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Vijay's perspective » Q3 SBSC PAL Conf Call

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 6:26 PM by UK SBSC
Vijay, one of the UK's SBSC PALs, joined the quarterly call with Microsoft Corporate this week and here's his update: Yesterday was the Q3 SBSC PAL Conf Call with Microsoft Corp and as I’ve been given the go ahead from Andrea Russell you can check Read More...
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Microsoft's Gordon Frazer on BBC Bottom Line this weekend

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 6:23 PM by UK SBSC
Gordon Frazer, Managing Direct of Microsoft UK, will be making an appearance on the BBC’s Bottom Line programme this weekend, on Radio 4, BBC News 24 and World News.  Gordon will feature prominently in this half hour radio and TV programme Read More...
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Opportunity to target smaller public sector organisations with discounted OPEN licence

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 2:00 PM by UK SBSC
With the budgets in the commercial world becoming ever tighter, now might be the ideal time to look at opportunities in the public sector. Microsoft has recently launched a new discounted OPEN license specifically for smaller government and health organisations. Read More...
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Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year - Could it be you?

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 8:40 AM by UK SBSC
Each year at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Microsoft recognizes the best in partner innovation and contributions —from competency excellence to supporting nonprofit technology access. You can apply for awards that highlight your organization’s Read More...
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SBSC Toolkit: April 2009 Edition

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:26 PM by UK SBSC
Here's some early visibility of what to expect in the Microsoft Action Pack special edition toolkit for SBSCs - April 2009: Product: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Workgroup Edition (version TBD) Workgroup Edition includes Virtual Machine Read More...
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Small Business Blog from Microsoft : Keep the cash flowing - new small business guide

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:11 AM by UK SBSC
Saw this post on the Small Business Blog from Microsoft which may be of interest to your small business customers or to you too... Keep the cash flowing - new small business guide Cash is king – a business mantra that is sometimes not understood Read More...
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Small Business Blog from Microsoft : Free business guides and the death of saving

Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:09 AM by UK SBSC
Saw this post on the Small Business Blog from Microsoft which might interest one or two of you... Free business guides and the death of saving Need some business advice? (Who doesn't!) MSN Money has some free guides available to order: Guide to beating Read More...
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LiveMeeting Invite: Why don’t those killer products you sell just fly out of the door?

Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:21 AM by UK SBSC
Why don't those killer products you sell just fly out of the door?       Dear Partner Why don’t those killer products you sell just fly out of the door? Luck? Timing? Economy? Under-performing salesmen? Or is there some science behind Read More...
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Introducing the NEW SBSC customer facing web page

Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:54 PM by UK SBSC
Many SBSC partners have fed back that they would like to see Microsoft do more to promote the SBSC partner channel to small businesses. As a result we have engaged SBSC partners in a number of PR opportunities to promote the channel. Alongside this we Read More...
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QA-IQ Training: Course 6445A: Implementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 5:40 PM by UK SBSC
One of our SBSC partners, Paul Dadge of PC Paramedics Solutions , has negotiated with QA-IQ to secure 3 dates/3 locations for SBS 2008 training - specifically Course 6445A: Implementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008 . Thanks to Read More...
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Connect with other SBSC Partners on the Microsoft Partner Network

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 2:18 PM by UK SBSC
Have you signed up to the Microsoft Partner Network? With the current economic climate our Partners are finding they increasingly need to work with other organisations in some capacity – this has never been more important.  Providing these Read More...
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BBC Panorama, tonight 8:30pm - Banks and Small Businesses

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 1:23 PM by UK SBSC
You may already be aware of this, but in Panorama at 8.30pm tonight, Theo Paphitis discusses whether banks are doing enough to help small businesses – you can read the BBC synopsis here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_7902000/7902189.stm Read More...
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Presenting the NEW SBSC customer awareness materials

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 8:55 AM by UK SBSC
A number of partners have fed back to Microsoft that they would like us to do more to promote the SBSC channel out to small business customers. As a result, we have recently undertaken a project to build some creative materials to help small business Read More...
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Just for Fun... Networking Bootcamp!

Posted Friday, February 20, 2009 3:04 PM by UK SBSC
A must-see for Microsoft partners: prepare to cringe as partners are put through their paces at this networking bootcamp. Group hugs all round... http://www.microsoftpartner...   Read More...
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Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) V2 – Officially launched

Posted Friday, February 20, 2009 2:02 PM by UK SBSC
What is the MPN? You may have already head about the Microsoft Partner Network , a networking platform designed to support Microsoft Partners in making meaningful business connections, sharing information, learning and moving their businesses forward Read More...
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Windows SBS 2008 Update Rollup 1 Now Available

Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:57 AM by UK SBSC
The rollup package for Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) 2008 addresses two issues: First, the Security tab in the Windows SBS 2008 Console incorrectly reports the spyware and malware status of Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based clients that Read More...
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Microsoft are looking for case studies on SBS 2008

Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:16 AM by UK SBSC
We are looking to put together some customer case studies around Small Business Server 2008.  These are two page documents with information on the customer / business that adopted SBS 2008 and how SBS 2008 has helped their company.  Essentially Read More...
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Business Advisor Podcasts now available

Posted Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:07 AM by UK SBSC
In light of the current economic downturn, Microsoft has created the Business Advisor podcast series which discusses business issues of relevance to all partners and features guidance from Microsoft executives, independent business experts and other partners. Read More...
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Using Windows 7 on and SBS 2008 network

Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:00 PM by UK SBSC
Evening all. We have had a huge number of people downloading Windows 7 beta, so I am sure some of you are trying to use in on SBS 2008 networks. If so – have a look at this post – it will help you. Gareth Read More...
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PR Opportunity! Technology Adoption & Small Businesses

Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:42 PM by UK SBSC
We have yet another PR opportunity for SBSC partners to take advantage of... The small business team are currently commissioning a series of small guides/whitepapers. One of these guides is on how adopting technology can make a huge change to the way Read More...
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Important: SBSC Survey Deadline extended to 13th February

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:13 PM by UK SBSC
Our colleagues at Microsoft Corp in the USA have kindly extended out the deadline for the SBSC Survey to this Friday! If you have already completed the survey - a very big THANK YOU! The UK still needs more responses in order to have meaningful data to Read More...
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SBS 2008 Repair Guide

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:28 AM by UK SBSC
Microsoft has added a few more scenarios to the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Repair Guide . This guide contains troubleshooting and repair information for problems you might encounter in your Windows SBS 2008 network. The following topics are included: Read More...
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Catalogue of Installation Error Messages in Windows SBS 2008

Posted Monday, February 09, 2009 4:26 PM by UK SBSC
The Official SBS Blog has posted a useful article about installation errors in Windows Small Business Server 2008.... Catalog of Installation Error Messages in Windows SBS 2008 [Today's post comes to us courtesy of the SBS UA team and Kumud Dwivedi] Having Read More...
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Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 6:29 PM by UK SBSC
The BBC News posted any article today about Microsoft's quick fix clicks. Here's how they describe it... Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks Common Windows problems could soon be solved by clicking a "Fix It" button. Microsoft has started putting Read More...
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Window 7 - only a few days left to download the beta!

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 11:04 AM by UK SBSC
The Windows 7 beta is only available until the 10 th February to download, so get your copy now ! MSDN and TechNet Subscribers will continue to have access to the Windows 7 Beta bits throughout the Windows 7 Beta phase. The above dates do not apply to Read More...
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SBSC Toolkit Update for Gold / Certified Partners

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 9:27 AM by UK SBSC
Here's some information from our colleagues at Microsoft Corporate in the USA around why SBSC   Gold and Certified partners did not receive any software in their SBSC Toolkit, shipped in October / November. The reason: Gold and Certified partners Read More...
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Windows 7 Partner Readiness Materials Now Available

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 8:03 AM by UK SBSC
Microsoft are talking more and more about Windows 7. In order to get up to speed, have a look at these partner readiness materials: Windows 7 Partner Landing Page: https://partner.microsoft.com/40084742?msp_id=Windows7 Windows 7 Online Readiness Kit: Read More...
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Stepping up: turn the economic challenge into opportunity video

Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:10 PM by UK SBSC
We want to help our Partners be prepared for whatever the economy brings. This means providing the tools and products to allow you to continue to help your customers leverage their IT investments to reduce costs and work more efficiently, regardless of Read More...
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Power Through the Downturn - Drive you way to better deals!

Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:56 AM by UK SBSC
We wanted to advise you all of an initiative Microsoft is driving to address head-on some of the challenges we know you are facing right now in the mid-market space. No-one is immune to the economic pressures in the market, and we are all feeling the Read More...
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SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 Partner Training & Resources Update

Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:58 PM by UK SBSC
Windows Essential Server Solutions Sales Training: Partnercast: SBS/EBS/Windows Server: Which is right for your customer? (wma) SBS Sales Learning Path EBS  Sales Learning Path 5W/50 Series - Why should I Become and SBSC and what it takes to Become Read More...
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Important: New Exams for Small Business Specialists

Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:42 AM by UK SBSC
What’s New: New exams for Small Business Specialists are now available for Partners updating their skill set.  Changes to the Small Business Specialist requirements are now available at the MSPP Portal: Small Business Specialist partners must Read More...
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Only a few days left to register for Citrix Partner Accelerator Event

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:46 PM by UK SBSC
A friendly reminder to those interested that the Citrix Partner Accelerator event will be taking place on the 10th February at the National Motorcycle museum, Birmingham.  The purpose of the event is to bring you up to speed on the latest Citrix Read More...
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Reminder - only a few days left to complete the SBSC Survey!

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:30 AM by UK SBSC
Last week we posted about an opportunity for you to participate in the Small Business Specialist Community online survey. This survey is designed to help showcase the Small Business Specialist Community as experts in the use of IT to save costs and improve Read More...
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Download for Windows 7 beta - extended time

Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:04 AM by UK SBSC
Just to let you all know, the download for Windows 7 Customer Preview Program beta has now been extended to the 10th February. Time is running out so don't miss out!  If you want to try the Windows 7 Beta, be sure to register and download within Read More...
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Server Promotion

Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 8:00 AM by UK SBSC
Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate your server sales.  From January 15 to June 30, 2009, resellers and system builders can qualify for valuable rebates when they sell and deploy any of the following server operating systems: $100 for Read More...
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