Where System Builders Talk Shop... : General

Watch and Win a Zune!

BOBblog — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:05:00 GMT

Watch an on-demand webcast through Dec 2, 2007 to automatically be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a Zune™ digital media player.

www.msreadiness.com/systembuilderondemand

DST and Launch webcasts

BOBblog — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:36:00 GMT

Hi there! My name is Juli-Ann and I work closely with the BOB team on the marketing side of things. From what we hear, many of you fill a variety of roles at your company including technical and marketing. I wanted to share with you some things on my mind.

First, daylight savings time! In March 2007 the start and end dates of daylight saving time (DST) will transition by 4 weeks to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. These changes could impact software. Are you ready? You can read more about how Microsoft will be releasing updates for affected products at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx

Second, I know we have a slew of webcasts, but there are two coming up that you won’t want to miss.

January 25 we will be covering what you need to know to be ready for launch of Windows Vista & 2007 Office system. See what campaigns and tools are available for you. Register for “Be Ready for Launch!” at: http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15005033
Then on January 29 at 1:30pm, join the celebration LIVE with Bill Gates! Plus, we will also have live training from our own Bret Rohloff, whom you may have seen at one of our Ready 2 Rock road shows last October through December. Register today at: http://oem.microsoft.com/vistaofficewebcast

Let us know what you think!

Juli-Ann (aka BOBette)

PS – For those of you who also wear the marketing hat, we’ve recently started a monthly marketing webcast the third Wednesday of the month. Thanks to the 200 who attended our first one on 1/17. Our next one is 2/21. Come join us to hear the the latest tools and campaigns we offer to help drive your business. Here’s the link: http://www.msreadiness.com/custompage.asp?pageid=1095

Windows Product Key Update Tool Instructions

BOBblog — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:54:00 GMT

So what happens if you get a customer who has failed Windows Genuine Advantage? You want to sell them a genuine copy of Windows but they don't want to lose their data. Do you know we have a tool that helps you change the Windows product key without having to reinstall? Don't worry, this tool will scan a number of key Windows files to determine if they have been tampered with.

You can get the tool from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKuInstructions.aspx?displaylang=en

Victor Mux

SB: The Server Source Qualifying Questions--Your Recipe for Successful Windows Small Business Server 2003 Deployments

BOBblog — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:15:00 GMT

Hello All,

Due to audio technical difficulties last week our web seminar titled SB: The Server Source Qualifying Questions--Your Recipe for Successful Windows Small Business Server 2003 Deployments was canceled. We have since recreated the on-demand link for you to view.

We again apologize for the inconvenience of canceling this live session due to technical difficulties.

For your convenience an on-demand viewing is now available.

Please register to view the on-demand: http://www.msreadiness.com/wscart.asp?eid=4537

We know your time is valuable and appreciate your feedback on this webcast.

Please complete our Web Seminar Survey: http://www.msreadiness.com/salestraining/wssurvey.htm?id=4537

Survey Notes:

If available please view this event and complete the Web Seminar Survey within 48 hours.

Strongly Disagree = Voting closer to “1”

Strongly Agree = Voting closer to “9”

Please include any additional feedback or comments located in portion “8”

Thank you for your support!

BoB

Microsoft Partner University

BOBblog — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:43:00 GMT

Have you ever visited Microsoft Partner University? If you haven't, you might want to check it out. MPU is an easy way to get sales training on Microsoft’s solutions. This is a really cool site where you can quickly search by the following categories:

So if you want to brush up on Licensing, you can click on the licensing section and you’ll see courses on Open License, Select License Agreement, Software Assurance, etc.

It’s a really neat site and I encourage you to leverage it as a resource to expand you knowledge around Microsoft solutions.

http://mspartneruniversity.upsellusa.com/

Other Great Resources for System Builders

BOBblog — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:22:00 GMT

Here are some other resources I think you may find useful:

• General information about being a System Builder

– http://Oem.microsoft.com/SB101

• Managed support newsgroups

– http://support.microsoft.com

• Authorized Distributors

– http://oem.microsoft.com/script/distributorpage.aspx

• Licensing/Anti-Piracy page

– http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?PageID=552845

• General sales and technical webcasts

– http://www.msreadiness.com

Jaisson Mailloux

National SB Technology Specialist

US SB Technology Team (aka BOB)

aka BOB Resources for System Builders

BOBblog — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:19:00 GMT

Here are some resources I think you may find useful:

• BOB’s System Builder Resources

– http://oem.microsoft.com/BackRoom

• BOB’s MiniCasts and DemoCasts

– http://oem.microsoft.com/BOBcasts

• BOB’s Download decks, get Webcast Info!

– http://oem.microsoft.com/BOBwired

• System Builder Discussion Forum

– http://oem.microsoft.com/Community

Jaisson Mailloux

National SB Technology Specialist

US SB Technology Team (aka BOB)

Webcast request?

BOBblog — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:16:00 GMT

Hello Everyone,

As you have noticed, the BOB Team does a ton of webcast and you can view them here:

MiniCasts and DemoCasts

http://oem.microsoft.com/BOBcasts

I am requesting your feedback on what webcast you would like to see us develop and deliver in the future.

Bad Example; I want an ISA webcast

Good example:: Walk through the ISA 2004 implementation on SBS 2003 R2 and enable reporting. Once the report is generated, explain the results page.

Jaisson Mailloux

National SB Technology Specialist

US SB Technology Team (aka BOB)

New Member Benefits for the Microsoft Small Business Specialist

BOBblog — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:00:00 GMT

As a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, we are pleased to inform you about a new member benefit: exclusive, Private Managed Newsgroups! We listened to your requests for additional and enhanced support and are excited to offer this new resource. Now you can:

Post questions about the Microsoft products you use and support.
Search for questions and answers others in the Small Business Specialist community have posted about the supported Microsoft products.
Learn tips from other community members who have experience working with the Microsoft products.
Post communications for other partners to read.
Request enhancements to this benefit.

Furthermore, as an exclusive benefit to Small business Specialists you will receive your responses within a 4 hour timeframe.*

Beginning Monday, July 17, the private Small Business Specialist Managed Newsgroups will be available, offering break-fix support for the following Microsoft products** at no charge:

o Microsoft Windows Server, 2000 and 2003 Standard and Enterprise versions

o Microsoft Windows Terminal Server Edition

o Microsoft Exchange Server, 2000 and 2003 Standard and Enterprise versions

o Microsoft Small Business Server, 2000 and 2003

o Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office products, 2000, 2003 including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Setup, Visio, and Word

To participate, simply sign in to the Small Business Specialist portal on the global English Microsoft Partner Program website. This sign in validates your Small Business Specialist Community membership and enables you to access the exclusive newsgroups. From there, follow the link and instructions to join the newsgroups.

We hope you find this service helpful and look forward to receiving your feedback.

Jaisson Mailloux

National SB Technology Specialist

US SB Technology Team (aka BOB)

Hello from the BOB Team!!!

BOBblog — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:34:00 GMT

A simple "Hello" from the US System Builder Tech Team (aka BOB) as we begin our newest adventure...the blog....(read more)