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We are excited to announce Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is now available. Test-drive it today!

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:29:11 GMT

Join the Partner Program, get exclusive Windows 7 support.

As the next-generation operating system from Microsoft, Windows 7 opens new development, sales, and services opportunities for your business. With Windows 7, you can offer your customers a robust foundation for high-quality experiences across applications, services, PCs, and devices.

We're excited to announce the availability of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), a prerelease version of the next-generation operating system from Microsoft. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Beta testing period; your feedback was invaluable in helping the Microsoft engineering team make Windows 7 the best Microsoft operating system to date.

And announced at Computex 2009 in Tapei, Windows 7 will release to manufacturing (RTM) during the last two weeks of July, with general commercial availability on October 22, 2009. So get started and test-drive Windows 7 RC today. Then show your colleagues and customers how Windows 7 can improve management, security, reliability, and performance.

Windows 7 RC is available for partners to download now.

Download Windows 7 RC

What’s New?

Announcing Windows 7 Volume Licensing Availability and Offers

Windows 7 will be available to businesses through Volume Licensing partners on September 1, 2009. To help you make the most of the opportunity to upgrade your customers to Windows 7, starting September 1 you’ll be able to take advantage of a limited time, six-month promotion of 15 percent or more off the price of the Windows 7 Professional upgrade compared to the Windows Vista price. Savings are also available on some Volume License packages. Check back soon for more details.

Desktop Platform Solutions Competency Coming in October 2009
Based on Windows 7 and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), the Desktop Platform Solutions Competency enables you to deliver strategic value and grow your services practice. Attaining this competency will better position you to offer cost-effective desktop solutions to your customers who want to increase user productivity, enhance security and control, and streamline PC management.

“The Economic Impact of Microsoft ’s Windows 7, Worldwide" - IDC White Paper
Find out how IDC quantifies the forecasted economic impact that the Windows 7 operating system will have worldwide from launch in October 2009 to the end of 2010.

Windows 7 Resources by Partner Type

Select your partner type and find Windows 7 resources tailored to helping you provide solutions to meet your customers’ needs.

Windows 7 for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)

Windows 7 for Services Partners

Windows 7 for Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Distributors

Windows 7 for Large Account Resellers (LARs)

Windows 7 for System Builders

Featured Windows 7 Resources

Window 7 Professional Resources for Partners

Windows XP Mode

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. It uses virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7. Learn more about Windows XP Mode with these helpful resources and by watching the Windows XP Mode video.

Path to Windows 7 RC

If you’re running Windows 7 Beta or the Windows XP operating system, you’ll need to back up data and perform a clean installation of Windows 7 RC. After installing, reinstall applications and restore your files. If you’re running the Windows Vista operating system, you can upgrade to Windows 7 RC. Learn more about installing the Windows 7 operating system.

Shutdown Schedule for Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC

To avoid interruption, it’s recommended that you and your customers rebuild test machines by using a valid Windows operating system before Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC expire. Windows will automatically notify you that the expiration process is about to begin. Two weeks later, your PC will shut down every two hours. For Windows 7 Beta, the bihourly shutdowns will begin July 1, 2009. The software will expire August 1, 2009. For Windows 7 RC, the bihourly shutdowns will begin March 1, 2010. The software will expire June 1, 2010.

Give Feedback: We Want to Hear from You

Tell us about your experience with Windows 7 RC. Complete a brief form that will enable us to better assist you in the future. Or visit the Partner Online Technical Communities to find answers to your Windows 7 RC technical questions.

Get the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta!

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:49:41 GMT

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Released!

With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 becoming available in the near future, the Solution Accelerators Team is now offering customers and partners a head start on deployment planning with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta. Over 680,000 Microsoft customers and partners including Costco Wholesale Corporation, Continental Airlines, and Banque de Luxembourg have already downloaded and used this toolkit.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 is an integrated planning toolkit that makes it easier for Microsoft customers and partners to quickly identify what servers, workstations, and network devices are in their IT environment. This agentless and scalable toolkit has the ability to discover all computers within Active Directory and workgroup environments. It performs key functions that include hardware and device inventory, hardware compatibility analysis, and generation of actionable, environment-specific IT proposals for migration to most major Microsoft technologies.

What’s New with Version 4.0?

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 has the following new features:

· Windows 7 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment

· Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment

· Virtualization Candidates Assessment for Hyper-V R2 Server Consolidation

· Integration with the Microsoft Integrated Virtualization ROI Calculator

· Inventory of VMware Server Hosts and Guests

· User Interface and Proposal Customization for Partner co-branding

· Enhanced Usability and Improved Inventory Performance

Additional Features

Other features from version 3.2 have also been carried over to version 4.0:

· Virtualization Candidates Assessment for Hyper-V Server Consolidation

· Windows Vista Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment

· Windows Server 2008 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment

· 2007 Microsoft Office Readiness Assessment

· SQL Server Instance Discovery

· Desktop Security Assessment for Anti-virus and Anti-malware Programs Installation

· Forefront Client Security/NAP Readiness Assessment

· Online Services (Exchange Online) Assessment

· App-V Infrastructure Readiness Assessment

· Power Savings “Green IT” Calculator

Saves Pre-Sales and Planning Time. For most IT consultants and Microsoft Partners, a detailed network inventory and assessment of servers and desktops often takes days of manual labor. With Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, they can now conduct an environment inventory of up to 100,000 computers in a matter of hours instead of days, giving customers and partners extra time to focus on critical planning or presales tasks. In addition, for IT professionals, this toolkit can significantly reduce the time it takes to gather the information necessary to make the business case for client, server, and virtualization projects.

Provides Actionable Recommendations and Reporting. This toolkit provides valuable inventory and readiness assessment reports with environment-specific upgrade recommendations and virtualization candidate reports, making it easier for IT migration and deployment projects to get off the ground and running.

Covers Wide Range of Scenarios—from Desktops to Servers. This toolkit offers technology assessments and planning recommendations for many Microsoft desktop and server products including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2, 2007 Microsoft Office, SQL Server 2008, Forefront Client Security, Network Access Protection, Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft Application Virtualization (or App-V), and more.

Try the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta now and spread the word to your customers and partners today!

· Download Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Bits (Live ID Required)

· Learn more about this toolkit and read case studies on TechNet or Microsoft Partner Program portal

· Use this toolkit together with the Microsoft Integrated Virtualization ROI Calculator to get more virtualization POC wins

· Read the MAP Team Blog

· Check out other members of the Solution Accelerators family—Server, Desktop, Security, and Virtualization Solution Accelerators.

Get Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Bits

Download v4.0 Beta (Live ID Required)

Learn more about it on TechNet.

Learn More about Windows Server 2008 R2 and Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides

Windows Server 2008 Security Guide

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

Visit the Solution Accelerators Home Page

See the full catalog of Solution Accelerators here. And, join a variety of beta programs today (Live ID required).

Also, visit our Microsoft Partners Solution Accelerators site to learn more about our partner program.

Join the Field Community and Get Help

MAP Technical Talk DL

MAP Field Core Team DL

For Technical Feedback, please contact us at MAP Feedback

For Product Marketing, Field and Partner Readiness questions, please email Baldwin Ng

Service Level Dashboard 2.0 for System Center Operations Manager Released!

Anonymous — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:37:25 GMT

The Service Level Dashboard is an application built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It is designed to work with an existing Operations Manager 2007 R2 infrastructure configured to monitor business-critical applications. The dashboard evaluates an application or group over a time period that the administrator selects during setup, determines whether it met the defined service level commitment, and displays summarized data about the service levels.

The Service Level Dashboard integrates with the Operations Manager Data Warehouse database and displays service level metrics on the Windows SharePoint Services interface. All the customized and personalized data associated with the Web Parts of the Service Level Dashboard is stored in the Windows SharePoint Services Content database.

The dashboard can summarize the current status and health of all defined SLOs against an application or group of objects. Key measures used to evaluate various aspects of the health of defined SLOs include such information as service level metrics, mean time to repair (MTTR), mean time between failures (MTBF), and service level trends.

New features in Version 2.0 of the Service Level Dashboard include:

Near real-time data latency. The data latency is now near real-time at two to three minutes, giving IT service managers the visibility they need to make decisions faster.
Dashboard metrics for service level tracking. New metrics facilitate the tracking of mean time to repair (MTTR), mean time between failures (MTBF), and application service level trends.
New presentation platform. Version 2.0 uses Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as its presentation platform, eliminating the need for business users to have the Operations Manager console.
Authentication. The Service Level Dashboard now uses Windows SharePoint Services groups to authenticate users and sites, making it easy to establish access to specific reports by setting permissions based on the user’s role in the organization.
Service level objectives (SLOs). Administrators can use the new Service Level Tracking feature in Operations Manager to configure service goals for applications and groups.

Get it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540485.aspx

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Software in MAPS Now in MAPS!

Anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:35:02 GMT

Sign up or renew your subscription so you don’t miss out. Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) is scheduled to include Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate upon release to manufacturing (RTM). Windows 7 Professional is built specifically with the needs of the smaller company in mind, and has powerful networking, mobility, and security capabilities that can be extended and customized to fit your clients’ needs. Increase your revenue and solidify customer relationships through services like data transfer, data backup, and network configuration.

Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) provides Registered Members of the Microsoft Partner Program internal-use, full-version software and sales resources at $299 per year plus tax to help you meet your sales goals, stay competitive, and grow your business.

What’s included in MAPS?

When you sign up for this cost-effective, annual subscription, you will receive one Welcome Kit and three Quarterly Update Kits, including internal-use product licenses to test and demo, as well as in-depth product information.

• MAPS Contents

Learn about Special Edition Kits
In addition to the standard Action Pack, Microsoft offers Special Edition Toolkits up to twice a year for qualifying partners.

• Special Edition Web Solutions Toolkit
• Small Business Specialist Community Special Edition Toolkit.

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Learn About Windows 7 in Windows XP Mode…Yes, That is What You read…

Anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:20:28 GMT

Academy Live: Windows 7 Professional and Windows XP Mode for Partners

We’ll share the value proposition of Windows 7 Professional for partners and dive a bit deeper into one of its key differentiating features next to domain join: Windows XP Mode. Windows XP Mode greatly improves the already high compatibility of the OS with many productivity applications that SMB customers rely on, removing a key barrier to move to the new Windows. We’ll show you how it works and how partners can play a key role in offering this functionality.

Level: 100 | Target Role: Exec/Owner, Implementer, Marketing, Sales, Support

Monday, May 18, 2009 | 8:00-9:00am Pacific Time

· Webcast Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoftevents/join?id=WVC30PAL&role=attend&pw=OIM878

· Passcode: OIM878

· Telephony: (877) 208-6695

· Pin: 2706

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Ignite your excitement for Exchange 2010!

Anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:39:12 GMT

To help prepare you for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, we’ve got a series of 3-day in-person trainings available for our partners in Atlanta, Irvine, New York City, and Chicago.

If you’re looking to stay ahead of the market by delivering and using a highly reliable unified communications solution, be sure to register for this hands-on training opportunity. This is a 300-level training for architects with Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows Server/Active Directory, and Networking experience.

· Register now and learn more about the official dates, cost information, and full course details.

· Need details about what Exchange 2010 means for you as a partner? Visit our page on the Partner Program site.

· Want to learn more about what’s happening on the Exchange team? Check out their blog!

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Want to Save Money with Virtualization? Join Us!

Anonymous — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:34:36 GMT

Join us for the upcoming Solution Accelerators Partner Webcast entitled: Panel Discussion: Cost-Saving Virtualization Tools for Microsoft Partners

Your customers are looking for ways to drive down IT service and energy costs, while continuing to provide world-class IT services. Two new technologies from Microsoft that can dramatically reduce IT operational costs and power consumption are server virtualization using Hyper-V, and desktop virtualization with MED-V and application virtualization.

Want to help your customers take advantage of these new technologies?

Learn from a panel of Microsoft experts about new planning and design tools that can help you migrate customers to a Windows Server 2008 environment--so they can realize the cost savings of Windows Server 2008’s powerful new virtualization features.

What are these new tools? They’re Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides for Virtualization. IPD guides for Virtualization serve as virtualization roadmaps, helping you streamline the design process for a cost-saving, virtualized environment.

These free Solution Accelerators provide you with simple, easy-to-follow steps to:

Consolidate under-utilized servers and reduce power and cooling costs while maintaining service levels using Hyper-V

Deliver managed virtual machines to end users using Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)

Reduce desktop support costs by avoiding application-to-application conflicts with application virtualization technology, App-V

Did you know?

Register Today! http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=AE-54-55-8A-EC-4D-25-1A-DD-0D-9E-5F-6C-62-5A-E4&Culture=en-US

Event Entry Code: 320511

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Windows 7 RC is Available on…..

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:56:05 GMT

If you haven’t gotten the news yet from any of your sources or the official announcement on the WIN7 blog; WINDOWS 7 RC is going to be available for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers on April 30th. General Public Availability will be on:

May 5th

You may be asking what are the changes? Check out these links from the WIN7 blog about what has changed in RC:

Changes in WIN7 Part 1

Changes in WIN7 Part 2

And for you Partners – Check out the Windows 7 Virtual Partner Readiness event that is May 7th check it out and register at:

http://www.windowspartnerreadinessday.com/

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Get Ready to Experience Microsoft LicenseWise

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:49:25 GMT

On May 4, 2009 the Microsoft Gear Up Licensing Configurator tool is transitioning to the worldwide version of Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing. If you are not already familiar with LicenseWise, we encourage you to explore this popular customer quote creation tool. Start using LicenseWise today!

Want to learn more about LicenseWise? Click here for a demo on how LicenseWise delivers up-to-date product and licensing information to help simplify the creation of customer quotes.

Already a LicenseWise user? Make sure you visit the tool to learn how you need to prepare for the upcoming transition.

LicenseWise is moving to a new Platform May 4th

Get ready for the transition by following these steps to access the new LicenseWise tool.

What to do to get ready for the new LicenseWise? Follow these steps to get ready to access the new LicenseWise tool, follow these easy steps.

Step 1:

Associate your Windows Live ID with your Organization’s Microsoft Partner Program Membership Create a Windows Live ID
Go to https://partners.microsoft.com/partnerprogram/welcome.aspx and sign in with your Windows Live ID.
Select “Associate as an Individual” and follow the instructions.
Once you have submitted your request to associate and it has been approved, you will receive an e-mail notification and instructions on how to complete your association.

Step 2:

Attend the LicenseWise Training Demonstration
The thirty-minute LicenseWise training provides a great overview of and demo of how to use the tool.
Register for training at: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/partners1/view?id=WH9DZN&role=attend&pw=d33c0a

Step 3:

Begin Using the LicenseWise Tool May 4th at: https://partner.microsoft.com/global/licensing/licensingchoices/licenseconfigurator

Resources & Assistance

Should you need assistance stepping through the association process;

Use the Step By Step Association Guide to walk through association scenarios – click here for access
Microsoft Partner Program issues concerning organizational information, please contact mspp-na@microsoft.com
LicenseWise access issues and tool related questions, please contact your Microsoft Partner Account Manager or submit questions to: https://support.microsoft.com/contactus/emailcontact.aspx?scid=sw%3ben%3b1216&sd=vap&ws=partner

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Start Turning your Microsoft Online Services Equity into Revenue.

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:15:26 GMT

Priced as low as US$15 per user, per month, BPOS features Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft Office SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, and Microsoft Office Communications Online. Almost immediately after BPOS became available internationally for trial, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it was migrating 100,000 users from its on-premises IBM Lotus Notes technology to a Microsoft-hosted solution, expecting to reduce IT operational costs by 30 percent.
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) also took a look, having heard that they could get enterprise-class communications technologies without having to pay for on-premises infrastructure.

Partners describe how Microsoft Online Services helped speed deal closures (left) and enlarge their customer base (right).
The opportunity isn’t small—you earn significant fees from Microsoft when you provide support, planning, migration, administration, customization, or ongoing management services to BPOS customers—as well as fees of up to 12 percent for BPOS sales. Use the specially prepared business practice guide to size your opportunity.
Not enrolled to sell BPOS? Sign up for Quickstart for Microsoft Online Services. You’ll get marketing resources, training, and access to Microsoft lead-generation engines.

Italian partner Solvi expects BPOS offerings to increase its customer base by 50 percent.
Dutch partner IT Solutions Partners cost-effectively supplies SMB clients with enterprise-class messaging and collaboration solutions.
Software-plus-services strategy for ISVs combines on-premises deployments with Web-based software and services—find out more.
Partner opportunity guide shows how to drive success with a software-plus-services approach.
Build a Web seminar program designed to reach hundreds of prospects with Office Live Meeting.
Qualifying academic customers can subscribe to Online Services—including BPOS—through the existing Campus Agreement and School Agreement programs. Other existing agreement programs also support BPOS.
Explore the new Microsoft Online Subscription Program for customers with five or more users.

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Microsoft Online Services…You Asked For It…We Listened!

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:05:56 GMT

And that’s why we’re giving you an improved suite of communication and collaboration tools that help you work even more productively. Instant messaging and presence awareness. More storage. New streamlined, cost-effective solutions. The bottom line? The expanded set of capabilities in the Business Productivity Online Suite provides even greater flexibility and functionality. And that means you can concentrate on what’s important: your core business initiatives. Welcome to your improved suite of communication and collaboration tools.

Instant messaging and presence awareness with Office Communications Online. Get more secure and effective real-time person-to-person communication across an entire organization, plus presence so at a glance you can see if someone is available online to receive an instant message. What you need to know:

Office Communications (OC) Online is part of the BPOS Suite. If you have previously purchased rights to the BPOS Suite, you are now able to start using OC Online. Just select OC Online in the Service Settings tab in MOAC to enable the service.
Office Communications Online requires the separate purchase and installation of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2. As a Limited Time Offer, Office Communications Online customers receive one licensed copy of Office Communicator 2007 R2 at no cost with each trial or paid subscription license to Office Communications Online. The software may only be used with Office Communications Online, and all rights to use the software will terminate upon expiration of the underlying subscription license or release of the next major new version of Office Communications Online, whichever comes first.
Before enabling Office Communications Online for your users, please visit the Microsoft Online Services Blog for complete details on deployment and availability.
Streamlined, reduced-cost email and collaboration services with our new Exchange Online and SharePoint Online Deskless Worker options. Tailor-made for employees who don’t require the full host of collaboration features, but do need access to corporate portal information and documents.

Get the most out of your subscription

We’re here to answer your questions and help you maximize your experience with the Business Productivity Online Suite. You can also call us at +1 (866) 363-3866, or email Microsoft Online Sales Support.

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Register for the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:07:31 GMT

This event is a once a year opportunity for partners to interact directly with Microsoft leadership around core product strategy and work toward building their Microsoft sales roadmap for the fiscal year. It is also an opportunity for partners to connect with other partners to explore opportunities and share best practices.

Register today for the 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) —and get ready to connect with the largest partner network in the world.
This year, WPC will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, July 13 –16, 2009. Last year, the conference hosted more than 8,000 networking meetings and 11,000 attendees from 140 countries. The four-day WPC 2009 experience offers many opportunities to engage with Microsoft and partner executives to define Microsoft vision and strategy, develop new relationships, share best practices, and drive business results.

Grow your business and have fun while doing it!

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Get Your Solution Selling Training Here Microsoft Partners!

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:21:25 GMT

Solution Selling® is the industry standard for sales execution process and the preferred sales methodology of Microsoft. More than 600,000 individuals have been trained in the methodology. This five-part webinar series presented by Sales Performance International will introduce you to the philosophy and key concepts of the Solution Selling process. As a special bonus, the fifth webinar in the series, Controlling the Elevated Risk of Buyers in this Economy, has been especially created to offer tips as to how to sell to your potential buyers in this difficult economy.

Solutions Selling Series

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Microsoft Partners…Check These Learning Opportunities!

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:52:18 GMT

Geo Area	Event Title	Start Date	City	State	URL
Desert Mountain	Microsoft Forefront Security Solutions Certification Exam Prep Course (Exam #70-557) with Free Exam Vouchers	4/20/09	Greenwood Village (Denver)	CO	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=258862
North California	Microsoft Forefront Security Solutions Certification Exam Prep Course (Exam #70-557) with Free Exam Vouchers	4/23/09	San Francisco	CA	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=258864
North California	Business Productivity Online Suite – Workshop for Deploying and Administering Services	4/24/09	San Francisco	CA	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=260198
Virtual	Windows 7 - Security Overview	4/13/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264418
Virtual	Assisting you Segment Your Market and Better Target Your Solutions	4/13/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265444
Virtual	Case Management for Public Health and Social Services for Microsoft Partners Campaign Kickoff	4/14/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264114
Virtual	Exchange Server Unified Messaging Quick Win Kit Overview	4/14/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265496
Virtual	See the Power of Partnering with OnForce	4/14/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262111
Virtual	Microsoft Server Software Optimized for the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Server Platform	4/15/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265026
Virtual	Let Microsoft Online Services make you a Rock Star!	4/15/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262576
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Simplify management of your Virtualization infrastructure with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (Part 4/10)	4/15/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264945
Virtual	Microsoft Server Software Optimized for the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Server Platform	4/15/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265027
Virtual	Managing the Virtual Infrastructure-System Center Management Suite	4/16/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259503
Virtual	How To Earn More Referrals From Existing Customers	4/16/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=250605
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Response Point Technical Briefing	4/17/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259634
Virtual	5W/50 Series - New Generation Certifications: Program Overview & Certification Resources Available for the SBSC Community	4/20/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259611
Virtual	Increase your opportunities with Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile	4/21/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265348
Virtual	See the Power of Partnering with OnForce	4/21/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262112
Virtual	Increase your opportunities with Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile	4/21/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265349
Virtual	CSAT Index: Effectively Measure Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty	4/22/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264944
Virtual	Express Lunch Series: Compliance and Retention in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007	4/22/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264740
Virtual	East Region Virtual Partner Briefing	4/23/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264862
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Managing your Desktops using Group Policy in SBS 2008	4/24/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259635
Virtual	Architecting a SQL Server Analysis Services Solution for Business Intelligence - Live Q & A - Part 8	4/27/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265509
Virtual	Guidance in Applying SharePoint to Example Prospects Pain Points	4/27/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265448
Virtual	MSDev Presents: Generating Leads in a Tough Economy - Leveraging Microsoft Pinpoint	4/28/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265602
Virtual	Express Lunch Series: SharePoint Records Management and Configuration	4/30/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264742
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Learn about early Partner success with Microsoft Online Services and their impact on the Partners business	5/1/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259636
Virtual	US Bi-Monthly CPLS Live Web Seminar	5/4/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=251208
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Virtualization Technologies Deep Dive - Profile, Application and Med-V Virtualization (Part 5/10)	5/5/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264949
Virtual	Voice of the CIO - Q3 Webinar	5/6/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262711
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Reduce costs with Virtualization - Server Consolidation & Green IT (Part 6/10)	5/6/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264951
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Accounting Alchemy – Turning Data into Information	5/7/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259630
Virtual	Selling Through Stories	5/7/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264942
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Virtualization Technologies Deep Dive - Presentation and Desktop Virtualization (including VDI) (Part 7/10)	5/7/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264952
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Small Business Server: What about those Best Practices Analyzers	5/8/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259637
Virtual	Assistance in Creating a Sales and Marketing Strategy to Help You Increase Sales	5/11/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265450
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Reduce costs with Virtualization - High Availability & Data Recovery Solutions (Part 8/10)	5/13/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264953
Virtual	The 5-Step Process for Writing Case Studies That Sell	5/14/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=250606
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Exchange Server 2007 on Windows SBS 2008 – Hot Topics for Partners	5/15/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259638
Virtual	Business Builder Sales Clinic for SharePoint & Office Solutions in Challenging Times	5/18/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=265451
Virtual	Let Microsoft Online Services make you a Rock Star!	5/20/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262578
Virtual	Virtualization 360: Understanding the Competition - Value and capability comparison of Microsoft’s Virtualization solutions (Part 9/10)	5/20/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=264954
Virtual	UC—R2 with PSTN Conferencing	5/21/09	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259508
Virtual	5W/50 Series - Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery with SBS 2008	5/22/2009	Live Online	n/a	https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259639

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Need to Better Understand Virtualization? Here you go Partners!

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:23:16 GMT

Get an in-depth understanding of Microsoft’s Virtualization products by tuning into Virtualization 360, a 10 part webcast series for Partners who are interested in selling and deploying Microsoft’s virtualization products. Each week get the straight talk from Microsoft experts who will provide you a thorough understanding of the business value, virtualization scenarios, licensing and solution selling tips that will enable you to help your customers reduce IT costs and become more agile. 72% of businesses plan to deploy virtualization (Yankee Group); position yourself to take advantage this lucrative opportunity by registering today! Go here and look for these Virtualization 360 webcasts!

· Virtualization 360: Virtualization Made Simple - What will it do for your customer's business (Part 1/10)

· Virtualization 360: Selling Virtualization - How to Discover Virtualization opportunities and make a successful sale (Part 2/10)

· Virtualization 360: Understanding Virtualization - Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Server’s Virtualization Capabilities (Part 3/10)

· Virtualization 360: Simplify management of your Virtualization infrastructure with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (Part 4/10)

· Virtualization 360: Virtualization Technologies Deep Dive - Profile, Application and Med-V Virtualization (Part 5/10)

· Virtualization 360: Reduce costs with Virtualization - Server Consolidation & Green IT (Part 6/10)

· Virtualization 360: Virtualization Technologies Deep Dive - Presentation and Desktop Virtualization (including VDI) (Part 7/10)

· Virtualization 360: Reduce costs with Virtualization - High Availability & Data Recovery Solutions (Part 8/10)

· Virtualization 360: Understanding the Competition - Value and capability comparison of Microsoft’s Virtualization solutions (Part 9/10)

· Virtualization 360: Advanced Management Capabilities for Hyper-V with Citrix Essentials (Part 10/10)

· Virtualization 360: Understanding the Competition - Value and capability comparison of Microsoft’s Virtualization solutions (Part 9/10)

· Virtualization 360: Advanced Management Capabilities for Hyper-V with Citrix Essentials (Part 10/10)