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This blog will be a primary way for our Microsoft Partners to follow up on questions that needed research during my TS2 Partner Seminars across the United States.

March 2006 - Posts

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TS2 Wed on the Web: Microsoft ISV Advisory Services 2/1/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Emerging Technologies: Mobile Messaging Push Technology 2/8/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Office 12 Preview 2/8/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Introduction to the OPK eXtender (OPX) 2/15/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Partner-to-Partner: Implementing Mobility Solutions on SBS 2/22/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Getting to Know You: How to Market Successfully by Leveraging Relationships 3/1/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Emerging Technologies: Branch Office Support 3/8/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: A First Look At Excel 12 3/8/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Introduction to Selling SQL Server 2005 3/15/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: System Builders - CRM v3 Enters the Channel! - New Opportunities Abound 3/15/2006 2pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Technical Overview of SBS 2003 R2 with Sr. Product Manager Guy Haycock 3/22/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Start Something New 4/5/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Emerging Technologies: The Technology of Search 4/12/2006 12pm
TS2 Wed on the Web: Document Management for the Rest of Us: Real Solutions, Real Benefits 5/3/2006 2pm

Posted Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:06 AM by donroe

Create your own customer events!

 

Would you like to create your own customer events, but don't know how?  If so, I've got great news for you!  Microsoft Across America--the same team who brought you Big Day, TechNet, MSDN, TS2, Connections, MBS, and other events for more than a decade--has created http://www.MicrosoftPartnerEvents.com, a self-service event planning and managing portal.  This site is available for free to Microsoft Partners, and is currently used by more than 4,600 partner organizations across the United States.  Primarily created as a tool to provide web-based event registration, email reminders and participant tracking. www.microsoftpartnerevents.com also provides a content library of more than 60 topics, and helpful articles with advice for partners on marketing their events, presenting event content, and driving demand. 

Michael Moore, the Microsoft program manager who started www.microsoftpartnerevents.com, is hosting a one-hour webcast on March 2nd on how to best use this valuable resource.  He'll show you how to get started on the site, and tour you through the packaged seminar content, registration services, and resource & readiness areas.  After the webcast, you'll know how to jump-start your next event.  Bring your questions and have them answered live!

To register for this March 2nd event, go to http://www.msreadiness.com/ws_abstract.asp?eid=15003859.

Posted Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:03 AM by donroe

SBS R2 - Technology Guarantee Program

Hello All,

SBS R2 is coming this spring and I’ve had a number of you ask me about a technology guarantee program. Well here are a few details and a link to our R2 website for you to peruse.

Microsoft plans to offer a “Technology Guarantee” program, beginning March 1, 2006 for customers who purchase SBS 2003 from an original equipment manufacturer or a system builder.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/r2/default.mspx

Posted Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:00 AM by donroe

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