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November 2008 - Posts

Today, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the RTM release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 that sports news features such as Power Savings Calculator. Click here to learn more about today’s FULL ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAP TOOLKIT 3.2 RTM RELEASE.

Why build MAP Toolkit with a Power Savings Calculator?

During the current challenging economic times, your business is probably looking for ways to lower your IT operation costs. Well, good news! With Hyper-V, you can now consolidate many of your under-utilized servers in your datacenters and branch offices so you can PAY LESS for power and cooling!

In addition, did you know that you can save lots of power by leveraging the power management features of Windows Vista (for your desktops) and Windows Server 2008 (for your servers)?

The MAP Toolkit 3.2 now offers the Power Savings Calculator and Proposal that walks you through the many ways that you can save those precious IT dollars.  What a great way to learn how to "go green!"

What can you get from MAP Toolkit 3.2 for Power Savings and Management

With MAP Toolkit 3.2, you can get a proposal in just a matter of hours. It includes a detailed proposal that will tell you what the potential savings are for your desktops and servers including benefits of virtualization via Hyper-V.

Next Steps for You!

Now that you know the power of the MAP Toolkit 3.2, why stop here? Give the MAP Toolkit a try and tell your friends about it. If you are a blogger, tell the world about it!

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Use the customizable marketing materials included in the new Ready-to-Go Campaigns and get a jump-start on driving new business with these exciting new solutions.

Windows Essential Server Solutions helps you bring enterprise-class server technology to your small- and midsize-business customers. This new family of integrated server software is comprised of Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server (Windows EBS) 2008.

The official launch date for Windows Essential Server Solutions is November 12, 2008.

To get you ready for launch, we’ve created two new exciting Sneak Peek Ready-to-Go Campaigns. Each campaign was designed to help you get trained, update your website, generate demand and follow-up on leads. Be the first to show your customers how this integrated platform, designed and priced specifically for their size businesses can propel their company forward by reducing IT complexity and improving business efficiency.

Assess which campaign is right for you, then click to get started:.

Windows Small Business Server 2008:

  • Ideal for customers with less than 50 employees

  • Helps protect your vital business information from loss, by automatically backing up the computers and servers in your network and helping enable you to recover accidentally deleted files

  • Is designed for small businesses, to work with existing technology, build on Microsoft best practices, and delivers a comprehensive network at an affordable price

  • Gives you highly secure access to business contacts, calendars, e-mail, files, and other important desktop resources from any Internet-connected computer, virtually anywhere at any time, so you can be productive while you’re away from the office or on the road

Windows Essential Business Server 2008:

  • Ideal for customers with 50 to 300 employees

  • Simplifies your daily activities with a Centralized Administration Console that gives you a single point of access to your IT environment

  • Helps you to proactively manage your environment, reduce your IT complexity, and help give you back control of your systems

  • Increases the predictability and reliability of your systems and reduce typical errors that can occur when standalone products are deployed

  • Increases productivity by working both in and away from the office with remote access, anti-spam, and anti-virus protection, and improved messaging technologies

Still have questions about which Sneak Peek Campaign is right for you? Ask our free Marketing Desk Specialists.

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