Upcoming Web Casts:
Technical - http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/webcast/webcasts.asp#Portals
· Extending SharePoint Workflow by Zoltan Deak, Product Manager – Microsoft
Dec. 14, 2004 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/eventregister.asp?eid=1133
Sales - http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/webcast/saleswebseminars.asp#Portals
· Microsoft Portal Market Strategy Based on the Data
by Gordon MacDonald and Mayuresh Saoji, Product Managers – Microsoft
Nov. 29, 2004 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific
Microsoft Portals represent a tremendous opportunity for Partners. This session will walk through the learnings and research behind the Portal go-to-market strategy. It will provide recommendations to Partners on areas to focus on, market trends and ways to better segment/target their customer opportunities for winning results.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/eventregister.asp?eid=884
· Selling the benefits of Employee Information/Self Service Portals
by Leah Clelland, Product Manager - Microsoft and Ricardo Arroyo, Sr. Program Manager for Portals - Avanade
Dec. 8, 2004 @ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Pacific
Microsoft Portals represent a tremendous opportunity for Partners. This session will discuss one of the most strategic sales scenarios: employee self-service Intranets. It will highlight some of the key features needed for successful Partner solutions as well as a real world example of how Microsoft is going to market with a top Portal Partner, Avanade.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/eventregister.asp?eid=1132
· Building Opportunities with Portals Technologies: MIPT Introduction and Business Value (People-to-People) by Curtis Vandenbossche, US-WW PSMG Partner Training & Readiness
Jan. 4, 2005 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific
This Web cast is designed to familiarize sales force members with Microsoft’s Integrated Portal Technologies (MIPT) and outline the net effect of implementing MIPT solutions within a business. Special emphasis is placed on connecting people to people.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/eventregister.asp?eid=1209
· Building Opportunities with Portals Technologies: MIPT Business Value and Scenarios (People-to-Information) by Curtis Vandenbossche, US-WW PSMG Partner Training & Readiness
Jan. 25, 2005 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific
In this Web cast, sales force members will examine the effect of Microsoft’s Integrated Portal Technologies (MIPT) on connecting people to information. Additionally, standard scenarios which might require a portal solution are reviewed, with special attention to the rich suite of Microsoft server products which could be used to create solutions to those scenarios.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/eventregister.asp?eid=1210
On-Demand Recordings of already delivered Web Casts:
Technical - http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/webcast/recordedwebcasts.asp#Portals
· Content Backup and Restore by Zoltan Deak, Product Manager – Microsoft
CommVault System will present an overview of their Windows Centric, Unified Data Management solution, with special attention given to their strategic support for Windows SharePoint Services 2003 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003. The CommVault product, called QiNetix is the tested, documented and Microsoft System Architecture (MSA) / Microsoft Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA) for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 environments.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=1113
· Microsoft & SAP Portals Co-existence Part 1 of 2 by Justin Chandoo, Product Manager – Microsoft
Microsoft and SAP portal technology provides a great opportunity for our Partners. The challenge is to know when and how to appropriately position these complimentary technologies. This is Part 1 of a two-part series to highlight the key scenarios where the Microsoft and SAP portals apply and how to explain these nuances to your customers to maximize the solution opportunity.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=1116
Sales - http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/webcast/salesrecordedwebcasts.asp#Portals
· Selling SharePoint Portal Server into Verticals - Public Sector Partner Solution Briefing Series: Portal Opportunities in Education Institutions by Michelle Lane, Architecture Technology Strategist – Microsoft
Join this Web cast to learn about the opportunities available for Portals in Education. There is a tremendous demand in Education for developing a more personalized solution for enhancing the one to one relationship between students, faculty, administrator and alumni to improve the quality of education delivered. Our Portal Solutions framework incorporates a variety of Microsoft products including, Windows Server, SQL Server SharePoint Portal Server / Office 2003, BizTalk Server and InfoPath, demonstrating the broad opportunity for our greater partner community. We’ll discuss the opportunities available for Portals in both K-12 and Higher Education Institutions.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=534
· Selling SharePoint Portal Server into Verticals - Public Sector Partner Solution Briefing Series: Portal Opportunities in Education Institutions by Adrian Wilson, Solutions Specialist – Microsoft
Join this Web Cast to learn about the opportunities available for Portals in Education. There is a tremendous demand in Education for developing a more personalized solution for enhancing the one to one relationship between students, faculty, administrator and alumni to improve the quality of education delivered. Our Portal Solutions framework incorporates a variety of Microsoft products including, Windows Server, SQL Server SharePoint Portal Server / Office 2003, BizTalk Server and InfoPath, demonstrating the broad opportunity for our greater partner community. We’ll discuss the opportunities available for Portals in both K-12 and Higher Education Institutions.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=716
· Selling and Messaging Microsoft Portal Technology Value Propositions by Gordon MacDonald, IW-PMG Product Manager – Microsoft
Microsoft Portals represent a tremendous opportunity for Partners. This session will walk through the key messages for the Portal Go To Market for this year. It will include information on key scenarios for Intranet, Internet & Extranet as well the selling emphasis and recommended tactics to succeed in this marketplace.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=877
· Successful Portal Sales - Using Partner Solutions by Leah Clelland, IW-PMG Product Manager – Microsoft
Microsoft Portals represent a tremendous opportunity for Partners. This session will walk through the key to Partner sales success: leading with a relevant industry or role-based solution that solves a known customer need. It will include information on key pain points to target and solution opportunities for Partners to pursue.
http://www.msusapartnerreadiness.com/recordedeventregister.asp?eid=880
