Welcome To Your Network

View this email in your browser Launch Edition | November 1, 2010 Follow us: Follow Jon Roskill Welcome to Your Network I am proud to announce that your Microsoft Partner Network is here! Based on your feedback, our program has been redesigned to help you create a profitable and differentiated business with a bright future. Through the Microsoft Partner Network, you can: Join the community. You can also stand out from competitors by building and showcasing your expertise when you purchase subscriptions, or by earning a silver or gold competency. Get the Cloud Essential's Pack to build or sell cloud solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Use new benefits, including enhanced support, new competency logos, and tailored internal-use software, to grow your business. I invite you to watch my video to learn more about the Partner Network launch, and I hope you'll reach out to me directly with your feedback. Jon What Partners Are Saying About the Need for Business, and the Partner Network, to Evolve Jess Coburn, president and CEO, Applied Innovations shares his insight on thinking strategically about your competency attainment plan.  Visit the partner portal for the latest competency requirements and benefits. About Choosing the Cloud Pam McClelland, alliances director, SolidSoft discusses how cloud solutions give customers a choice and produce new revenue streams.  Subscribe to the Cloud Essentials Pack. For a limited time, we'll waive your first-year subscription fee. About How New Competency Branding Can Help Partners Jeff Pyden, president and CEO, OmniVue explains how the new competency logo is good for Microsoft Dynamics partners.  Download your new competency logo. About What Makes Change Good Orrin Klopper, CEO, Netsurit says there are good things afoot with the new Microsoft Partner Network that can make your business better, and he adds that if the owner of Netsurit can figure out the changes, they can't be too hard to understand.  Need step-by-step instructions for enrolling in silver or gold competencies? Download the roadmaps. Which Membership Is Right for Your Business? The combination of the launches of the Windows 7 operating system, the Windows Azure technology platform, the Microsoft Office 2010 suites, and the Microsoft Lync family of products, together with a marketplace clamoring for new technologies offers tremendous opportunities for business growth. Through the Microsoft Partner Network and our new membership opportunities, partner organizations of any size can make the most of new Microsoft products and technologies to capitalize on market demand to build their businesses. Membership Opportunities Participate in a community and make real-time connections to help spark innovation. Join the Microsoft Partner Network and gain access to benefits that can help extend your market reach, reduce costs, and increase profitability. Purchase a subscription to access software, development tools, training, market visibility, and support—all at a very low price. Earn a silver or gold competency to help your business demonstrate its expertise and make certifications more recognizable to prospective customers. Partners can attain both silver competencies and gold competencies. Follow Us on Twitter Like Our Page on Facebook You are receiving this newsletter as a benefit of your organization's partnership agreement with Microsoft, or because you requested to do so. Visit the Microsoft Partner Network Portal Visit the Partner Learning Center Visit the Partner Marketing Center Newsletter Legal Information This newsletter was sent by: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign Up for Other Newsletters © 2010 Microsoft Corporation.    Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement