Partner News: Software-plus-Services—Get Started Now

Sign up for other newsletters | Update your profile December 9, 2008 The full power of choice. In a tight economy, it's more critical than ever. The choice to leverage existing IT investments without feeling constrained by them. The power to choose customized solutions that optimize capabilities and price. It comes down to this: The more cost-effective combinations of software and infrastructure you can provide, the better your position in the marketplace. In this issue, we point you to software-plus-services resources that can help you build your position today. Microsoft Partner Program Global Newsletter Team Offer Customers Lower Costs, Broader Capabilities The software-plus-services strategy brings more flexibility to your customers—and to you. It lets customers use software-as-a-service capabilities in conjunction with traditional on-premises infrastructure and software. While you benefit from recurring revenue and from cost-saving delivery models. Partner Program members have exclusive access to online introductory training. The Partner Evolution Guide can help you make a smooth transition from on-premises models. The Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite of communications and collaboration software will soon be available globally. Selling or supporting these products can help you build new annual and monthly revenue streams. Explore the offering and enroll in the program so you're ready for the launch. Cloud computing—it's not only for your customers. The new Azure Services Platform is designed for you. Use it to reduce your own development costs while extending your capabilities. Software development kits (SDKs) are already available to help you plug your solutions into the platform. Measurable business opportunities: White paper highlights partner successes with software-plus-services strategy. Generate new revenue streams with Solution Accelerators for Microsoft Online Services. Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance Keep your edge by customizing Windows operating system-based solutions. Follow the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) blog for updates. Learn how you can extend the power of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 with a resource toolkit for IT administrators. Use the new Asset Inventory Service 1.5 catalog to learn about Microsoft Volume Licensing for Microsoft System Center. Be a Voice for Innovation Join Voices for Innovation, a global network of diverse professionals. Help advocate for choice, innovation, and economic growth in the technology sector. Stay informed. Initiate conversations with business leaders and elected officials. Find out more and hear success stories in this DWPC webcast. Compete in the Public Sector with Virtualization Affirm your position as a trusted advisor to your government accounts by leveraging new virtualization campaign materials created specifically for government. Show customers how you can help reduce cost, space, and energy requirements for hardware and infrastructure. • Podcasting Kit for SharePoint wins award, helps build business. The latest info and quick access to resources. • Get an overview of core programs in newly updated Licensing Reseller Handbook. • Complete the virtual lab pilot exam for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, receive three MCP exam vouchers. • New Microsoft Certified Master program offers highest level of server product certification. • Enroll in Microsoft Business Intelligence Boot Camp live seminar series. Visit the Microsoft Partner Program Portal. We welcome your feedback. Send us your likes, dislikes, and requests to help us build a better newsletter for Microsoft Partners. ©2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Active Directory, Azure, SharePoint, Windows, Windows Live, 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. Trouble accessing a Microsoft Partner Portal link? You may be signed in with another Windows Live ID not associated with the Partner Program. Sign out of any other Windows Live ID-enabled sites, and then sign in with the credentials used to enroll in the Microsoft Partner Program. If you still cannot open the link, please contact our support team. You will receive a response within 72 hours. Newsletter Legal Information This newsletter was sent by: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Welcome Center The first time you use Windows Vista, you see Welcome Center, which offers a wealth of introductory information to help you with Windows Vista. Topics include connecting to the Internet and news about Windows Vista. If you decide to close Welcome Center and instruct Windows Vista not to open it at startup, and then you change your mind, you can find it in Control Panel. 1. Click Start. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Click Welcome Center. Use Multiple Monitors to Present and See Notes at the Same Time Microsoft Office PowerPoint provides a feature you can use to show the presentation slides on a projector while keeping the Presenter view (with the speaker notes) on your notebook computer's screen. To use this feature, you need to change your display settings. Here's how: 1. Open the Display Properties dialog box by right-clicking the desktop and then clicking Properties. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Click the Secondary Display symbol (the 2). 4. Under the Screen resolution heading, select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box. This setting gives you a desktop that spreads across both the projector and your notebook computer's screen. You can now set up PowerPoint to use both screens. 1. Open your presentation. 2. On the menu bar, click Slide Show, and then click Set Up Slide Show. 3. In the Set Up Show dialog box, locate the Multiple monitors option, and select the Show Presenter View check box. 4. Start the slide show. The Slide Show view of the presentation appears on the projector's screen, while the Presenter view and speaker notes appear only on your notebook computer's screen. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. 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 Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Adding New Users Rather than putting everyone's files in one location, Windows Vista allocates folder structures for each user, keeping your information more private and less cluttered. User Accounts are configured through User Accounts and Family Safety in Control Panel. Note: You must be an administrator, and your organization might limit the use of administrator rights. To Fit a Printout onto a Set Number of Worksheet Pages 1. Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon. 2. In the Scale to Fit section, in the Width box, type the number of pages you want the printout to span horizontally. 3. In the Height box in the same section, type the number of pages you want the printout to span vertically. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. 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 Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2008 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement