REMINDER: Register for Irish Partner Community Event next week - October 24th and 25th - Dublin!
Hi Guys,
Just a reminder to those of you who have not already done so to register for the Community Event next week HERE.
The aim of the event is to outline the market opportunity for you as Small Business Partners and to give you an overview of the resources and support we are driving through the local SBSC Program to help you to capitalise on this opportunity!!
It is also a great opportunity for you to meet the local Microsoft team and to network with other Irish SBSC partners.
Other highlights of the day include a visit from Susanne Dansey (UK SBS MVP) who is going to deliver her highly acclaimed 'Daring to be Different' session and some great giveaways on the day for SBSC partners.
If you have any questions on the event please let me know. Hope to see you there next week!
The agenda is as follows for the event:
Day One - Sales & Managerial Day - October 24th
Morning Plenary Session 9:30-12:00
- Irish IT Market Overview - IDC & Gartner Data
- Small Business Customer Landscape - Small Firms Association
- Microsoft Opportunity for Irish SBSC Partners
- Deploying Vista & Office 2007
- Why Marketing?? - exclusive offers for Irish SBSC's
- Microsoft Ireland Partner Lead Team Q&A
SBSC Exclusive Sales Breakout Session 1:15-4:30
- Dare to be Different: How to Demonstrate Business Value through providing Great Customer Service - Susanne Dansey UK SBS MVP
- Local SBSC Program Update & Benefits
- Vista & Office 2007 Deployment Workshop and Q&A
- Office Ready Program Update
- How to unlock the Windows Mobile Partner Opportunity
- How to engage with Microsoft Ireland around CRM
Day Two - Pre-Sales & Technical Day - October 25th
This session will be led by Mark Mulvany (SBSC Partner Technical Specialist) along with guest presenters covering the following technology areas:
- SBS 2003 R2 and a sneak preview of Cougar!
- Windows Vista
- Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
- Windows SharePoint Services Version 3
- Windows Mobile 6
- Systems Center Essentials
- Exchange 2007
