The October launch of our Microsoft-hosted suite of online services that includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Live Meeting, and Office Communications Online, affectionately called BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite), is only a few weeks away. BPOS represents a new business model for Microsoft, as we get further into the business of hosting services as indicated by our release earlier this year of CRM Online, and will also be a new business model for partners working with Microsoft. To help you get acquainted with this new model, we are offering six web seminars at the end of August that will help you understand the licensing and business policies and enable you to have a savvy and knowledgable discussion with your customers.

You can see the list of available web seminars, dates, and times on the Partner Learning Center here.  The three courses are:

  • Level 100: Introduction to the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) Licensing and Pricing
    Offered on August 26 and August 27
  • Level 200: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS): Sales Channels - MOSP, EA, SPLA
    Offered on August 26 and August 27
  • Level 300: Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP): Online Experience Walk-Through for Microsoft Partners
    Offered twice on August 28

Remember that training available through the Partner Learning Center is a benefit of Microsoft Partner Program membership. To access the course information, you will need to sign in with the Windows Live ID you used to register for the Partner Program.

More soon--there is lots of activity as we prepare for this exciting new offering!

Diane Golshan, Sr. Marketing Manager