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April 2009 - Posts

Windows 7 RC is now available!

Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:43 PM by UK SBSC
We’re excited to announce the availability of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC)*, a pre-release version of the next-generation operating system from Microsoft. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Beta testing period.  Your feedback was Read More...
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SBSC Partner Opportunity from Unicorn IT Solutions

Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:27 PM by UK SBSC
Microsoft Gold Partner Unicorn IT Solutions have developed a next generation, hosted infrastructure platform which is available for MS partners to resell or white label. The service, THINHOST, replaces the need for on-premise servers and the need for Read More...
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SBSC Partners Promoted to 800,000 Small Business Contacts!

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:50 PM by UK SBSC
Thought you may be interested to hear about a direct email that Microsoft sent out to 800,000 small business customers today. In it Microsoft addressed "How to adapt and succeed in the downturn..." and clearly called out SBSC partners as the partner of Read More...
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Don't miss out - Open License for Government Incentive

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:46 AM by UK SBSC
There is now another great reason to be selling Open License for Government . Not only is the government sector IT budget still growing but you can also claim a personal incentive for each deal that you do. Distribution partners Bell Micro , Computer Read More...
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Your Feedback Counts - Partner Portal Feedback

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:51 AM by UK SBSC
We realise the Partner Portal is far from perfect but with your feedback we can improve it. We are running surveys on the portal to get your feedback on what is and isn’t working. A new portal feedback page consolidates results of these surveys Read More...
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Warning: New Office counterfeit heading to the UK

Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 1:58 PM by UK SBSC
A new type of counterfeit found in Australia is expected to reach the UK soon. It copies the OEM Office 2007 Professional Medialess Licence Kits (MLKs) that use a plastic credit card with the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached. You can tell it Read More...
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Power Through the Downturn- “Every Last Drop” Marketing Campaign Available Now

Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 8:37 AM by UK SBSC
Getting the most out of technology investment is the main priority for many organisations right now, especially as they’re under more pressure than ever to save money. The second phase of the Power Through the Downturn campaign, entitled "Every Read More...
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SMB Partners @ the Worldwide Partner Conference: What’s in Store for you?

Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 4:25 PM by UK SBSC
Come to Louisiana July 13-16 for the biggest Microsoft networking event of the year for Microsoft Partners – the 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference!  This comprehensive partner event now offers four days of exclusive SMB content and activities Read More...
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Reminder: Join the Windows Server 2008 Foundation Live Meeting

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:23 AM by UK SBSC
Join the Live Series: Windows Server 2008 Foundation Live Meeting! In this presentation, we will explore Windows Server 2008 Foundation, a new edition of Windows Server that is designed to meet the needs of your entry-level, budget-conscious customers. Read More...
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Manage your current IT infrastructure while looking into future growth - Live Meeting Event

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 4:43 PM by UK SBSC
Microsoft is hosting a three part series of Live Meeting webcasts titled "How to invest in the IT infrastructure you have while preparing for tomorrow." Part one of the series: Title : One Server does not fit all Date and Time : Available on Read More...
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UK SBSC Partner led Live Meeting - One day left to register!

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 8:04 AM by UK SBSC
There is only one day left to register for the UK SBSC partner led Live meeting... On the 21st April at 4pm SBS MVP Andy Trish and SBSC PAL Vijay Singh Riyait will be hosting a UK wide Microsoft Live meeting for SBSC partners. This type of meeting is Read More...
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Microsoft need your case studies

Posted Friday, April 17, 2009 11:54 AM by UK SBSC
We have a unique opportunity for partners to provide case studies that Microsoft will fund. See below for the criteria and details on how you can get involved: What are we looking for? 50-250 users Products the customer must be using. It can be one or Read More...
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta Released!

Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:03 PM by UK SBSC
Microsoft is proud to announce yet another ground-breaking beta release— Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 . Microsoft has listened to feedback from IT pros like you and worked to make Exchange simpler, more flexible, and more reliable. Find out how Read More...
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Drive your way to bigger deals - Register to attend one of our free regional events

Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:01 AM by UK SBSC
Are you looking to maximise every deal that you work on? Do you know how to increase your sales pipeline and close sales opportunities more quickly? Microsoft invites you to a new sales opportunity training day for resellers that focuses on exactly these Read More...
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Partner Area Lead Nominations now open!

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:49 PM by UK SBSC
The SBSC UK Partner Area Lead (PAL) role for July 2009 - June 2010 is now open for nominations. This role runs for one year from July 2009 to June 2010. PALs are expected to be active participants in UK SBSC partner community activity. Here are the PAL Read More...
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Take part in some research on SQL

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:07 AM by UK SBSC
Our SQL Server partner team at Corporate is undertaking research around SQL and what our partner community needs in terms of sales support. If you currently sell SQL as part of SBS/EBS or as a standalone offering, they would be very interested to speak Read More...
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Join your peers for a UK wide SBSC Live meeting - register now!

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:32 PM by UK SBSC
On the 21st April at 4pm SBS MVP Andy Trish and SBSC PAL Vijay Singh Riyait will be hosting a UK wide Microsoft Live meeting for SBSC partners. This type of meeting is intended to bring together the SBSC user groups, share ideas and problems and to get Read More...
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Training for HP Channel Partners

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:31 PM by UK SBSC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Training HP is excited to launch Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on ProLiant Servers!  HP & Microsoft have collaborated to deliver this new product, for small businesses running within  a Read More...
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Pre-Order David Overton's SBS 2008 Book

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 8:13 AM by UK SBSC
As many of you know, David Overton has been busy writing a book on Windows Small Business Server 2008. It's called "Windows Small Business Server 2008-  Installation, Migration, and Configuration" and David informs us that it is now available Read More...
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Citrix iForum 2009 - Edinburgh

Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:13 AM by UK SBSC
Reducing costs, improving efficiencies and increasing performance is a challenge for any business…but Microsoft and Citrix can help. Citrix and Microsoft have decades of experience working together to provide customers a range of solutions which Read More...
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Register for the Distribution Licensing Partner Bootcamps

Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:50 PM by UK SBSC
We received excellent feedback from previous distributor partner bootcamps, which are officially one training days for partners, which scored an average of 4.5 out of 5. We now have a number of new distributor bootcamps planned and the agenda this time Read More...
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SBSC Partners can become Authorised Education Resellers (AERs)

Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:06 PM by UK SBSC
Did you know that one of the qualifying criteria for becoming an Authorised Education Reseller (AER) is to be an SBSC partner? And with the leading public sector analyst saying that the schools ICT spend is predicted to grow by over 5% the schools market Read More...
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Join the "Live Series: Windows Server 2008 Foundation Live Meeting"

Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:32 AM by UK SBSC
Join the Live Series: Windows Server 2008 Foundation Live Meeting! In this presentation, we will explore Windows Server 2008 Foundation, a new edition of Windows Server that is designed to meet the needs of your entry-level, budget-conscious customers. Read More...
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Are you ready for Windows 7? Join our UK Partner Live Meetings

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 4:49 PM by UK SBSC
The industry is preparing itself for one of the most exciting launches  - Windows 7.  The press is already buzzing with the launch of Windows 7 – are you ready? “The installation process took over an hour, but once up and running Read More...
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SBSC Partner attends BPOS event with Microsoft

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 12:54 PM by UK SBSC
Having recently completed Business Productivity Online Suite training, SBSC partner Access Computer Solution Services (ACS) were selected at random to join Microsoft at a recent BPOS Business Scene event in London. With 280 attendees we had approximately Read More...
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Windows Server 2008 Foundation Announced

Posted Friday, April 03, 2009 12:26 PM by UK SBSC
Microsoft have just announced Windows Server 2008 Foundation. This is a new entry-level server platform that gives small businesses access to big-business solutions. For press release information click here ... here are a few snippets from the press release, Read More...
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Virtualboy TV Goes live

Posted Friday, April 03, 2009 9:11 AM by UK SBSC
Interested in seeing Microsoft virtualisation technologies in action?  Need to understand the Microsoft virtualisation platform?  Virtualboy TV is an IT-Pro oriented Virtualisation TV Channel, with ‘Technical Overview Videos’ discussing, Read More...
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Worldwide Partner Conference - Offers extended to 9th April

Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:04 AM by UK SBSC
Microsoft Global Awards – Deadline Extended Each year, through the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) Awards program, Microsoft recognises partners who have delivered exemplary solutions built on Microsoft technologies. This is a unique opportunity Read More...
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