A number of Scottish Partners have been asking the Microsoft Scotland team about Livemeeting, and more importantly why is this not available to Partners as part of the Partner Program.   A good question, which we have fed back to our colleagues in the MS Partner Program team both in the UK and US.

The good news is that from March 1st 2008, we will be offering Gold and Certified Partners Office Live Meeting licenses for evaluation.  Certified MSPP Partners are granted 15 Live Meeting Professional named user licenses for use within our Certified Partner Conference Center. Gold MSPP partners will receive 30 Live Meeting Professional named user licenses for use within our Gold Partner Conference Center. Additional program information will be available on our Live Meeting Partner Page at Livemeeting Partner Link

So what is it ? Microsoft Office Live Meeting is a hosted Web conferencing service that connects and engages audiences in online meetings, training, and events through a reliable, enterprise-class hosted service. With meeting attendees participating from their PCs, you can deliver a presentation, kick off a project, brainstorm ideas, edit files, collaborate on whiteboards, and negotiate deals at a fraction of the cost and without the hassle of travel. 

And more importantly Partners will no longer need to subscribe to alternative solutions like Webex, and therefore save money!