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RAMP Up: Ascend to new heights in your career

2009-09-15T22:35:00Z

Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based learning program, with a number of different tracks that will help you build your portfolio of professional development skills. Ramp Up has a solid foundation of premium technical content from subject-matter gurus, and provides easy-to-access content in a variety of forms that guide you in learning the important skills. Join Ramp Up (it's free!) and help advance your career - click on a track now to start!

check it out here!

Tech Days : 2009 Toronto

2009-08-21T17:37:00Z

Early Bird Pricing Now Available
Buy tickets before August 31 for $299¹!

Toronto | September 29-30 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Dear [name],

This September 29-30, Tech·Days is back in Toronto with more skill-strengthening sessions on the latest array of new Microsoft-based technologies, and if you buy your ticket before August 31, you'll receive the Early Bird price of just $299¹—that's almost half the regular ticket price of $599!

With knowledgeable speakers, informative content, and real-life insights, Tech·Days is the perfect way to get the valuable Tech·Ed experience without the added expenses of travel and accommodation. Over two days, Tech·Days will help you:

•	Learn the technology—with forty training sessions across five technical tracks, on both current technologies and new products, like Windows 7®, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Silverlight™;
•	Connect with Experts and Peers—with Birds-of-a-Feather lunches, the new Windows 7 Zone, and the sessions themselves; and
•	Apply what you learn—with a Learning Kit packed with products and resources—including a TechNet Plus Direct subscription—to continue growing your skills after the event has finished.

I hope you won't miss this chance to save on Tech·Days—buy your tickets now. And if you have some friends whom you think would enjoy this year's event, tell them about it—they'll receive the same low price!

Sincerely,

[Sales Rep name]
[Sales Rep title]
[Company]

» BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR ONLY $299¹!

Enterprise Content Management - Breaking the Barriers to Broad User Adoption

2008-11-11T21:00:00Z

November 27, 2008

Enterprise Content Management - Breaking the Barriers to Broad User Adoption

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is a strategic imperative for organizations experiencing tremendous growth in their volume of information, needing to differentiate themselves through the creation and protection of intellectual capital, and facing increased legislation requiring access to auditable records. Although ECM and EIM are hardly new concepts, organizations continue to be plagued by low user adoption of traditional, costly ECM solutions and struggle to manage the explosion of unstructured data (e.g. emails, spreadsheets and multimedia).

Rather than treating information capture, access, people-driven processes and retention as isolated challenges, learn how to encompass the whole continuum of information management through a single, strategic approach. Hear best practices on how to leverage existing ECM investments in conjunction with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to provide a powerful, integrated platform for ECM enabled through business process management.

In this session, Ontario Finance Authority (OFA) shares a concrete example of how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is used to manage the entire Legal Matter Management process from creation to closure/archival. Learn how OFA transparently enforced EIM requirements to Ontario Public Sector (OPS) employees by leveraging a common framework approach that brings predictability, governance, agility, and reduced cost to EIM.

Join us on November 27, 2008 from 9:00am-11:00am and learn key strategies to a successful ECM implementation through tangible case studies and scenarios.

Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel
525 Bay Street
Room: Grand Ballroom A&B
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L2
416-597-9200
www.marriotteatoncentre.com

Parnter LiveMeeting: SharePoint Optimization: Managing SharePoint with System Center

2008-10-16T00:20:00Z

MGT27PAL: SharePoint Optimization: Managing SharePoint with System Center

Presented by Doug Miller and Kelly Wagman

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:00-9:00am Pacific Time

Click here to calculate your local time

PLC landing page for Management Sessions

PLC Registration Link

Live Meeting Link

Level: 200

Partner Type: Enterprise Software Advisor, Independent Software Vendor, Large Account Reseller, Managed (Field Managed Service Partner), Original Equipment Manufacturer, Regional Solution Partner, System Builder, Systems Integrator, Value Added Reseller, Value Added Provider

Partner Role: Implementer, Marketing, Sales

Because of SharePoint’s flexibility and ease of deployment, workgroups often create SharePoint sites for their own departmental needs. These environments proliferate at the workgroup level – apart from central IT involvement. Because of this, IT may not be providing effective management, control, or problem resolution, so service levels and system performance are compromised. Microsoft System Center helps IT take control of the unmanaged growth of SharePoint throughout their enterprise by offering knowledge-based solutions to effectively ensure a reliable SharePoint experience with System Center end-to-end monitoring which proactively assures services availability—up to 99.94 percent. System Center’s data protection and recovery can limit the window of liability for data loss by 98 percent for your SharePoint environments. This session will cover: Key trends that are driving customer behavior Solutions that you can provide to address these pains Common sales scenarios and best practice strategy to sell across the organization . Sales tools to help you identify and close deals

Join our two-part Desktop Deployment: Planning, Deploying, and Managing Office 2007 Labcast

2008-10-02T17:40:00Z

Join our two-part Desktop Deployment: Planning, Deploying, and Managing Office 2007 Labcast to learn about new tools and technologies to deploy the 2007 Microsoft® Office system. During these sessions, you will receive practical technical information and proven techniques to help simply your 2007 Office deployment. Click here for more information about the 2007 Office labcast series.

Part 1 of 2 - Topics covered include:

· Deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office system with the Deployment Workbench

o Add the 2007 Office system to the Deployment Workbench

o Perform multi-language integration

o Learn about the Office Customization Tool (OCT)

o Use SMS 2003 for 2007 Office system deployment

Part 2 of 2 - Topics covered include:

· 2007 Microsoft Office system Planning and Migration Tools: Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM)

o Install and configure OMPM

o Perform a scan on a user system

o Convert documents with no issues to the new file formats

· Managing the 2007 Microsoft Office system with Group Policy

o Import the new Group Policy Administrative Templates for the 2007 Office release

o Use Group Policy to configure the Default File Save options in the 2007 Office release

o Use Group Policy to configure the Default File Save options for Office 2003 (to support a mixed Office environment)


Pacific Time Zone	Central Time Zone	Eastern Time Zone
October 21, 2008 at 9:00 A.M.	October 14, 2008 at 9 A.M.	October 7, 2008 at 9 A.M.
October 21, 2008 at 1 P.M.	October 14, 2008 at 1 P.M.	October 7, 2008 at 1 P.M.
		October 28, 2008 at 9 A.M.
		October 28, 2008 at 1 P.M.

Upcoming conferences with plenty of SharePoint oriented content

2008-08-18T21:05:00Z

Upcoming conferences with plenty of SharePoint oriented content

Hosted by MindSharp (one of the premier SharePoint training partners), sponsored by Microsoft Press (which recently published the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices book), and keynoted by Tom Rizzo (who needs no further introduction), the SharePoint Best Practices Conference in Washington D.C. on September 15-17, 2008 is the key conference for those of you, who want to learn the best ways to design, deploy, organize, and administer SharePoint-based business solutions. Presenters include Microsoft SharePoint MVPs and SharePoint experts from Microsoft and Microsoft partners. Register by August 1st and get a free copy of the MOSS 2007 Best Practices book!

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) Webcast

2008-08-18T19:49:00Z

Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)

Presented by Jeff Gindin

Two Live Deliveries at:

LIC06PAL: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (US & Canada) (GMT – 7:00)

PLC Registration Link

Live Meeting Link

LIC06PAL2: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (US & Canada) (GMT – 7:00)

PLC Registration Link

Live Meeting Link

Level: 200

Partner Type: Distributor, Enterprise Software Advisor, Independent Software Vendor, Large Account Reseller, Microsoft Dynamics Partner, Microsoft Employee, Regional Solution Partner, Systems Integrator, Value Added Reseller, Value Added Provider

Partner Role: Exec/Owner, Implementer, Marketing, Sales, Support

This webcast will be offered live at two separate times to accommodate various time zones and busy schedules. The presenters will cover the same topics at each session; please attend the one that best fits your schedule.
This intermediate Level 200 training reviews the sales channels established for the Microsoft Business Productivity Suite offerings. The major focus of this session will be to review the new Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP) business policy rules governing the purchase, provisioning, and maintenance of the Online Services offerings being sold through this channel. Additional channels for Enterprise Agreement customers and SPLA partners will also be covered.
Attendees are recommended to have taken the Level 100 “Introduction to the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite Licensing and Pricing” session or have equivalent knowledge of the latest Online Services offerings.
IMPORTANT: This training only applies to the United States launch. This is NOT applicable to the future experience for international partners and customers using this program.

Sharepoint Ramp-up for Developers

2008-08-18T16:55:00Z

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/a/c/9ac6147b-273d-449e-a709-9eb35bf7ab56/SharePoint_Training_Flyer_ITPro_and_Developer_2008-05-30.pdf

Sharepoint Developer Resource....of course in Silverlight

2008-08-18T16:43:00Z

http://www.microsoft.com/click/SharePointDeveloper/

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment at MTV Networks

2008-08-08T20:11:00Z

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment at MTV Networks

As an entertainment company, MTV Networks must continually work to ensure the free flow of information. However, the company’s previous portal infrastructure required IT involvement in order to publish new content and an excessive amount of attention from IT personnel. The company standardized on Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007, which today hosts intranets and multiple Internet sites for MTV Networks and Viacom. The new portal platform has improved end-user communication and collaboration, increased IT staff efficiency, and provided an extensible, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective solution. This white paper examines the move to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in detail, including the previous portal environment and the challenges that this environment presented, requirements and selection process for a new portal solution, development process and architecture, new portal environment and capabilities, how various business units and IT groups are benefiting, and future plans.

Get the White Paper

Happy New Year!

2008-07-03T20:16:00Z

It is that time of the year again!

We are now entering the new fiscal for Microsoft, and like this year as with other years..we have an exciting year planned with new product launches and campaigns.

Looking forward to the new year!!!

Ciao,

Neelesh

Microsoft Office System Online Media Update: July 2008

2008-06-23T18:55:00Z

Microsoft Office System Online Media Update: July 2008

Learn about the Microsoft Office System and productivity software such as Visio, OneNote, and Project by taking part in Microsoft Office System webcasts and podcasts. These online and interactive events are an effective way for business professionals to learn how Microsoft products and technologies can enable them to do their jobs more efficiently.

Register for an on-demand webcast and choose how you would like to view the archive (for most webcasts that took place live April 12, 2005, or later). Register to view an on-demand webcast and download a .wmv of the webcast immediately. By registering, you will also receive a confirmation email the following day with a link to the PPT download.

Additional Resources

Online Media Series:

Microsoft Office System Webcasts

Improve Your Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word 2007

Find out how you can simplify the work that you need to accomplish by using Microsoft Office Word 2007. Watch these on-demand webcasts and learn from experts how to take advantage of the features of Office Word 2007 to complete your projects more easily, efficiently, and quickly. Join us for insider tips on fast and easy ways to be more productive with Word 2007.

Webcast Series Available Now:

§ Microsoft Office OneNote

§ Microsoft Office System

§ Microsoft Office Visio

§ Microsoft Project

§ Unified Communications

Live webcasts for business professionals

Microsoft Office System Podcasts

§ Microsoft Office System

All podcasts

Microsoft Office System Webcasts

There are no Microsoft Office System Webcasts scheduled at this time. View these top on-demand webcasts at your convenience—just enter your name and choose to stream or download these recordings today:

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Creating Custom Dashboard-Type Views for Powerful Communication (Level 200)

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032379461&role=attend&pw=DE4C115D

Microsoft Office System Webcast: How to Create a 15-Minute Presentation (with Graphics!) in One Hour (Level 300)

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032378660&role=attend&pw=8FF9A1CD

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Introducing Windows Vista for 2007 Microsoft Office System Users (Level 100)

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032372198&role=attend&pw=56A2EE1C

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Advanced Tips and Tricks for Word 2007 Documents (Level 300)

https://www106.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032368003&role=attend&pw=A7A5F657

Additional Resources

§ All upcoming webcasts

§ All on-demand webcasts

§ All upcoming security webcasts

§ All on-demand security webcasts

§ All virtual labs

§ All podcasts

Partner Webcast: HP Intel End to End Microsoft Business Intelligence Reference Configurations

2008-06-23T18:27:00Z

BI50PAL: HP Intel End to End Microsoft Business Intelligence Reference Configurations

Presented by Raheel Retiwalla and Jeff Spiller

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

8:00 – 9:00 AM Pacific Time (GMT-07:00)

Level 300

Partner Type: Independent Software Vendor, Microsoft Employee, Systems Integrator

Partner Role: Architect, Developer, Implementer

PLC Registration Link

Live Meeting Link

The Microsoft Business Intelligence solution provides a robust BI platform in SQL Server, end user tools with Excel 2007, ProClarity and Performance Management application in PerformancePoint. Customers need help in building a scalable and predictable hardware infrastructure that can support the many requirements of a comprehensive Business Intelligence solution. HP and Intel provide multi server Reference Configurations addressing various data sizes ranging from 500 GB to 10 TB both on the x64 and Itanium platforms. These Reference Configurations address the deployment of all the above mentioned Microsoft Business Intelligence Products in a multi server environment. In addition, HP provides a brand new HP BI Sizer that allows customers to build the most optimum hardware configuration for Microsoft Business Intelligence.

In this session we will introduce you to the various HP and Intel Reference Configurations, discuss the methodology that HP used for sizing the Reference Configurations and finally demo the use of the new HP BI Sizer. This will enable you to provide additional insight to your customers as they demand comprehensive guidance from you regarding the approach they should take in the deployment of their Business Intelligence infrastructure.

Partners:

Check out our PLC Catalog for the latest information on scheduled and recorded PAL sessions!

Support:

If you have questions about these or future Partner Academy Live sessions, please contact MSPAL@Microsoft.com

Additional Information:

You have been selected by your Microsoft contact to attend an internal Microsoft training event geared towards the Microsoft Technical Sales Force.

What Is Partner Academy Live?

These are 1 hour managed Webcasts for Partners and Microsoft employees using Microsoft’s Live Meeting 2007. Connect with Microsoft and other partners; listen to Microsoft subject matter experts as they discuss their areas of expertise related to Microsoft’s sales and competitive strategy. Learn more about Microsoft’s products (including insight into products on the launch horizon); positioning of business value to customers; sharing wins from the field and how the account team won; world class selling skills and best practice; and leveraging Microsoft resources to maximize your productivity. Partner Academy Live caters to all depths of knowledge.

Before the Webcast:

To attend our upcoming Webcast you will need:

1. A computer with access to the Internet to view the visual portion of the event.

2. A functioning sound card and speakers or headphones for your PC.

3. Windows Media Player 9 (WMP 9).

4. A compatible computer configuration. Verify Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 System Requirements

5. Use the Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Windows Console Compatibility Test to join a meeting to see if your computer is compatible with Live Meeting 2007.

During the Webcast:

Clink the Live Meeting link in the confirmation letter you’ll receive after registering.

Listen to the audio portion of the event

After you log in to the Live Meeting console, you will hear the event's streaming audio. If you do not have Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 or later installed, you will be prompted to install it.

If you have WMP 9 or later installed but still do not hear the audio, confirm that your PC speakers are turned on and that the volume is turned up. If you continue to experience difficulties, once you are logged into the session, please turn your seat color to red via the drop down menu in the Seating Chart. Expect a 1:1 chat for assistance.

Web-based console

In some situations, you may not be able to use the Live Meeting console software. You will then be provided with a link to attend the event by using the Web-based console. You will be provided with this link if:

· You cancel the installation of the Live Meeting console software.

· You are unable to install the Live Meeting console software.

· You are using a Macintosh computer.

Note: Although using the Web-based console is similar to using the Windows-based Live Meeting console software, the functionality and layout of the Web Based console are different.

To contact Live Meeting Event Support:

+1.800.893.8779 (Within the US & Canada)

+1.971.544.3222 (International)

I'm back!

2008-06-23T18:25:00Z

Sorry for not posting any information for the last little while, but I was off from work getting my gallbladder removed...ouch :(

Anyhow....on the road to recovery.

Watch out for a flurry of posts :)

Ciao,

Microsoft Office System Online Media Update: June 2008

2008-05-22T16:55:00Z

Microsoft Office System Online Media Update: June 2008

NEW! RSS Feeds for Webcast Series

We’ve added RSS feeds for certain webcast series, such as the Microsoft Office System and Unified Communications. Use these RSS feeds, plus ones for podcasts, to stay up to date on Microsoft online media content.

Additional Resources

Online Media Series:

Microsoft Office System Webcasts: Enhance Your Skill Set with Expert Tips

Get quick tips from bestselling author Cliff Atkinson on how to create a 15-minute Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation. Also, watch our Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac webcasts with author and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Stephanie Krieger, who shares compatibility tips and discusses features that are essential for content creation. Can’t wait for the live June webcasts? Choose from a wide selection of on-demand Microsoft Office webcasts.

Webcast Series Available Now:

§ Microsoft Office OneNote

§ Microsoft Office System

Microsoft Office System Webcasts

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Creating Custom Dashboard-Type Views for Powerful Communication (Level 200)

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, B.Comm, MBA, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379461&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: How to Create a 15-Minute Presentation (with Graphics!) in One Hour (Level 300)

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Cliff Atkinson, Communications Consultant and Author, BBP Media, LL

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378660&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Compatibility Tips for Office 2008 for Mac and the 2007 Office Release for Windows (Level 200)

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Stephanie Krieger, Microsoft Press Author and MVP, Arouet.net

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378677&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Office 2008 for Mac: Incredible Documents Made Simple (Level 200)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Stephanie Krieger, Microsoft Press Author and MVP, Arouet.net

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378681&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Capitalizing on the Power of a Baseline in Project 2007 (Level 200)

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379475&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Using Project 2007 Effectively in the Public Sector (Level 100)

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379470&Culture=en-US

By Product/Technology:

· Microsoft Office

· Microsoft PowerPoint

· Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Compatibility Tips for Office 2008 for Mac and the 2007 Office Release for Windows (Level 200)

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Stephanie Krieger, Microsoft Press Author and MVP, Arouet.net

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378677&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Office 2008 for Mac: Incredible Documents Made Simple (Level 200)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Stephanie Krieger, Microsoft Press Author and MVP, Arouet.net

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378681&Culture=en-US

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Office System Webcast: How to Create a 15-Minute Presentation (with Graphics!) in One Hour (Level 300)

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Cliff Atkinson, Communications Consultant and Author, BBP Media, LL

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032378660&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Creating Custom Dashboard-Type Views for Powerful Communication (Level 200)

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, B.Comm, MBA, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379461&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Using Project 2007 Effectively in the Public Sector (Level 100)

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379470&Culture=en-US

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Capitalizing on the Power of a Baseline in Project 2007 (Level 200)

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific Time

Keith E. Wilson, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379475&Culture=en-US