I’ve posted before on the Microsoft Action Pack but a Partner contacted me recently to get clarification on who is allowed to apply and use them.
Firstly, what is a Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS)?
It is a kit that contains new software releases, as well as updated sales and marketing materials that are designed to help […]
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Chatting with a few UK Partners last week about whether they are installing Vista with positive results, many said they were waiting for SP1 or they (or their customers) were “stubbornly sticking to XP” or have “actually asked for downgrade”.
In balance, I got a large number of Partners who have successfully installed Vista and are enjoying the benefits - most […]
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Since 6th December 2007, the Microsoft eOpen website provides those with Volume license agreements access to product downloads and purchase of Media Kits. The thinking behind this is to reduce the deployment lead-time (available 24/7 for downloading and ordering) as well as fulfilment costs. This means that you won’t need to contact your existing distributor/supplier to […]
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Some of the feedback from Partners who attending the Small Business Forum last month was that although OEM was the license of choice for now, there was a clear willingness to want to understand how to better adopt volume licensing.
It’s not always the easiest to understand and those who have been chatting to me about […]
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I found a good post from Moloy Tandon regarding how you can license Microsoft Small Business Server 2003.
One of the challenges we are facing is how we can change people’s perception of how to license SBS (and I don’t mean everyone to go to volume licensing on server OS). On my travels around the UK […]
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Looking through the delegate sign-up list for the Small Business Forum there are lots of questions around licensing, particularly volume licensing. Thanks to those who have submitted questions, I’m collating them and getting answers ready for the event. I could probably put a whole day together just to focus on this subject alone but there […]
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The Mr. Busy Campaign will be bidding SBSCers in UK and Ireland a hurried goodbye as he gets replaced by three new campaigns.
Here’s what the Mr. Busy campaign achieved:
101 Partners took part in the campaign within five weeks
24,000 end users were reached
98% of Partners told Microsoft that they would like to see more of these […]
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I went along to Microsoft’s Cardinal Place today to sit in with a few familar faces (you know who you are!) and listen to the team talk about a number of OEM topics such as Windows Server 2008, Office Ready PC, and combatting illegal licensing.
One of the Partners wanted to ask about an issue which […]
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About time too as well!
A training and assessment requirement will take effect from November 30th 2007 for new and renewing subscribers.
If you are going to be one of these, then you will be required to take any Microsoft e-Learning course and then pass its associated assessment with a minimum score of 70 percent. To continue […]
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Here’s a heads up to all Microsoft Partners thinking about licensing SBS 2003 so that you can save 15% on Windows SBS 2003 R2 (standard edition) for you and your clients (should you wish!).
Offer: Save 15% on Windows SBS 2003 R2 Standard Edition
License types: L only, L+SA
Offer descriptions: Partners get an additional 15% off the […]
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