| | Volume 7, Issue 12 December 2008 | | | Microsoft Business Insight Newsletter Welcome to this monthly publication offering the latest business news, offers, and resources from Microsoft. | December Highlights | | | Streamline your IT systems and simplify daily management with the new Windows Essential Business Server 2008. Try out a demo and see if it's right for your business. | | | | Mobile professionals can now utilize the same systems they use in the office through mobile line-of-business applications. Find out what's new. | | | News and Features | With the economy turning increasingly gloomy, keeping your customers happy is part of a smart survival strategy. How can refreshing your customer-relationship software help? | | From leveraging the power of search engines to better understanding your site traffic, Joanna Krotz offers timely advice on squeezing extra selling power from your Web site. | | Today's economy demands that businesses exercise caution, says Tony Scott, chief information officer for Microsoft. But making smart technology decisions now can help you cut costs and prepare for better days ahead. | Offers and Downloads | Microsoft Response Point phone system software can save you up to 51% on phone bills. And you can enter to win a $5,000 small business phone system and service now. | | Take a simple self-assessment survey to gauge the health of your organization's infrastructure and learn how you can lower costs, improve service levels, and increase business agility. | | You don't have to hire an expensive designer to create an eye-catching business Web site. You can build your own free, customized site with the easy-to-use design tools in Microsoft Office Live Small Business. | | To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at http://www.microsoft.com/misc/unsubscribe.htm. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 | | | |