Reaching Out to Microsoft Partners in Australia

Hosting and SaaS Partner resources

Time for a quick reminder/update for our hosting and SaaS partners on some useful resources (I've...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/15/2007

I've been tagged - 5 things you probably didn't know about me

Thanks to Eddie Geller, CEO of Unique World, I've been 'tagged' which is a viral craze going round...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/15/2007

Partner Conference Announcement - dates and venue decided

Hot off the press, I am delighted to announce that we have locked the dates and venue for this...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/14/2007

Licensing Resources - useful for partners

From the Australian Technet Blog and definitely useful partners (although please note the ausl alias...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/14/2007

CES videos from ON10.net

As always there is a great set of new videos up on channel 10 so you are urged to go check out the...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/14/2007

Thousands Look to the Sky for a Chance to Fly to Space

The VanishingPoint game, created to mark the mainstream launch of Vista to the world, continues to...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/13/2007

Mary Jo's picks of MS Events for 2007

https://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=199 If nothing more it's a simple way to see some of the major...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/12/2007

ISVs - IDC white paper and webcast - the path to profitability

From the global partner portal: "ISV Profitability Resources Increase Your Profitability: IDC...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/12/2007

Aero Interface Screencast

Jeff has done another great screencast - this time exploring the new Aero interface in Vista....

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/11/2007

Quickstart for Search Update

www.quickstartmicrosoftsearch.com I went back to the site today and lots of things have been updated...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/10/2007

Microsoft Debuts Multitenant CRM Offering to Partner Community

Via PressPass: "REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 10, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/10/2007

Great security blog

Found out about Jeff Jones' blog today - the official story on security....

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/10/2007

MOSS 2007 - Search evaluation guide

Via Mark: https://markharrison.co.uk/blog/2007/01/moss-2007-search-evaluation-guide.htm "This...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/09/2007

StopDigitalAmnesia updated

Following the formal announcement of Home Server, the viral marketing site has been updated:...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/09/2007

New MS Aus MD announced - Tracey Fellows

We are delighted that it's Tracey Fellows, currently head of our marketing organisation....

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/09/2007

Home Server Demo

Via: https://kindel.com/blogs/charlie/archive/2007/01/08/3639.aspx Video: Windows Home Server CES...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/08/2007

Windows Home Server Announced

This is the 'cure' for the digital amnesia, announced today at CES !!...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/08/2007

Look Up and Smile

We've been dying to announce this - Frank got there first: " Look Up and Smile is our chance to...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/07/2007

Stop Digital Amnesia... ???

www.stopdigitalamnesia.com Check this out - we are announcing a solution to this critical problem...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/07/2007

Great idea and only recently released (see here for more info from the dev team). [Yes, I do have...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/06/2007

Reminder - awesome technical training schedule for partners

We continue to add lots of technical training courses on pre-release and recently-released...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/05/2007

Microsoft at CES

The Consumer Electronics Show is always a biggie for us, and this year will be no different. Expect...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/05/2007

Small Business Specialists - we have a new blog just for you

I am delighted to confirm that Lorna Farrar has been appointed to the SBSC role, replacing Bill...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/04/2007

New Blog on Enterprise Search with Sharepoint

I like the look of this blog - will keep an eye on it - expect to hear lots from us in the next 6...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/04/2007

New Forrester report says : 'Okay, I Get It: Vista's A Cool Application Platform'

Following Frank's lead, I installed the NY Times reader, based on WPF a few months ago and it's...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/04/2007

Exchange 2007 training for partners

From Oscar Trimboli, Director for Unified Communications in Australia: "The release and launch of...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/01/2007

New OZ MS.com homepage live

Following the global site change over, we have now rolled out our own revised homepage with Ajax...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/01/2007

CRM Solution Accelerator for Siebel

I missed this great post from Ross just before Xmas - this is an important release to help drive MS...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/01/2007

White paper: Bringing Web 2.0 to the Enterprise with the 2007 Office System

Via Arpan: Available now for download: "This white paper explores how the 2007 Microsoft Office...

Author: NickM77 Date: 01/01/2007

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I'd like to take this chance to wish all our partners happy christmas and a humming new year in...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/21/2006

KN to be released as a Tech Preview

https://blogs.msdn.com/kn/ "We are announcing a change to the distribution and support model for KN....

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/19/2006

Learn about the new Microsoft.com website

https://www.microsoft.com/about/mspreview/en/us/abouthomepage.mspx Shows off the scalability of MOSS...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/18/2006

Microsoft Expands Scope and Partner Benefits of Security Software Advisor Program

We've just announced enhancements to the benefits associated with the Security Software Advisor...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/17/2006

Small Business Specialists - some forthcoming news

If you are a Small Business Specialist you'll no doubt know that Bill Vlandis, who did such a great...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/15/2006

Infrastructure Optimzation Learning Path

This came in from the US today - a great summary of training resources for partners to learn the...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/14/2006

New announcements this week - HP Alliance and Robotics Studio

Amongst others, two very interesting and unconnected announcements were made this week: 1....

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/14/2006

OSYCI website - driving customers to partners

This went live a few weeks ago - it's the customer-facing campaign website for optimising...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/14/2006

Mark the dates for PDC 2007

Via Mary Jo: "Microsoft developers, start your engines. The 2007 Professional Developers Conference...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/14/2006

Virtual Earth Updates

There are some amazing things continually happening on the VE platform, typically surfacing in...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/13/2006

US Vista TV ad for partners

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/13/2006

Performance Point getting closer - another new opportunity for partners

A few days old this, but still worth highlighting: " REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 5, 2006 — Microsoft Corp....

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/12/2006

New EVO site for partners

If you attended any of the partner roadshows recently then you will have heard of the newly launched...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/12/2006

Get an Early Start with the forthcoming specialisations

There are some interesting new specialisations slated for launch within the partner program, and for...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/12/2006

Reminder - get 40% off MS Press books

An email went round today and it prompted me to remind everyone - all Gold and Certified partners...

Author: NickM77 Date: 12/12/2006

Windows Vista Screencast on Search

Via Angus: Jeff Alexander has posted a great item on showing you how the new search folders feature...