: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/contactusen/?ln=es-la
Europe, Middle East and Africa: direct-mar@msdirectservices.com
Asia Pacific: porders@microsoft.com or wwpo@microsoft.com (for Taiwan only)

Q. How are taxes and VAT treated in Solutions Pathway?

A. Customers are required to pay the taxes and VAT (if applicable).

Q. Do customers have to pay shipping and handling charges for their purchases through Solutions Pathway?

A. Yes, customers are required to pay shipping and handling charges.

Q. If I can’t find the 5 x 5 product key (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx) that I used to install my software, where can I get it?

A. You can contact Microsoft support centers for additional assistance or request a media replacement:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=mscom

Q. Where can I find the Solutions Pathway website?

A. Customers and partners will have different entry websites to redeem their corresponding discounts. Customers can start here and partners here.

Q. Where can I find an end-to-end Solutions Pathway purchase process?

A. A detailed Solutions Pathway process document is available here to provide you with additional information and easy step-by-step guide to your product upgrade. (Step-by-Step document coming soon, before Nov. 24^th, but I wanted to post the link here for you so you can access it as soon as it goes up)

I hope this helps answer many of the questions you have had about Solutions Pathway, what it is, how it works, etc. If there are others we have missed, well, you know where to find me to let us know. :-)

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman
Global Partner Experience Lead
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

Microsoft SMB Community Blog : Solutions Pathway - SBS and EBS upgrades - FAQ For Partners

Grow your business through your existing customer base

rupcroft — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:59:25 GMT

Good read from one of my feeds about the importance of looking at your existing customer base as a source of future revenue.

A snippet:

Seeing your customers as members of a kind of quasi-R&D team can save you a good deal of time and money and has the added benefit of producing increased goodwill. One of the most powerful steps you can take in relationship building is to ask questions relating to a recent transaction.

With the impending availability of Small Business Server 2008, there's been lots of chatter about how to find new customers, the benefits of the new version over the old etc & of course, why to upgrade existing customers to new kit.

As an SBSC there's also loads of good information, templates & guides on the Microsoft Partner site that can help you get started.

Couple of thoughts from me:

Less than 20% of SBS installations have Sharepoint enabled - this could be a good opportunity to go back to your existing clients & talk about the benefits of collaboration. Check out the great work that Sydney-based partner, Saturn Alliance, has done with it.
New Windows Mobile devices make it even easier to access information whilst out of the office - check out the local blog for info
Think about ways in which you can leverage your existing customer base to get new ones - ie, case-studies, reference sites, customer satisfaction surveys etc

Cheers & I'd love to hear your thoughts on what works well for you,

Robbie

Our S+S Strategy - let me help the SBSC community with your questions

nickmayhew — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:58:59 GMT

I've just posted this note on my blog and I know from talking to Robbie that there are already some concerns and questions arising in the SBSC community around the announcements last week on BPOS and S+S at Worldwide Partner Conference. So here is my offer to the community - send me any questions you have and I do everything I can to answer them. I won't be able to tell you exactly when and how we will launch in Australia as we are still working on the plans, but let me help you all understand the strategy here, how it affects you and what you should be doing to seize the opportunities ahead of us and the community as the market shifts in the way we believe it will. Go off to my blog, and send questions through the email link. I will either post back privately to you, if you request it, or build an FAQ on that blog that collects the main questions I was asked.

"With all the announcements last week on the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) as part of our Software+Services strategy (S+S) we know there will be questions arising in the minds of Australian partners large and small, from value-added resellers to system integrators and ISVs.

Whilst we won't necessarily have all the answers I wanted to use my blog as a way to help our partners engage in a dialog on the subject, ask some specific burning questions and for me to roll out an FAQ type response that I build on as we go forwards.

So feel free to send me any questions you have on the announcements last week, the S+S strategy as a whole, the BPOS partner model etc etc I will then either answer directly to you or via this blog in FAQ format. It is an exciting time in the industry but one with which we understand can create uncertainty in many people's minds - we are committed to helping partners embrace the business opportunities going forwards and of course to better server your customers."

Thanks !

Nick Mayhew

Partner Strategy Lead for Australia

Free Volume Licensing Training for Partners - in partnership with Ingram Micro

nickmayhew — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:18:56 GMT

Want to maximise your revenue and build stronger customer relationships?

We have 1 hour training events scheduled in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Come and hear directly from our Microsoft Licensing specialist how you can sell Volume Licensing. Event details for Resellers are listed below. We look forward to seeing you there

SYDNEY
Thursday, 29th May 2008
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ingram Micro Offices - 61 Dunning Ave, Rosebery

BRISBANE
Wednesday, 21st May 2008
10:00am - 11:00am
Microsoft Offices - 1 Eagle Street, 9th Floor, Waterfront Place (Theatre 2)

MELBOURNE
Wednesday, 28th May 2008
11:00am- 12:00pm
Microsoft Offices - Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank (Melbourne Exhibition Room)

Please RSVP to t-julia@microsoft.com and we will confirm your attendance.

For further Microsoft licensing information or pricing, contact Ingram Micro on 1300 363 318 or visit TechLink. For more Microsoft training, click here >

New Find a Partner website

sbscaustralia — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:18:07 GMT

The very cool map-based Find a Partner tool has just been launched. Some of you may have seen it at the Partner Conference - it uses Microsoft's Virtual Earth technology to give customers a fast and effective way to search for a Partner according to location and/or area of specialisation.

The site also includes tips on how customers should select the right Partner and a summary of the benefits for doing so - you can check it out here.

New Partner Finder Tool

sbscaustralia — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:04:30 GMT

You'll be very happy to hear that we have finally replaced the "Partner Finder" tool on our customer website with the new Solution Finder tool.

I've had a lot of feedback around the old tool not working properly and the postcode search being broken, so I'm just as happy as you to be able to finally offer our Partners a connection to customers that works!!

And you'll be happy to know that in the coming months we will be doing a big push around driving awareness of the tool and the "customer to Partner" connection.

Click here to profile your solution - SBSC Partners will already be there, however, you will still need to go in and add your solutions.

If you want to take a look at how the customer will experience you can check it out on the Small Business site http://www.microsoft.com/australia/smallbusiness/

Online training - Business and Technology Toolkit

sbscaustralia — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:26:26 GMT

Corp have just finalised the exclusive SBSC training for the new Business and Technology Toolkit and you can view the 6-part course here.

The course demonstrates why and how Partners can conduct business assessments with their small business clients using the Microsoft Business & Technology Assessment Toolkit. Partners hear how other Microsoft Partners have successfully used assessments to create a foundation for lifelong client relationships, understand their customers’ short and long term business goals and create a source of ongoing opportunities that continues to grow.

Sign up for the Search Quickstart and get a t-shirt

sbscaustralia — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:59:59 GMT

Microsoft is committed to winning in the Search arena. Partners are critical to our success and significant market and partner opportunity exists so engage now and seize the opportunity! Microsoft’s Quickstart for Search provides you with an easy, low-cost way to obtain knowledge, build skills, and win customers with Microsoft Search technologies.

Australian Partners who register today for Microsoft's Quickstart for Search and complete the free online training on the Quickstart site before 30 June, 2007 will be sent a “Windows Live” branded polo in your choice of size (S, M, L & XL – while stocks last). Shirts will also be sent to everyone who has already done the training to date. Microsoft will contact you to ascertain your choice of size.

Offer limited to the first 200 participants.

Just launched - Action Pack Managed Newsgroup

sbscaustralia — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:28:49 GMT

Hot off the press - Corp have just launched an Action Pack Managed News Group for support around Action Pack!

They have committed to a 1-day turnaround on responses - which given its based in the US will be a bit longer here in Australia.

Should be a great way to get faster responses to your questions. Leave a comment if you use it and have any feedback.

Microsoft Branch Networking Nights

sbscaustralia — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:53:31 GMT

You asked for better opportunities to network with other Partners and Microsoft staff in the branches and now we deliver with the launch of the Branch Industry Networking Nights!

These exclusive events are for Gold, Cert and SBSC Partners only and are a great opportunity to hear from our industry managers and meet other partners and MS staff in the financial services and health sectors in an informal evening environment.

We are kickstarting with these 2 sectors in Melbourne and Sydney, but are keen to roll out other sectors and to other states.

Financial Services Event

Mark Pey, Industry Manager for Financial Services at Microsoft Corporation Australia, will walk you through the Microsoft strategies in this sector, the opportunities that exist in Australia, and examples of how other partners, together with Microsoft, have taken solutions to market.

Sydney
16 April 2007
5.00 – 6.30pm
Microsoft Australia, Sydney

Health Industry Events

Hear first-hand from Dr David Dembo, Industry Manager of Health Services at Microsoft Corporation Australia, on the investments Microsoft is making in the Healthcare sector, including the strategies in healthcare technology to help reduce cost and risk. Dr Dembo will also present the programs available to help you further build your healthcare solutions.
Also hear from Dr Andy Bond from NeHTA on current NeHTA initiatives that impact the local Healthcare Software Community.

Sydney
18 April 2007
5.00 – 6.30pm
Microsoft Australia, Sydney

Melbourne
19 April 2007
5.00 – 6.30pm
Microsoft Australia, Melbourne

Click here for info and to register

Give Mathew a run for his money!

sbscaustralia — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:23:06 GMT

Last year Mathew Dickerson, one of our Australian SBSCs won the Worldwide SBSC Partner Award. As you can see from the pic, he was pretty happy to win :-)

Do you think you can give Mathew a run for his money at this year's Awards? If so, make sure you submit. See the official details below.

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^{Nominate your solution for a Microsoft global award! Starting March 1st}

Each year, via its Worldwide Partner Conference Awards program, Microsoft recognizes partners who have delivered exemplary solutions built on Microsoft technologies. Awards are presented to winning partners at a special dinner ceremony at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, this year in Denver, USA on the evening of July 11th, 2007.

This is a unique opportunity for you to showcase your solutions. Award winners and finalists benefit from increased press coverage, and market recognition that may drive new business opportunities. You can enter your solution using a web-based tool, between March 1st and March 23rd, 2007. The entry tool and detailed information about the Awards program can be found here.

Exclusive - Win a Mobile Device

sbscaustralia — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:58:06 GMT

Corp are offering a chance to win one of 10 mobile devices every month as part of the new mobility part of the Technology Assessment!

So now, that means the new Technology Assessment offers you the chance to get the following:

* Free copy of SBS R2 for every 5 assessments submitted

* 1 partner point for every 5 assessments submitted

* Chance to win one of 10 mobile devices every month for every mobility and SBS tech assessment submitted

All in all, not too shabby :-)

See the official details below:

Right now, Small Business Specialists who use the powerful new assessments in the Business and Technology Assessment Toolkit have a chance to win a Windows Mobile® 5.0 handheld device. The new assessments allow deeper evaluation of customers’ server, mobile, and desktop needs.

To take advantage of this great incentive:

Complete one Windows® Small Business Server assessment and one Mobility assessment.
Submit the results online and get entered to win one of 50 Windows Mobile 5.0 handheld devices.

Visit for more details on this great offer.

https://partner.microsoft.com/assesssmbneeds https://partner.microsoft.com/global/sbscoffer

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to authorized employees of Microsoft Partners who are actively enrolled in the Microsoft Small Business Specialist Community with a valid Microsoft Partner Number. Void where prohibited. Challenge ends June 30, 2007. For full rules see

Understanding the latest Action Pack Updates

sbscaustralia — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:44:03 GMT

I've just come back from a week at Building Number 122 at Microsoft Corp in Redmond - despite the fact that Redmond reminded me very much of the Truman Show :-) the visit was definitely worthwhile.

I finally put faces to names of some great people who have been doing some good things for SBSCers worldwide - one in particular was Eric Ligman

Eric has been fielding a lot of questions from US Partners about Action Pack and presented a great Live meeting on the recent Action Pack Update its now available on demand - so if you've got questions about Action Pack, then its highly likely that they've been answered on this Live Meeting. Check it out!

Microsoft Financing

sbscaustralia — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:27:07 GMT

A few SBSCers have been asking me about Microsoft Financing and how it works. You can check out the website here

You'll need to register to be able to offer it to your customers but once you are you can offer it on deals above $3000 as long as they include some Microsoft component to the loan - that means you can bundle hardware, software and services under the one loan.

I've spoken to a few Partners about it and everyone has been really happy with the service - they're really responsive and they pay fast - which is great from a cash flow perspective!

In the next few months I'll be working with the local team to come up with some SBSC specific offers - so stay tuned!

New Business and Technology Assessment Toolkit

sbscaustralia — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:49:14 GMT

Corp have just launched the updated Technology Assessment Toolkit. It's a great update and includes not only Small Business Server, but also assessments on the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Windows Mobile, and Windows Vista technologies.

More importantly, you can take part in the "Assess and Win" campaign and submit 5 Assessments and receive a complimentary copy of SBS R2 as well as additional Partner Points. We've already had about 7 partners receive a copy - so make sure you take a look!

Step 1: Use the Microsoft Business and Technology Assessment Toolkit to conduct assessments with your customers.

Step 2: Submit the business assessments to us via the online tool

Step 3: Complete a quick survey.

After submitting the first five business assessments and completing the survey, you will be eligible to receive a free, resalable copy of SBS 2003 R2 Standard Edition. And for every five assessments, including the first five, you will be eligible to receive one Partner Point .