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Free Microsoft Press Deployment Guide for Midsize Businesses!

Learn how you can become eligible to receive a free partner deployment toolkit to help ensure successful deployments of the Windows Server System Midsize Business Promotion. This toolkit includes the Microsoft Press book, Windows Server System Deployment Guide for Midsize Businesses (estimated US$40 in value). Just take a few easy steps to get your free copy.

	Announcing the Midsize Partner Incentive
	Windows Server System Midsize Business Promotion
	Key Partner Resources
	Plan Your Business

	Build and Maintain Expertise
	Market and Sell
	Implement and Support
	Additional Resources

Windows Server System helps you create a more secure and well-managed infrastructure for your customers, while helping them reduce their operational costs and complexity.

Help your customers take advantage of a promotional SKU that includes 20% savings on Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition, and Operations Manager 2005 Workgroup Edition, designed to meet the needs of midsize businesses (50–250 PCs) for core infrastructure transformation in an easy-to-purchase package.

Additionally, if you are a Microsoft Partner Program Registered Member, Certified, or Gold Certified Partner, you can take advantage of theMidsize Partner Incentive, especially designed to help make you successful in selling and implementing this limited time offer (offer expires June 30, 2006). Find out how you can become eligible to receive a free Windows Server System Deployment Guide for Midsize Businesses from Microsoft Press (US$40 in value).

Not already a Microsoft partner? There is no fee to join at the Registered Member level and it only takes about 15 minutes to enroll, so sign up today, and take advantage of the Windows Server System Midsize Business Promotion.

Windows Server Midsize Business Promotion:

Save 20% on Windows Server System Software for Midsize Businesses
Take advantage of 20% savings on packaged software, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, and Operations Manager 2005 Workgroup Edition. This easy-to-purchase package is designed specifically to meet the needs of midsize businesses (50–250 PCs) for core infrastructure transformation. The package is offered only through Microsoft Open Value licensing , which provides the additional benefits of Software Assurance and technical support.

Read the Promotion FAQ and download a partner fact sheet to learn more and to find the SKU numbers.

Read the Top 11 Reasons to promote this offer to your customers.

Order Now
Contact your current Microsoft Authorized Distributor to order this promotional SKU now.

If you do not have a current Microsoft Authorized Distributor, find one now.

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Build and Maintain Expertise:

Market and Sell:

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Published Monday, December 19, 2005 11:37 AM by mmars

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