David Houston has been busy building the Irish SBS Community will help from the guys over there and I am pleased to announce that three group meetings will be taking place in September:
SBS Ulster - 31st August at 4pm at Microsoft and will cover Windows SharePoint Service and User Groups.
SBS Leinster - 12th September at […]
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With the recent release of A-Level and GCSE results, the CBI are stressing the importance of student getting at least five C and above results to stand a chance of successful employment.
I was fortunate enough to continue my education all the way through to University and came out with a degree on the back of […]
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Microsoft luuurves acronyms and it would be outrageous if they had a division that didn’t have one. The Partner Technical Specialist Team (PTS if you are short of time) are a group of guys and gals who have finally found out about the UK and Irish community thanks to David Overton and the SMS&P (Small and […]
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In between catching up on blogs and your day job there are heaps of opportunities for you to catch up and network with like-minded people and learn a thing or two. The only way to realise what’s out there is for a few people to signpost you. So here’s your ’starter for ten’ which may […]
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On September 7th, Redmond will batten down the hatches, hide the drunk woman in the police cell, get the chocolates on the hotel pillows and let me and hundreds of other partners loose at SMB Nation!
I’m going for a number of reasons, and I’m sure they are the same as everyone elses:
a) to learn new […]
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Looking for a Microsoft site that will help you approach your customers better?
Try Microsoft Gear Up which includes:
A Licensing Configurator (updated monthly)
Sales Support Centre (includes evaluation software to send to your customers)
Customer Ready Proposals (includes promotions and cross sell/ upsell recommendations)
The site is split into sections; sales, marketing, and training. For all those ‘techies’ or BDMs out […]
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That’s right guys and gals, I have signed myself up for next year’s London Marathon! Many thought I was stupid the first time round so I didn’t want to disappoint you and miss out on a second time to prove that I am up for running 26.2miles (42kms) again on April 22nd 2007.
I shall be setting […]
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Before I begin with this post, I am briefly covering some of the features I like in Vista and Office. The features and benefits of these two products are not limited to my list but are used to help illustrate a point (or two) that I am trying to make.
With the arrival of Vista and Office on the horizon, […]
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25 years ago today, IBM introduced the IBM 5150 at a trim cost of $1,565 and with just a modest 16k of memory.
Last month Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect told the company’s shareholders that the PC era was coming to an end.
“We’re now in a new era, an era in which the Internet is […]
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Okay so it’s a bit daft but it’s a lighter side of our businesses… enjoy…
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