Show off your knowledge of Microsoft Office 2010 by earning daily points on the Beat the Geek website! Register to win $500 and compete against your peers! Get started today by visiting: www.beattheofficegeek.com Questions? Feel free to reach...

Nominate Your Solution For A Local Award! Each semester, your local Microsoft team recognizes partners who have excelled in marketing, growth, competing to win, partnering, and customer experience. You can view full details on the award categories...

IAMCP Across America - National IAMCP Meeting May 19th 2010 - 8am PT - 9am MT - 10am CT - 11am ET All Microsoft Partners Welcome!!! Your entire local IAMCP chapter will be participating in an exciting National IAMCP Event...

Hi partners, just a gentle reminder that the webcast is this morning at 10 am CST. I hope you can join me and my supporting cast for a great Agenda of topics including: · Tips for making money now · Things you need to know about changes to the Microsoft...

Calling all US Partners- Get Compliant, and Get Your Competency Questions Answered Questions about the new Microsoft Partner Network? Are you close to earning a Microsoft Partner Network competency or do you need to get compliant on new certification...

Why is Azure important? Have you wondered how cloud computing can bring your ideas to the web faster? Reduce your IT costs? Or be able to respond quickly to changes in your business and customers’ needs? If so, then you need to find out what Azure...

Did you know that as an SSA partner, your company can earn fees up to 30% of your customers' total Microsoft Forefront and Identity and Access security and software purchases when you recommend and deploy Forefront and Identity and Access Solutions? Full...

There are some changes for SBSC partners with the new MPN. I want to highlight these as you might be interested: The qualifying exam set will be refreshed starting October 2010 to include only the most current exams available for the areas tested...

Hi North Central Partners. It is with mixed emotions that I am sharing with you the news about John LaLonde. Yes, it’s the end of an era; no more LaLonde and LaBlonde. In February, John accepted a role with the EPG team. But there is GOOD NEWS! Although...

Hey Partners! On the fence about going to WPC this year, time to jump off and register! Here are the things that I love about WPC. Connections. I love getting to sit down with partners, I don't always get a chance to connect 1:1 - and this is...

Have you been contemplating starting a company newsletter? Has the time investment and cost held you back from making this part of your marketing mix? Newsletter marketing is a great tool to stay in touch with your customers and prospects and deliver...

How to Grow your Business with Management and Security Attach – Ask the Experts Sessions You and your team are invited to participate in hands-on, working sessions to help you 1) better-identify Forefront (and System Center) cross-sell opportunities...

Hey Partners, Please join me: Friday May 7, 2010 @ 10AM CST Are you a Microsoft partner located in: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas or Missouri? Want to make more money now? Please join the North...

IAMCP - US National Meeting Keynote speaker: Cindy Bates, Vice President of U.S. Partner Strategy, Marketing, and Programs (PSM&P). This webcast is open to existing and potential new members . Partners are invited to attend the IAMCP’s...

Competencies and specializations are transitioning to a new structure in mid-May and we can help you meet the new certification exam requirements that will come as a result of this move. We can help you meet these new requirements now by providing 50...

Fabulous prizes- who can resist this one?? Partners and their technicians can win fabulous prizes while on their way to attaining the Virtualization Competency and capturing a slice of the estimated $10 billion Virtualization market opportunity...

Help your SMB customers control costs and secure their business with Microsoft Forefront and earn a $100 Amazon gift card on eligible Microsoft Forefront sales with Open licensing. · Sales must occur between April 16th to June 30th and be to the Small...

Microsoft is proud to host the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, D.C. To show your community support, join us for the Microsoft WPC 2010 Day of Giving on Sunday, July 11. In collaboration with The Red Cross and DC Cares, WPC 2010...

Just a reminder that we are running the VAR Summit content via webcast tomorrow. If you missed the VAR Summit series or wished that more of your staff would have had the opportunity to attend, this is your chance. Date: 4/20 Time: 10:30(EST)...

Your customers now have an additional two months to realize up to a 15% discount on purchases of new Open Value Level C Agreements. This is a great incentive for your customers to switch to an annuity agreement, and capture higher returns on their licensing...

Join the BPOS Professional Selling team in a weekly cloud community call. Each week we will focus on providing short segments of useful and timely information. We hope you will find this call educational, informative and purposeful to draw closer alignment...

Partners, Please plan to join us for a deeper dive into the Microsoft Partner Network changes. April 23, 2010 - 12:00 to 1:00 CST Presented By: Scott Akin Regional Enablement Director, Microsoft Sharon Collins Microsoft Partner Network...

Do you have a great Microsoft ® Office 2010 & Microsoft Online Services demo that you do for your small and mid-size customers? Then you could win a HD 16BG Zune plus a $1K gift card. Simply submit a 10-15 minute demo that meets the qualifications...

A huge thank you to all who attended a Heartland Area VAR Summit in March. We had great turnout in all cities, especially in Grand Rapids and Louisville. Thank you! If you missed the VAR Summit, we are going to do a repeat via webcast on 4/20 at...

Please join the IAMCP Chicago Chapter for our April 19th member meeting focusing on "Green Ideas Thrive in Tough Times" IAMCP is a professional organization focused on joint business development and partnership among Microsoft Partners. Join...