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View this e-mail in your browser Follow us: Microsoft Partner Network Newsletter | June 22, 2010 You are receiving this newsletter at your request. To manage your subscription, go to the Microsoft Subscription Center and sign in with your Windows Live ID. Get Essential Business Services at a Lower Price Get the tools you need to effectively manage your business, combined with the flexibility to respond to today’s business challenges. Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) delivers the high availability, comprehensive security, and simplified IT management you’re looking for in hosted services. This set of communication and collaboration solutions, hosted by Microsoft, consists of Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft Office SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, and Microsoft Office Communications Online. You can get better value by bundling multiple stand-alone services. And aquire and pay for only the number of seats you need and the services you use. Learn more about aquiring BPOS. By joining the Microsoft Partner Network and signing the Microsoft Online Services Partner Agreement, you can generate recurring revenue by recommending BPOS and other Online Services to customers. You’ll also qualify for up to 250 no-charge BPOS seats in the first year of your agreement. And partners can find BPOS training tailored to a variety of business roles You can train, too, when you enroll as a partner. Why Join? | Microsoft Partner Portal | Enroll in the Partner Network President Bill Clinton to Speak at WPC 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is honored to welcome President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, as the official WPC 2010 guest speaker. President Bill Clinton will be presenting “Embracing our Common Humanity” on Wednesday, July 14 in Washington, D.C. 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