Tartan Tech: Microsoft Scotland Insight

 If you are a Microsoft Partner selling one of our Security products, and as yet not signed up for the Security Software Advisor (SSA) program and or not made an SSA claim, a new promotion may be of interest to you.

Microsoft have just announced a Jumpstart promotion for Partners and the products covered by this promotion include ISA Server 2004 and 2006, Forefront Security products, Internet Application Gateway, ILM 2007 and V2, and Active Directory Rights Management Services.

This promotion runs from 1st July to 30th September 2008, and provides 2 incentives for Partners who have not as yet made a claim:

1. Partners will receive at the end of this promotion an additional bonus fee payment of 50% of the
   amount of the claim. For example, a partner files his first SSA claim in July for an amount of $1,000 and a second claim in August for an amount of $700. This partner will receive a regular SSA payment of $1,700 by the end of September, and a bonus payment of $500 in October.
2. In addition to this bonus, the partner organization will receive two Microsoft
   Learning exam vouchers to help qualify for the Security Solutions Competency. The
   vouchers qualify two Microsoft Certified Professionals to take any of the following
   exams free of charge:
1. Exam 70-351– TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server
   2006, Configuring
2. Exam 70-557– TS: Microsoft Forefront Client and Server, Configuring
3. Exam 70-640 : TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
4. Exam 70-647 : PRO: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator

Exam vouchers must be redeemed by July 1st 2009.

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