NZ TechNet Flash: Win an XBOX 360 Prize pack with Kinect & Halo 4!

29 January 2013 // Subscribe to the TechNet Flash for kiwi IT Pro's

Nathan Mercer

Technical Evangelist

Microsoft New Zealand

Step 1: Download System Center 2012 SP1

Step 2: Email us a screenshot (Make sure your screenshot shows 100% completion!)

System Center 2012 SP1 is a major new release for New Zealand IT Pros, uniquely delivering unified infrastructure, application and cloud management capabilities in a single product offering. Get a head-start now and start testing an evaluation version in your environments today. As an incentive we’re offering you an opportunity to win an Xbox 360 with a Kinect sensor and Halo 4! Microsoft's Cloud OS vision provides one consistent platform for your apps, infrastructure and data, spanning the private cloud at your datacenters, hosting service provider datacenters and the Microsoft Public Cloud. A Microsoft private cloud dramatically changes the way your business produces and consumes IT services by creating a layer of abstraction over your pooled IT resources, enabling you to offer true self-service infrastructure capability and optimize the way you manage application services. Microsoft private cloud solutions are built on System Center and Windows Server. System Center 2012 SP1 empowers you with a common management toolset for your private, hosted and public cloud infrastructure and application services.

Have you seen the competition above? Download System Center 2012 SP1, mail us a screenshot showing 100% completion and you're in the draw! It's that easy! New Virtual Lab: Get To Know Windows Server 2012 Virtual labs are simple, with no complex setup or installation required. Learn about the open application platform for both today's software applications and tomorrow's hybrid cloud solutions. Free Windows InTune training Windows Intune training is now available on Microsoft Virtual Academy. We have added 3 new courses to help IT professionals plan, deploy, manage, and operate Windows Intune. Featured Windows 8 App: Trade Me Toolbox Trade Me Toolbox connects you to Trade Me using the great new features of Windows 8. See your buying and selling details at a glance - both in the application and on live tiles. Featured Windows 8 App: Tweetro+ Tweetro+ is an elegant Twitter client for Windows 8 and regarded by many as the best Twitter experience on the platform.

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© 2013 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use :: Trademarks "Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 XBOX Prize Pack" Competition - Terms and Conditions: Eligibility 1. By entering this competition you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. 2. To be eligible for the competition, you must be a New Zealand Resident. How To Enter 3. To enter to win the XBOX prize pack, you must email technetnz@microsoft.com with a screenshot showing 100% completion of the Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 download. 4. The competition is open from 29 January 2013 to 28 February 2013 – all entries must be emailed to us before this date. 5. The sole prize is an XBOX Prize Pack comprised of a 250GB XBOX 360 console, an XBOX 360 wireless controller, a KINECT sensor, and a copy of the HALO 4 game. General 6. Prizes will be allocated by the 8th of March 2013, and winners will be notified by the 15th of March 2013, via the email and/or contact phone number provided when the application link/description was emailed to technetnz@microsoft.com as specified in clause 3 and 4. 7. Microsoft is not responsible for entries not received and incomplete, illegible, 'hacked' or otherwise fraudulent entries are not valid. 8. Prizes will be delivered to a New Zealand address the winner nominates, at Microsoft's expense. 9. It is a condition of accepting any prize that the prize winner agrees to participate in publicity generated by Microsoft (or Microsoft’s marketing partners), and agrees to the use of their name, photo, and screenshot image for promotional purposes. 10. Employees of Microsoft (and each of their immediate family members) and independent contractors of Microsoft (and each of their immediate family members) are not eligible to enter. 10. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash. 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