PID Keys of Microsoft CRM 3.0 for Partner Use

Microsoft Partners enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Program will be receiving full production keys of Microsoft CRM 3.0 in December or January. If you are a Microsoft Certified or Gold Certified Partner enrolled in the MSPP Program or are an Action Pack subscriber you will be receiving “Not For Resale” rights to use Microsoft CRM internally. MSDN subscriptions provide test and development license use of Microsoft CRM. Please see table below:

Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers (10 CALs) – Expected deliver in January (Quarterly Action Pack)
Microsoft Certified Partners (25 CALs) – Expected delivery in December box
Microsoft Gold Certified (100 CALs) – Expected delivery in December box
MSDN – Available today for “Test and Development” purposes only

SQL 2005 / Visual Studio 2005 Launch Event added for San Antonio!

Special Events
Special Launch in San Antonio Added – December 15, 2005!

Join Microsoft executives for the launch of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006!  This all day event offers an opportunity to learn how Microsoft’s application platform offerings enable organizations to gain better business insight and deliver faster results by easily connecting people, processes and information. The launch event provides technical education for developers and database administrators in an environment designed for personal interaction with industry experts.  In addition, this event showcases the technical evidence, customer success stories, and partner offerings that demonstrate the business value of these tools.

http://msevents.microsoft.com  Event Code 1032285845 (Click here for a direct link)

Action item:  Invite your customers.

Here are some of the event details: 

Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:00 AM - Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:15 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Welcome Time: 7:30 AM
Language: English-American

Westin La Cantera Resort

16641 La Cantera Parkway
San Antonio Texas 78256

Cable Card Connectivity for your Media Center Computer - Its Finally Coming to a PC Near You!

Well, its official, we’re finally taking a BIG step in the right direction with Windows Media Center 2005 PCs.  Microsoft announced an agreement with CableLabs which is the first of hopefully many agreements to come that will allow us to throw away those set top cable boxes and make it a heck of a lot easier to setup and configure Media Center PC’s for our customers if the set top boxes are out of the way.  For more information on this press release, use the hyperlinked title below.

Microsoft and CableLabs Announce Agreement to Enable High-Definition Digital Cable Programming on Windows-Based PCs

Future versions of Media Center PCs to receive digital cable programming without the need for a cable set-top box

Get a FREE SBS 2003 Administrator's Companion Book and Eval Copy for your Customers!

Thanks to Russell Clements from the DFW SBS Partner Usergroup for bringing this to my attention!   You can get a FREE copy of the Small Business Server 2003 Administrator's Companion Book and a Small Business Server 2003 Trial edition for them to evaluation just by registering for it on the Microsoft Website. (Click Here for Details).

This book is one of the Microsoft Press titles and it retails for $59.95, so is definetly worth the 2 minutes it takes to fill out the shipping information for the promotion.

Russell asked if this was something for the Partner Community or is it just for the customers, and my gut feeling says it's for the customers.  I'm checking into it with the marketing teams, but I'm 95% certain it was intended for your customers.  Granted, you need to know exactly what the customers will be receiving so ordering one for yourself.  Peter Gallagher from the SBS Product Support team in Las Colinas checked with the Product Manager and confirmed this is a legit offer.

I filled out the registration page and it said I should have the Evaluation kit in 4-6 weeks.  Let me know if anyone else has taken advantage of this offer and what your thoughts were on it.

Buy Local Bonus Pack - Offer-driven promotion full of great offers—exclusively for system builders

 

Offer-driven promotion full of great offers—exclusively for system builders

Did you miss the last web seminar on this exciting Buy Local BONUS PACK* campaign from Microsoft?  No worries.  It’s back by popular demand. 

If differentiating yourself from the rest in order to grow your business is important to you, then you will want to hear more about this great offer-driven promotion exclusively for system builders.  You are invited to attend a webcast on November 16 that will unveil the promotion and explain in detail how it works.

 

 

Why you should attend this event

• Learn how you can provide exclusive offers to your customers and be more competitive in the marketplace.
• Learn how the marketing materials will ease the work for you to generate demand.
• You want to be in the know when customers come knocking on your door!

 

Sign up today and we'll see you on November 16, 2005.