UK SBSC
This has been created specifically for Microsoft UK's Small Business Specialist Community (SBSC) partners to hear news and updates from Microsoft on areas that might interest them.
SharePoint: classroom-based training
Related to the previous post, the following are some upcoming classroom-based SharePoint training...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/15/2010
SharePoint: Live Series
Based on the popularity of our recent Technical School focusing on SharePoint, there is a series of...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/15/2010
Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series
It’s that time of year again and at the Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/15/2010
SMB Customer Marketing Team: Seeking Small Business Customers for Quotes and Case Studies
Do you have a customer that has deployed Microsoft’s core technology such as Windows 7, Office 2010...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/10/2010
SMB Partner Insight survey: reminder
If you haven’t already done so, please reply to our Microsoft 2010 SMB Partner Insight online survey...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/03/2010
Feb 2010 promos: FYI
Few promos to promote this month, namely: New: Open Value Subscription expanded up-to-date...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/03/2010
February Schools: Register now
Technical School: How to sell Microsoft Online Services Technical Schools are a series of...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 02/01/2010
Tell us about your deployment plans to be in with a chance to win an Xbox 360
To be entered into a prize draw to win an Xbox 360, complete this survey telling us where you are in...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/29/2010
Volume Licensing Service Centre update
Microsoft recently migrated eOpen and MVLS to the new Volume Licensing Service Centre website (VLSC)...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/29/2010
2010 SMB Partner Insight survey
If you haven’t already done so, please reply to our Microsoft 2010 SMB Partner Insight online survey...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/27/2010
FYI: Westcoast, Microsoft and HP events
Westcoast in association with Microsoft and HP are running a series of nationwide events on hot...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/25/2010
Small Business Specialist: logo
I’ve had a number of queries re: logos and the situation is as follows: - Active Small Business...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/20/2010
SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 training: Jan 2010
Here’s the latest in terms of SBS 2008 and EBS training: Windows Small Business Server 2008 –...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/20/2010
Small Business Specialist: Active not Compliant
If your Small Business Specialist status is showing as 'active not compliant', please check that you...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/15/2010
VLSC: update
We’re aware of issues relating to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) and I...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/15/2010
HP and Microsoft Simplify Technology Environments With Solutions Built on New Infrastructure-to-Application Model
HP and Microsoft Corp. today announced a three-year agreement to invest $250 million to...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/13/2010
SMB Partner Insight Survey: Please respond
If you have a few minutes, please complete the Microsoft 2010 SMB Partner Insight online survey as...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/12/2010
Ask Microsoft Live Meeting: Feb 12
Register for Ask Microsoft Live Meeting Do you have a question about your partnership with...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/07/2010
FYI: Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show
Check out all the latest Microsoft news and keynotes from CES including the touch PC announcement...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/07/2010
Partner Briefings: Feb and March 2010
As a FYI, registrations will open soon for a series of partner briefing events taking place in Feb...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 01/06/2010
Computer Reseller News: Apprentices get Microsoft treatment
Great coverage today on the front page of CRN for the apprenticeship scheme and Britain Works...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/14/2009
New anti-piracy resources for partners
New anti-piracy resources are available for partners including: - A ‘to customer’ flyer:...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/11/2009
Email shaped to fit your business: Campaign
Have you seen our new Email campaign? Microsoft email solutions, such as Exchange, have become the...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/11/2009
BPOS Technical Training: Dec 17
Quick reminder that on 17 December in Reading, we’re running a free one-day technical...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/10/2009
Business and Technical Schools: Jan 2010
Details of Business School and Technical School for Jan have been announced as follows: ...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/10/2009
Microsoft Partnership Scheme: open events
The Microsoft Partner Apprenticeship Programme enables you to recruit qualified, Microsoft Certified...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/04/2009
600% rise in UK consumers taking action against software pirates
We’ve just issued a new press release which has found: - 600% increase in the number of UK consumers...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/04/2009
Security Intelligence Report: 7
Just wanted to share with you a couple of interesting graphics from the recent Microsoft Security...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 12/02/2009
Business and Technical Schools
Don’t forget that we’ve got a business and technical school coming up. Next business school will...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/26/2009
SMB Customer Marketing Team: Seeking Windows 7 Professional Customers for Case Studies
Do you have a customer that has deployed Windows 7 Professional and has more than 10 PC’s? A...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/20/2009
OGA and anti-piracy initiatives
I’ve had a number of queries recently re: what we can do to help you combat software piracy. Some...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/19/2009
Microsoft Partner Network and SBSC
In recent weeks, we have met many of you at our user group meetings. At those meetings, we provided...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/18/2009
PDC: beta versions availability
More one for the developers out there but…. “During the second day of Microsoft Corp.’s Professional...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/18/2009
FYI: Bing maps terms of use changes
If any of you are using Bing Maps, then there’s been a Terms of Use update. For more info, see...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/11/2009
TechEd keynotes
If you’re interested, the keynote presentations and news from TechEd can be reviewed here.
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/11/2009
SMB customer marketing team: Seeking midmarket case study suggestions
Do you have a customer who has deployed Microsoft’s core products and is a midsize business with 50...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/10/2009
Microsoft Announces Exchange Server 2010 Availability
Today at the Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2009 conference in Germany, Microsoft Business Division...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/09/2009
Malware: enemy of the state
I work closely with Cliff Evans who is one of our security experts at Microsoft. Recently, he was...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/05/2009
Business Productivity Online Suite: update
Hopefully you should have all received via email an update on our Business Productivity Online Suite...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/04/2009
News: Windows 7 training
Here’s an overview of the various Windows 7 training options which are currently available: Updating...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 11/02/2009
Next Business School and Technical School: register now
Next Business and Technical School Live Meetings have just been announced via our newsletters. If of...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/30/2009
Windows 7: To SMB customer promotion
A number of partners have asked for an insight into what we’re doing to promote Windows 7 directly...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/28/2009
Windows 7 Professional Case Study Opportunities
What is it? Have you any SMB customers who have benefited from Windows 7 Professional and would be...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/27/2009
Tomorrow: First Business School session
Don’t forget that tomorrow we have the first of our Business School sessions, an initiative which...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/26/2009
Windows 7: It’s officially here
Well it’s official – Windows 7 has launched. Earlier this week you should have received a Windows 7...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/22/2009
Windows Mislicensing Guide
FYI: short, new fact sheet available which provides tips on making sure that your customers are...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/21/2009
Microsoft Partner Network and the Small Business Specialist Community
We’ve just published a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) which addresses how the Small Business...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/19/2009
Microsoft bite-sized training
Our bite-sized training concepts provides product and licensing information in short ten-minute...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/15/2009
What can your SBSC PAL do for you?
Earlier this year, Andy Trish and Steve Wright were announced as the UK SBSC Partner Area...
Author: UK SBSC Date: 10/12/2009