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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe Celebrate the holidays with Microsoft Office Hello, we've put this handy holiday guide together to show you all the ways you can use Microsoft Office to help make this year's holidays easier and more affordable. From greeting cards to winter holiday images, Office Online is a great place to find free help for your seasonal projects. And, best of all, this year you can get Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 for a great price. From greeting cards to book reports, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 can help everyone in the family get more done. And—with Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007, and OneNote 2007—it also makes an excellent gift. Check out these special offers. Use an easy template for this year's family newsletter Are you looking for a layout for your holiday newsletter? Check out this collection of templates and choose the one that's right for you. Download clip art for your New Year's celebration If you need an image or sound to include in your New Year's party invitation or for the event itself, don't miss this library of free images and sounds. Create a personalized Advent calendar Counting the days until December 25th can be a lot of fun and you can make the countdown even more interesting by customizing a calendar with your own images and effects. Add or delete holidays and custom events in your calendar Learn how to add holidays, create custom holidays or add other types of non-holiday events, such as quarterly deadlines or your organization's paydays. Update your profile for customized communications Are you now using Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007? Let us know and you will receive a newsletter especially tailored to your current version of Microsoft Office. Download the Fotolia add-in and access millions of images Add this new ribbon to Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 and get instant access to the Fotolia's vast library of images. Watch the Office Casual video to find out more. Make job applications easy with Monster Resume Easy Submit Monster Resume Easy Submit allows job seekers to upload resumes to Monster.com quickly without leaving Word. By installing the Easy Submit add-in, you can apply to jobs, enjoy better matches to your perfect job, and allow top employers to find you. Introducing The Presentation Summit After seven seasons as one of the foremost training events, PowerPoint Live is reintroducing itself to presentation professionals as The Presentation Summit, Oct 17-20, 2010 in San Diego, CA. Spend three days and you will never look at a presentation project the same way again. Call 925.398.6210 or visit the event Web site. IMPORTANT NOTICE Update your profile and you will receive the Office Insider newsletter for your current version of Microsoft Office. Gift Labels 2010 Calendar More Templates More than 150,000 free images and sounds. Christmas Music Hanukkah More Clip Art and Media Get the latest updates now to improve the stability and security of Microsoft Office. Crabby's World Office advice and humor. Office Training Free self-paced training courses. Office Online Podcasts Tips and demos optimized for mobile devices. Office Online Blog The latest news and views. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe at www.microsoft.com. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. This e-mail was sent by the Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, 98052 USA Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

Partner Newsletter: New Core Infrastructure Competencies Unveiled

Sign up for other newsletters | Update your profile December 8, 2009 In this edition, we're celebrating the recent launch of the new Core Infrastructure competencies. Find out how they'll better showcase your expertise—and how you'll be able to speed your revenue growth and win longer customer engagements. We've designed the new Partner Network competencies to showcase your skills and align with how your customers buy. That's why the recently launched Core Infrastructure competencies—Desktop Platform, Server Platform, and Systems Management—will help you build a more profitable practice and deepen your customer relationships. And when you add the Virtualization and Security competencies, you have more opportunities than ever to prove your expertise—and your value—to your customers. Use these key resources to learn more about the value of the Core Infrastructure competencies and how to begin building your practice: • Review the IDC study to learn how you can boost deal size by 68 percent and per-employee revenue by 28 percent. • Download the Partner Solution Plan (PSP) Activation Kit for concise, actionable guidance and key resources that Microsoft experts have identified as critical. • Offer your enterprise customers a simplified way to acquire licenses for their infrastructures with Enrollment for Core Infrastructure (ECI). • Want to learn more about Microsoft Core Infrastructure solutions? Get details. • Interested in getting Microsoft Core Infrastructure solutions updates? Subscribe to the infrastructure partner newsletter. Showcase Your Windows 7 and MDOP Expertise Attain the new Desktop Platform competency to prove your skill at developing solutions based on the Windows 7 operating system and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). You'll get access to no-charge training, exclusive logos and marketing materials, and customer support. All of which you can use to build more revenue for your business. Reach Your Microsoft Exchange Server Sales and Marketing Goals Microsoft Unified Communications partner marketing campaigns can help you generate sales leads, increase awareness, drive customer engagement, and evaluate the return on your marketing investment. Visit the Partner Marketing Center and get started with these valuable to-customer campaigns: • Cost Savings with Unified Communications • Enhanced Communications and Collaboration • Exchange Server Upgrade New Report: More Than 80 Percent of Vulnerabilities Are in Non-Microsoft Code Download the latest Security Intelligence Report to learn more about the findings. And be better equipped to provide sound recommendations to help your customers stay on top of the latest online threats. Download the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP Explore new capabilities designed to help your customers improve IT and developer efficiency, easily capture and share business intelligence (BI) with all users, and scale to meet changing business demands. Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Now Available Download the next-generation release of Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. Then find sales and marketing resources, training, and support to help you reduce the cost and complexity of Web security for your customers. Download Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Beta Get hands-on experience with new features. Find out how it's easier than ever to bring together real-time data from multiple sources and how to improve efficiency with enhanced workflow-based functionality. Get Ready for Next-Generation Cloud Computing The Windows Azure platform is launching soon. Start training now to deliver robust cloud-based applications that help your customers operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. Get prescriptive guidance through role-based training. Win more business and evaluate your strategy with tools, resources, and guides in the Core Infrastructure Practice Builder, created by Core Infrastructure partners. Watch Core IO Learning Snacks for short, informative presentations about Core Infrastructure Optimization (Core IO). Need training? Find prescriptive guidance in learning paths for virtualization and Microsoft System Center. Get up to speed with updated Exchange Server 2010 Ignite Technical Training. Accelerate your Exchange Server 2010 sales with online training and seminars. Register Now for Practice Accelerator Experience Get the comprehensive set of tools, resources, and best practices you need to build your midmarket practice around Microsoft solutions through Practice Accelerator. This unique for-fee experience offers the opportunity to participate in a four-day, in-depth training session delivered by Microsoft experts through Microsoft Office Live Meeting. The last event runs December 14–17, 2009, 9:00 A.M.–1:00 P.M., Pacific time. Download the EAP Configurator from Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing Help build and accelerate your Microsoft Enrollment for Application Platform (EAP) proposals with the new Microsoft EAP Configurator. The tool includes easy product and service selection, automatic generation of a customer quote and preliminary pricing sheet, and comparison of EAP and Microsoft Enterprise Agreement prices. December 2009 Agreement Refresh for the Open Programs Now Available As of December 7, 2009, the Microsoft Open License, Microsoft Open Value, and Microsoft Open Value Subscription agreements include changes that help clarify language and bring alignment with other Volume Licensing agreements, and program enhancements that help simplify licensing. The December 2009 changes apply to customers who sign a 2009 agreement. The 2009 agreements are available from your distributor. Download a customer presentation for additional details, and get answers to customers' frequently asked questions (FAQ). VLSC Replaced MVLS and eOpen on December 6, 2009 As of December 6, 2009, Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) provides a single, integrated portal for managing all Volume Licensing IDs. The Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS) and eOpen licensing management websites have been retired and now automatically redirect to VLSC. All user accounts and registered Volume Licensing IDs have been migrated. • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to Be Supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 • Windows 7 Role-Based Learning Paths • Windows RSS Feed • Upgrading to Windows 7 for SMB • Windows 7 Videos Visit the Microsoft Partner Network Portal ©2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft and the Microsoft Partner Network logo, Azure, Forefront, SharePoint, Windows, Windows Azure, Windows Live, and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation group of companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Trouble accessing a Microsoft Partner Network link? You may be signed in with another Windows Live ID not associated with the Partner Network. Sign out of any other Windows Live ID-enabled sites, and then sign in with the credentials used to enroll in the Microsoft Partner Network. 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