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Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:01 PM

Are you ready to “Bing?”

The public preview of “ Bing ” is now up and running and ready for you to try! Bing is a new search experience and consumer brand, outlining a new approach to helping customers use search to make better decisions. This “Decision Engine” approach focuses
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:43 AM

FREE Dell Latitude E4300 Windows 7 Laptop contest from Microsoft

For many weeks now, I have been posting about and providing links to information, resources, trainings, downloads, RC code, and more regarding Windows 7 from Microsoft right here on the Blog ( More Windows 7 Resources and Training Sessions for you , Windows
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:48 AM

More Windows 7 Resources and Training Sessions for you

As the interest continues to grow and the requests for more and more information regarding Windows 7 increases, I am happy to share out even more Windows 7 resources and learning/training opportunities with you. If you missed any of my earlier Windows
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Friday, May 22, 2009 11:29 AM

Check out the new Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Forum – Launched today

Today, Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group Marketing Team launched the Through Partner Marketing Facebook page, called the Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Forum . This forum is dedicated to the sharing of knowledge around the topics of website and search
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:19 AM

Up to 65% discount on Microsoft Visual Studio Team Systems for U.S. Certified and Gold Certified Partners

Here is a promotion that offers BIG savings for any Certified or Gold Certified Partner in the U.S.! Right now the U.S. Team is offering a 65% discount off Estimated Retail Price on either the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Editions (which
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:18 AM

Digital WPC and WPC Connect are now open and available

Over the past couple months I have put up a few posts here regarding various aspects of Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 taking place this July in New Orleans: Registration for Worldwide Partner Conference opens today Start connecting with WPC09 online
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Friday, May 15, 2009 12:57 PM

Windows 7 Learning Portal – More resources and information for you on Windows 7!

Here is the next installment of Windows 7 resources and information for you, following on to my: “ Windows 7 Resources For You ,” “ Free Windows 7 eLearning Clinics from Microsoft Learning ,” and “ Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode – Webcast for Partners
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Friday, May 15, 2009 7:23 AM

New EBS 2008 and SBS 2008 Click-through Demos Available For Partners!

Want a quick, lightweight, and portable way to show off EBS 2008 and SBS 2008? Click-through demos are being posted on the Download Center for you to use starting later today. These click-through demos come with lab manuals that go in depth into the products
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:25 AM

Free Windows 7 eLearning Clinics from Microsoft Learning

Following my Windows 7 Resources For You post, which has been receiving a lot of positive feedback, here is another exciting announcement for those of you looking at or considering the upcoming Microsoft Windows 7 release. Microsoft Learning has just
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:49 PM

Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode – Webcast for Partners

One of the key differentiators of Windows 7 (among several) is Windows XP Mode. Don’t know what Windows XP Mode is? Well, Windows XP Mode greatly improves the already high compatibility of the Operating System with many productivity applications that
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Monday, May 11, 2009 12:01 AM

UK Partners – Have you subscribed to the Microsoft UK Partner RSS feed yet?

If you are a Microsoft Partner in the UK, here is a great opportunity for you to get tuned in to some great information from the Microsoft UK Team. The Microsoft UK Partner RSS feed provides you with information and updates on a variety of topics ranging
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Friday, May 08, 2009 10:37 AM

SBS 2008 Build Day – Partner event tomorrow – In-Person and Live Meeting

Here’s a quick reminder about the great Partner-led event taking place tomorrow in Las Vegas that Partners can also attend in person or via Live Meeting if you won’t be able to be there in person. It is the “SBS 2008 Build Day - Partners showing Partners
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Friday, May 08, 2009 8:36 AM

Join us in giving back – WPC Day of Giving, Sunday, July 12 in New Orleans

Here is your chance to join us by volunteering your time and inviting others to join you in making a difference in New Orleans – Sunday, July 12. This is the day just before the actual start of Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans and this year,
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:12 PM

Have you checked out the new LicenseWise Tool for Partners? Things you need to know…

Yesterday, we transitioned the Microsoft Gear Up Licensing Configurator tool to the worldwide version of Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing . If you have not used LicenseWise in the past, I would encourage you to explore this popular online customer
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:50 AM

Windows 7 Ultimate RC is now available for download from Microsoft!

Last Thursday, I put up a post about how Window 7 Release Candidate (RC) was available for MSDN & TechNet subscribers . In that post, I also mentioned that if you do not have an MSDN or TechNet subscription and you were not part of the managed Beta
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:59 AM

1,000 Free Exam Vouchers for Microsoft Small Business Specialists

Yes, this offer is true and available to Microsoft Small Business Specialists right now. Microsoft is offering a total of 1,000 free exam vouchers to our Microsoft Small Business Specialists and these vouchers are good for the following eligible exams:
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Friday, May 01, 2009 12:03 PM

Just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD. The irony…

Here’s a post with a personal example today. We live and work in an age where bandwidth is becoming more readily available in many more places. Being able to access more information, send information, and share information is much better today than in
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Friday, May 01, 2009 9:57 AM

Understanding “technical jargon” and what it means

Earlier today, a Partner submitted a question asking if there is a resource from Microsoft that helps explain the “technical jargon” that you see in so many places today so that they could better understand many of the documents and new technologies out
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