Archive for the ‘SBS Community’ Category

SBS 2008 Partner Group Tour Registration Now Open

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

  The creators of Small Business Server 2008 are coming to a city near you! The engineering team that built Small Business Server 2008 is traveling to 15 cities across the United States, showcasing the new technology in the latest version of the award-winning product. Hear first-hand from the creators and ask those ...

Congrats to the SBSC Partner Plunge Contest Winners!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Wow!  Have fun Wade DeVore and staff of NetVision as you go rafting down Colorado River and party in Vegas.  Can't deny I'm a little jealous but considering all the work you have done with and for the SBSC community (and especially the TAP program) I couldn't think of a ...

Karl Palachuk Gives Microsoft it’s End of Semester Grades

Friday, August 1st, 2008

From A's to F's, Karl gives out grades to each of Microsoft's many vendor faces.  I've very impressed with the accuracy of his assessments.   It was good seeing Karl this past week in Omaha for the HTG meetings.  I'm just glad I'm not the only one that made a fair donation ...

What is Going on Down Under?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Wow, first Robbie now Susanne?  Must be something exciting happening in the SMB community Down Under.  If not, there soon will be.  ;-)  Congrats to Wayne, Dean, Hilton and all the rest for some apparently well played draft picks!

Take the EBS Beta Exam - FREE!

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Thanks Eric for this great offer! Repost from Eric’s Blog: Here is a great offer just announced by the Essential Business Server (EBS) Team. Free beta coupons for the EBS exam by Prometric! And to make it even sweeter, we’ll take an additional 50% off that, so now it’s FREE! Yes, I ...

Vendor/Partners - Who Can You Trust? Not Symantec?

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

As you know, I’ve been a big proponent of partnering with Vendors that are VAR friendly such as Microsoft and CA but when I read CRN today even this one caught me by suprise.  I appears Symantec is doing a Partner End-Run to the Customer goal zone.  Calyptix Security in ...

MS Partners, do you want to get paid for what you sell?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

As Microsoft plans it continued rollout of Software + Services (S+S) there are some details that still need to be clarified.  An important one to MS Partners is how we get paid.  While the standard comp structure for Microsoft’s Online Services (SaaS) has been settled upon, they have not made ...

Thank You Dean Calvert!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Thanks again to Dean Calvert for participating as an SBSC PAL for 2007-08 over Australia.  I can testify that Dean not only served passionately for the interests of the SBSC Partners down under, he always thought globally too.  His candor and energy are to be admired as is his general ...

Culminis Publishes The VOICE Online

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

The first of many changes you will see from Culminis under their new direction is the publishing of The VOICE online as a public site (RSS feed available).  Here is the announcement I received today: Dear Subscriber, The latest issue of The VOICE is now available online. Everyone is encouraged to share this ...

Free SMB Nation Conference Passes Drawing

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

This just in from our friends at Calyptix: If you find yourself downing multiple shots of espresso to stay awake for those late night tech support issues, Seattle may be beckoning you.  Not only can Seattle claim to be the birthplace of the coffee revolution, it also boasts an organization known ...