UK SBSC : Public Sector

C2000 invite Microsoft Partners to a webinar: Selling into the Education Market

UK SBSC — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:59:00 GMT

With 33,000 schools in the UK and an IT budget that is still growing the Education market is a great sector for resellers to target.

This Live Meeting is designed to help partners already focusing in this space as well as partners who are interested in entering the market.

When: Thursday 28th May
Time: 10am-11am

The session will look at:

• The opportunity in Education for partners
• The Microsoft products and solutions that will help you take
advantage of this opportunity
• The Academic licensing options
• The Microsoft Resources that are available to help you with your
sales and marketing

To sell academic licenses you will need to be an Authorised Education Reseller the session will explain exactly what you will need to do to achieve this.

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Schools are spending on IT Now... so get in on the action!

UK SBSC — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:03:47 GMT

Question: When do schools spend their IT budget?

Answer: Now! ...Well the biggest spending time is in June and July.

Our analysis shows, and I suppose it is obvious really, that the key time the Schools spend money on IT is in June and July so that implementation can take place over the summer holidays to avoid too much disruption. So if you are thinking of selling to schools now would be a good time to speak to them.

To find out more about the opportunity in the schools market and the Microsoft solutions that can take advantage of this opportunity book on to the Webcasts in June:

Tuesday 2nd June, 10.00-11.00 -Drive Greater Revenue in the Schools Sector – Innovative Schools
Tuesday 9th June, 10.00-11.00 Drive Greater Revenue in the Schools Sector – Connected Learning Community
Tuesday 16th June, 10.00-11.00 Drive Greater Revenue in the Schools Sector – Anytime, Anywhere Learning
Tuesday 23rd June, 10.00-11.00 Drive Greater Revenue in the Schools Sector – Academic Licensing
Tuesday 30th June, 10.00-11.00 Drive Greater Revenue in the Schools Sector – Dynamic Education and IT

For information on how to become an Authorised Education Reseller partner click here.

Jump Start your Public Sector Business today

UK SBSC — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:48:10 GMT

Small to medium sized Public Sector organisations offer a great opportunity for Microsoft partners. With the new discounted Open License for Government available and the IT spend still growing there are many partners now looking at this sector. To help partners who have not yet targeted the Public Sector Microsoft has produced some materials to help get you started. The content includes a tele-script, a sales card, PowerPoint presentation and some web copy to help get you and your team up and running. To get the materials visit www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/publicsector and click on the resources tab. If you have any questions email ukpspart@microsoft.com

“Back to School” - Get ready for the schools spending season

UK SBSC — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:47:01 GMT

June and July are always the biggest IT spending months for Schools, as they utilise the long summer holiday to implement their new IT solutions. With the 33,000 schools IT budget still growing there is a great opportunity for Microsoft partners over the next couple of months. If you are working with schools remember that you will need to be an Authorised Education Reseller (AER) to sell Microsoft licenses. To be an AER you are required to be either a Gold, Certified or SBSC partner and pass the online exam at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/buy/where/aer-search.mspx. There is also a library of marketing resources and materials on the UK Public Sector Partner Portal www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/publicsector including an Upgrade the Desktop and Security and Reliability campaign specifically designed for Schools. This is a great time to speak to you local schools and help them with their IT infrastructure. If you have any questions please email ukpspart@microsoft.com

Don't miss out - Open License for Government Incentive

UK SBSC — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:46:42 GMT

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 2000, Ingram Micro and Westcoast each has an incentive programme running that will reward you for the Open License for Government deals that you do. For further details please speak your chosen authorised distribution partner.

Microsoft also now have a UK specific Public Sector page on the partner portal. This new area contains UK specific content for partners targeting Government, Health and Education. Click here to access and to learn more about why you should be considering Public Sector as a target market for your business. You might be surprised to know that Public Sector includes organisations such as doctors surgeries, dentists, district councils and so forth. All of these would qualify for Open License for Government licensing and pricing!

SBSC Partners can become Authorised Education Resellers (AERs)

UK SBSC — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:06:00 GMT

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 it is a great market to target.

So if you want to become an AER all you need to do now is to pass the quick online exam that can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/buy/where/aer-search.mspx

For marketing content and collateral targeting the education space please go to www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/publicsector

The AER certification lasts for one year so if you have been an AER in the past you may need to renew now.

If you have any questions you can email ukpspart@microsoft.com.