Microsoft Certified Professional Flash - Special Edition: February 2010

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The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Flash is a monthly newsletter that announces program updates; training, exam, and credential availability and retirements; and special offers for MCPs. Find more information on the MCP member site or on the Microsoft Learning site. Due to the timing of the Second Shot launch, we were unable to place the following announcement in the previous MCP Flash newsletter. However, due to its popularity and value to our customers in the past, we wanted to do a special announcement to get the word out as soon as possible. For more information, visit the Microsoft Learning Career Portal. Second Shot Returns to Help You Advance Your Career Second Shot, the most popular certification offer in Microsoft history, has returned to help you pass your next certification exam and further your career. Second Shot gives you a free retake offer if you do not pass a Microsoft Certification Exam on the first attempt. But don't wait--to get a Second Shot you must take both the first exam and (if necessary) the retake exam before June 30, 2010. This offer applies to all Microsoft Learning IT professional, developer, project management, and Microsoft Dynamics exams, including academic exams. • Learn more about Second Shot • View frequently asked questions about the Second Shot offer (.docx, 17 KB) Chart Your Career Today and Become Indispensable Whether you are currently unemployed, preparing for your next career move, or trying to become indispensable in your existing role, Microsoft provides learning paths and guidance to help you get ready for top IT and developer jobs. These learning paths concentrate on some of the most popular applications used in the industry today, including Microsoft Windows, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Windows Server, and Exchange. Special Edition February 2010 In This Issue: Resources • Born to Learn blog • MCP Web site Welcome! Subscribing to the MCP Flash is the easiest way to stay current on training and certification news from Microsoft. As part of your subscription, you may occasionally receive beta exam or survey invitations from the MCP program. You may unsubscribe from these notices, but in doing so you will also cancel your subscription to the monthly MCP Flash, which contains information about your certification benefits and status. ©2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Windows, and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please reply to this message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or click here to sign in and unsubscribe. These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Legal Information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter February 2010 - Issue 12

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Business Intelligence Solutions from Microsoft We are excited to announce that registration for the Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2010 is now open! We invite you to join us for this event which will showcase market-leading business intelligence (BI) products from Microsoft, solution expertise and customer successes. Additionally, this year's BI Conference is co-locating with Tech.Ed North America which will offer you exposure to additional networking opportunities with customers & partners as part of Tech.Ed. You will also have access to the Tech.Ed keynote, pre-conferences, more hands on labs, and a larger Expo showcasing more Microsoft demo stations, exhibitors and sponsors. The fee to attend the Conference is $1495 USD, but if you register before February 28th, you qualify for the early bird rate of $1195. Register today! The Conference is designed to educate you on every aspect of Microsoft's BI offerings with technical and business-focused educational tracks, an entire track dedicated to customer best practices sessions, Microsoft BI Awards presentation, hands-on labs, peer networking opportunities and more! Visit the Conference Website for more information and a complete list of all Tracks and Sessions! For the first time, this year's conference will take place in New Orleans in conjunction with Tech.Ed 2010. Gain insight into how Microsoft is evolving Business Intellgence solutions, and hear customer success stories firsthand-all in the midst of North America's premier immersive IT gathering. You'll have the chance to learn from the experts who design, build, and support Microsoft BI products every day, and you can attend 54 BI sessions with content targeted for IT Leaders, Business Leaders, IT Professionals and Developers. This year's BI Conference will center on the following topic areas: • Empowering End Users • Improving Organizational Effectiveness • Increasing IT and Developer Efficiency • Partner Services and Solutions Delivery • Customer Business Value With all new releases of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Office & SharePoint 2010, our core BI products, and added benefits from co-location with Tech.Ed, this promises to be an event you will not want to miss! Subscribe Did You Receive The Business Intelligence Newsletter from a Friend? The Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter is full of the latest news, resources, product information and events related to Microsoft BI that we encourage subscribers to forward to friends and co-workers. If you've received this issue from someone via e-mail and would like to receive the free Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter bimonthly, all you have to do is subscribe. February 2010 Issue 12 In This Issue: Subscribe Follow Us Online Become a fan of BI Conference on Facebook, and follow us at www.twitter.com/MSBIC. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com web site. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal Information. This newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

Windows Logo Program Newsletter for February 2, 2010

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The Windows Logo Program Newsletter provides up to date information about the Windows Logo Program. Did you get this newsletter from a friend? Subscribe to the Windows Logo Program Newsletter. Certified for Windows Server 2003 Hardware System Submissions Will Be Accepted Until July 13, 2010 Summary Microsoft is extending the final date that test submissions will be accepted, via Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, for hardware systems certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 from December 31, 2009, to July 13, 2010, to align with the end of Mainstream Support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2. Details . Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may continue to use WLK 1.4 for testing systems for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 until July 13, 2010; however, support for the WLK 1.4 tool ends February 1, 2010. . WLK 1.5 does not support Windows Server 2003 but may be used upon release for testing Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. WLK 1.5 must be used after July 13, 2010, to test Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. . Due to the end of Mainstream Support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 coming soon, Microsoft recommends testing new systems with and deploying Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. . This announcement does not impact the Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters, which retired on December 31, 2009. Refer to the September 1, 2009 Windows Logo Program Newsletter for additional information (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/whql/resources/news/whqlnews_090109.htm). . This announcement does not impact device submissions for Windows Server 2003, which may continue to be submitted using WLK 1.4, through February 1, 2010, and WLK 1.5. Important News Regarding Windows Touch Test Lab Effective February 26, 2010, the Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taipei, Taiwan, will become the sole lab for testing all Windows Touch device submissions and the WTTL in Redmond will close. By February 26, 2010, please send all of your Windows Touch device submissions to the WTTL in Taipei. Also, the WTTL in Taipei will be closed during Chinese New Year, February 13 - 21, 2010. Because of this closure, submissions that arrive at the Taipei WTTL between February 9 and February 21 might not be processed within the normal turnaround time. To avoid possible delay, please be sure your submission arrives in Taipei by February 8. For more information on the Windows Touch Test Lab, see http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx. Edition for February 2, 2010 In This Issue: Certified for Windows Server 2003 Hardware System Submissions Will Be Accepted Until July 13, 2010 Important News Regarding Windows Touch Test Lab What's New on WHDC? Windows Logo Program References • Windows Logo Program Newsletter Archives To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Web site. 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 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement