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Microsoft SBS 2003 R2 Rebate Offer

Built for resellers to help drive their businesses and would probably be a good one for Microsoft Small Business Specialists to join in on.
Between now and the end of 2007, every copy of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 sold will allow you to choose from one of the following:

Claim up to $225 services rebate […]

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Out on the road

Here’s a heads up on what’s going on in the in the land of Microsoft and where they’ll be whilst on the road:
Microsoft Technical Roadshow for the Channel
Technical level: 200
Subjects covered: Vista, Office, Windows Server, Centro, Small Business Server
Small Business Specialist pre-session events are available on the following dates:
Wednesday 10th October, Cardinal Place, London. Click […]

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When good advertising goes bananas…

If you caught any of the World Cup rugby over the last week and sat through the ad breaks, you may have been treated to Cadbury’s new advertising campaign.
It’s not what you would typically associate with the company and is aimed cleverly at who they perceive will be watching the TV at the time. There […]

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Jobsworths don’t help anyone

I’ve decided, ‘thank you’ and ’sorry’ are expensive words…
During my run today, I spent time thinking about the week ahead and what I needed to do. Taking time out on my own to run or simply sit by the river gives me my space to focus and clear down a few things that build up […]

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Today is a good day!

I deleted my Facebook account and the rugby is on all day.
Going for a run and I’ll be back to post on a few ideas I’ve had this weekend later.

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Open Licensing… what’s it all about?

My colleague Cat from our Licensing Team came along to listen to me present last night and see what the London IT Pro Group was all about. Rather than take a back seat, the Group was good enough to get her involved and so the discussion of why is licensing so complex?
One of things about […]

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Insurance policies for the SBSCer

Ed Probert has talked about it before at the Small Business Symposium and recently broadcasted on LiveMeeting with Bill Wells back in July.
Alex Stanier talked last night at the London IT Pro Group about an Insurance policy with the rest of the Group and I know other Partners have been concerned about partnering with other […]

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Banging the drum about DemoShowcase again…

In the last few days I’ve had some good meetings. Interestingly, both featured DemoShowcase which is a set of 24 predefined customer scenarios which you can customise in a virtual machine environment.
After chatting to the London IT Pro Group, I showed them how easy it is to talk about how five different applications in just over […]

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