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November 2008 - Posts

Doing things differently

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:37 PM by sbsaustralia
Henry Ford famously quipped that if he had ever asked his customers what they would have liked, they would have said a faster horse. What's this got to do with Small Business Server? Well, not a lot actually apart from the fact that it provides a nice Read More...
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Business plan in a month - great post from Karl Palachuk

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:16 PM by sbsaustralia
Another great post from my good friend Karl Palachuk on thinking about your business plan. Check it out here . This is not a short-cut or a get rich scheme, but merely some very useful advice if you're struggling to get your thoughts & plans down Read More...
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Let me know if you haven't received yours

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:10 AM by sbsaustralia
By now most folks should have received their TechEd bonus copy of SBS 2008. Please let me know if you haven't by COB today & I'll chase like a wired-hair terrier. Cheers & once again, thank you for your patience. Robbie Read More...
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Reminder: see Wayne Small at the Adelaide SBS group tonight

Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 3:22 PM by sbsaustralia
Quick reminder that The Wayne & I are in Adelaide tonight (Mon 24th) for the SBS users group, along with Citrix & Kaseya. So come along if you'd like to hear the latest. Location: Ingram Micro offices 208 Greenhill Rd, Eastwood Kick-off from 5pm Read More...
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The SBS/EBS Solutions Pathway - what's it all about?

Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 5:00 PM by sbsaustralia
Lots of discussion at the moment around the recently announced "Solutions Pathway" & so I thought I'd steal Eric Ligman's post to summarise - see below. Basically, Solutions Pathway is our new upgrade process for all things SBS & EBS Read More...
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Wayne Small's article in CRN

Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:06 PM by sbsaustralia
Great read from The Wayne in this week's Australian Computer Reseller News magazine. Check it out here . I particularly like this article - not only because Wayne's now doing some work with us to spread the SBS/EBS gospel, but because it gives a solid, Read More...
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Quick reminder - Wayne & Robbie in Melbourne tonight

Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:24 AM by sbsaustralia
Just a quick reminder that The Wayne & I will be in Melbourne tonight for a combined SBS user group session & demonstration on WESS. Joining us will be HP, Citrix & Kaseya & so come along to get the latest information & ask all those Read More...
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Hear from the experts about how to weather the storm

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 6:08 PM by sbsaustralia
Very timely event from our Financing team aimed at helping partners understand & prepare for the coming economic downturn. To assist you in determining what it means for your business and your customers, Microsoft Financing, has assembled a panel Read More...
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Is your business in the know?

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 5:46 PM by sbsaustralia
Heads-up from our SMB team about our continuing customer profiling activities. I really feel these activities will result in more business for all & so am keen to hear your feedback / questions. Cheers, Robbie   Recently, we told you about our Read More...
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Are your customers thinking about EBS 2008?

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 5:32 PM by sbsaustralia
Timely new poll in Australian Reseller News asking partners how many of their clients have expressed an interest in Essential Business Server 2008. Check it out . The continuing launch & interest in EBS 2008 is very much a slow burn because the solution Read More...
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Get 15% off Office & Windows Server

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 5:00 PM by sbsaustralia
  Quick heads-up on our latest customer offer: get 15% off selected Microsoft Office & Windows Server products - offer ending December 31st, 2008. Following on from our " Economy " campaign, this is a great way to help customers save Read More...
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Response Point is coming to Australia

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 4:46 PM by sbsaustralia
Many partners have been asking when Microsoft will release the SMB focused VOIP solution - Response Point - into Australia. Well, ask no more for one of our partners, D-Link, will soon be launching their Response Point based VoiceCenter solution & Read More...
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SBS user group tour with Wayne Small

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 4:13 PM by sbsaustralia
As part of our continuing channel readiness efforts please see below details of our upcoming SBS user group tour (unfortunately the Sydney meeting has been & gone - next one on Tuesday, Dec 9th). Entry is free & details on the good work that these Read More...
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SBS & EBS trials now available for download

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 1:12 PM by sbsaustralia
With the worldwide launch now behind us , I'm pleased to announce the availability of the official trial versions for both SBS 2008 & EBS 2008. These 60-day trials can be extended three times if your customer requires a longer evaluation period. It Read More...
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Official WW launch of SBS & EBS 2008

Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:27 AM by sbsaustralia
I'm very pleased to announce that Microsoft overnight has officially launched the long awaited Small Business Server 2008 & Essential Business Server 2008 . These have been on the drawing board for over 3 years now & so I for one can't wait to Read More...
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Live webcast to celebrate the launch of the new Windows Essential Server solutions range

Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:23 PM by sbsaustralia
Join our webcast and see our new SMB Server products that can take your business forward. The Wayne & I will do some live demos & answer as many of your questions as we can. Wednesday November 12th 11am - 12pm Register for the webcast Here is Read More...
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Fourth & final update on the SMB Server pre-day copy of SBS 2008

Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:44 AM by sbsaustralia
Finally. The 250 copies of SBS 2008 Premium left our dispatch office yesterday afternoon & so should be in the hands of all TechEd SMB Server pre-day attendees in the coming days. Again, my apologies for the delay on getting this out to everyone. Read More...
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