If you haven’t signed up for this already, then you should. Ready for a New Day: Microsoft's Launch of Microsoft Exchange Server, 2007 Microsoft Office System and Windows Vista Be among the first IT professionals to experience first hand the...

Another great post from one of my favourite bloggers, Dave Snowden, about Knowledge Management. His post entitled Whence goeth KM? is well worth a read.

The Gear Up Sales Guides have been updated to include the Microsoft Office System 2007 - You can download them in OneNote format or PDF Format. Nice and handy to keep on your laptop and a great 2 minute overview of most of the products.

Seeing as my “Peeling Garlic” post got more hits than anything I’ve ever posted about (does that say more about the problems of peeling garlic or the quality of my posts?) I’ve decided to post another culinary tip. Fry some...

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Want to know the difference between the different Microsoft Office Suites – then check out this comparison chart. .

The upcoming releases of the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista present an ideal opportunity to renew customers' Enterprise Agreements (EAs)--before and after the releases. Core and business-productivity infrastructure capabilities are now...

Well I’m guessing you all know you can get Virtual Server and Virtual PC for free. But did you know you can download preconfigured Virtual Machines with Windows Server 2003 R2, SQL Server 2005, ISA Server 2006 and Exchange Server 2007 on? ...

Check out the Analyst Report .

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser has been updated and can be downloaded from here. It’s a great little utility that you can use at customer sites to identify machines which have security misconfigurations. .

Got customers asking which version of SharePoint is right for them? Then point them in the direction of this handy Comparison Chart.

If you haven’t heard of the BPIO University then you need to get yourself booked on this course – pronto . It’s running next week at Microsoft Campus in Reading and is free to Microsoft Partners in the UK. If you’re looking...

Been on holiday so apologies for not blogging this earlier – You can now download it from here. Have fun :-)

Bit off topic but had to share this - Ever had problems peeling garlic? Pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds and voila – comes off really easily.

Read all about it here. . So that’s the V and the O down, only the E bit to go.

The New Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Preview Site is now up and running . And there’s 40. Multi-Language Server Admin Templates Absence and Vacation Schedule Budgeting and...

If I had a penny for every time a partner asked me when the 2007 Office System was going to be released I’d have £5.32. Check out the 2007 Microsoft Office System Is Golden press pass article for more information .

PTS-TV has been renamed – it’s now Partner-TV: telling it like it is .

The Microsoft Partner Programme Home Page has been radically updated, so well worth a visit if you haven’t been on there in a while. Congratulations to Alex for all the hard work he’s put into it.

Just in case you hadn’t noticed you can now Download Windows® Defender for free . Highlights include A redesigned and simplified user interface – Incorporating feedback from our customers, the Windows Defender UI has been redesigned...

And you can download it from here . The Microsoft Sales Toolkit is your source for driving sales. It is the licensing and sales 'product handbook' that will help you generate up-sell and cross-sell opportunities, giving you information on the full...

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you :-) Check out the Press Pass article for more information. There’s also a recording of Steve Ballmer and Ronald W. Hovsepian’s Webcast available . And there’s even more information on...