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Get a First Look at Competency and Advanced Competency Benefits and Requirements
Start preparing for new Microsoft competencies and advanced competencies now. The Value of Earning a Microsoft Competency - Summary guide provides a preview and general overview of how to earn competencies, and how they can differentiate your business. Review the summary guide, and attend a March 17th webcast to learn more. (You will receive details about the webcast in an e-mail.)
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HP and Microsoft have expanded their partnership with a multiple-year investment to drive the next generation of infrastructure and applications as services. Become a Frontline partner or learn more about Microsoft core infrastructure solutions.
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Join the Windows Embedded Partner Community
Find training, product information, and news to help you get started and to foster new relationships with Windows Embedded partners.
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| Customer Evidence |
Internet Explorer 8 Drives Business for Leading Internet Companies
Learn how eBay, Yahoo, and other major online companies are delivering content more efficiently—and increasing site traffic and revenue—with Windows Internet Explorer 8.
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| Sales and Technical Support |
Give Your Sales a Boost with Technical and Competitive Sales Assistance
Experienced Partner Technology Specialists are ready to help you during any step of the sales process. Certified and Gold Certified Partners can take advantage of unlimited support.
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Unlimited Technical Support at No Cost
Get answers from Microsoft engineers and connect with other partners. Online Technical Communities provide no-charge support for more than 50 Microsoft products.
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| Training and Readiness |
Advanced Credential Requirements Eliminated for Some Competencies
Partners are not currently required to achieve advanced credentials for these competencies: Custom Development, Security, Server Platform, Systems Management, Unified Communications, and Virtualization . However, you may be able to apply these credentials toward meeting the requirements for advanced competencies, which are set to be available in late 2010.
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Increase Exchange Server 2010 skills:
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SAM Webcasts: Develop Engagement Expertise
Get insight to help you make a compelling case for setting up a Software Asset Management (SAM) engagement with your customers.
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Learn Best Practices for Upgrading Customers to Windows 7
Learn how to approach customers who believe their current operating systems are perfect.
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Help Keep Your Customers' Critical Applications Running
Watch three short videos to get an overview of functionality and instructions for installing and configuring the Service Level Dashboard (SLD) 2.0 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.
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| Licensing |
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade Promotion Extended
Through April 30, 2010, (extended from February 28), offer small- and medium-business (SMB) customers with qualifying Windows desktop operating system licenses savings on Windows 7 Professional operating system upgrade licenses—with or without Software Assurance.
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Windows 7 RC Expires June 1
Be sure to inform your customers that their Windows 7 RC licenses will expire June 1, 2010. Start the conversation with your customers now about making the move to Windows 7.
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Learn about Proper Windows Desktop Licensing and Appropriate Windows Desktop Licensing Practices.
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