Reaching Out to Microsoft Partners in Australia
Look what appeared on my SkyDrive account ?
Yes, Office Web apps is here ! Find out more here.
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/09/2010
New blog platform – email subscription available
Well our corporate team has successfully migrated us to a new blogging platform – with some new...
Author: NickM77 Date: 05/25/2010
TechNet Live Meetings on Azure, Intune and Online Services
We will be running a series of TechNet Live Meeting sessions in June focusing on what the Cloud...
Author: NickM77 Date: 05/13/2010
New job, same blog, but also twittering..
I’ve recently moved to a new role in the Microsoft Australia business, from the partner organisation...
Author: NickM77 Date: 03/01/2010
HP and Microsoft extend strategic alliance – with new opportunities for MS and HP partners
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/jan10/01-13InfToAppPR.mspx “PALO ALTO, Calif. and...
Author: NickM77 Date: 01/13/2010
Windows Azure for MS Partners
Great post from Steve Clayton with a bunch of links to get partners info quickly. Watch this space –...
Author: NickM77 Date: 12/21/2009
Simplifying Cloud Services
With such a plethora of definitions, options and understandings of the broad IT term ‘cloud’ we’ve...
Author: NickM77 Date: 12/10/2009
Major announcements on Azure
We just made a significant announcement on Azure, our cloud computing platform at the so-called PDC...
Author: NickM77 Date: 11/17/2009
Sharepoint 2010 review on ARN
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/325494/review_sharepoint_server_2010_beta_pulls_it_all_together...
Author: NickM77 Date: 11/12/2009
New user interface concepts
See the following from Long Zheng – so really nice demos from our research leader (Craig Mundie) on...
Author: NickM77 Date: 11/12/2009
BPOS Worldwide Announcements
We’ve just made some important announcements around availability (in new markets) and pricing for...
Author: NickM77 Date: 11/03/2009
How partners can make money from Windows 7
Now Windows 7 is finally launched to everyone it’s time for partners to think about using this as a...
Author: NickM77 Date: 10/26/2009
Meet the new Windows Phone
We launched Window Mobile v6.5 today – now called Windows Phone. Check out the new site for info on...
Author: NickM77 Date: 10/06/2009
Microsoft Online Store Goes Live in Australia
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/321112/microsoft_sells_software_direct_via_internet?fp=16&fpid=...
Author: NickM77 Date: 10/06/2009
Help your customers with Daylight Savings changes
Daylight Savings changes in Western Australia – prepare now! Daylight Savings time changes can have...
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/30/2009
Outlook 2003 and Exchange Online – beta announcement
“In response to customer feedback, the Microsoft Online Services engineering team is developing the...
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/29/2009
Setting up HTC Snap with Email if not on Telstra MMES plan
From the local Windows Mobile team blog: “The HTC Snap has been out for a while now through Telstra....
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/17/2009
Bing Visual Search – how to make it work in Australia
Like the entire blogosphere, I wanted to check out Bing Visual Search for myself this morning. So I...
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/15/2009
Congrats to all partner conference award winners
CRN published the full list here – well done to all winners and finalists !...
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/08/2009
TechNet Virtual Conference
Deeps and the local TechNet team have scheduled the following virtual conference targetted at IT...
Author: NickM77 Date: 09/08/2009
MS Online goes live on Telstra T-Suite
Today we made the announcement that BPOS is now available for customers through Telstra’s T-Suite...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/31/2009
News on Action Pack Pricing for Australia
As per the Australia Partner blog: “ Microsoft Action Pack Subscription Price Changes for Australia...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/25/2009
Interested in MS Online and going to partner conference ?
If so then you’ll be interested in these roundtables that Kathryn Saducas is running with Telstra:...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/24/2009
Exchange 2010 RC is available for download
RC=release candidate=just about done http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/2010/en/us/try-it.aspx The...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/18/2009
Australian Partner Award Finalists Announced
Sarah Arnold has just announced the finalists in our local partner awards. Congratulations to...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/13/2009
In cases you missed it – major announcement from Microsoft and Nokia
Of great interest to many of our partners I am sure, we made a major announcement overnight...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/12/2009
Licensing 101 Breakfast Events for partners
Learn about Microsoft Licensing over breakfast, and help your business grow. It's back by...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/11/2009
Partner Program Changes – clarification on exams and news on briefing events across the country
I saw this article published in ARN and it was interesting to read the concerns expressed by Tony...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/11/2009
Windows 7 Updates
Some important milestones this week in the Windows 7 area. 1. Windows XP Mode Technology is now...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/05/2009
Allison Watson on MS Online in Asia
Allison Watson, our worldwide leader for the partner ecosystem was interviewed recently in Singapore...
Author: NickM77 Date: 08/04/2009
Latest from the Partner Network Blog
Sarah Arnold’s been busy on the blogging front recently – don’t forget to check out her excellent...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/28/2009
New Telstra Mobile Plan – for your customers
This is one of the latest (and first) tangible deliverables from the Telstra-Microsoft alliance, but...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/28/2009
New video on our environmental practices
Just published on the SEE (software enabled earth) website:...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/28/2009
Demos for partners on new MS Online features
We announced a number of new features for MS Online at the worldwide partner conference – the team...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/24/2009
Bing & Google via ZDNET :-)
A bit of fun here via the ZDNet Ratbags team:
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/23/2009
Just in case you missed it…. :-)
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/22/2009
Microsoft Surface Partner Program & SDK
One of the really interesting WPC announcements was that the Surface team has launched a partner...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/21/2009
Australia Partner Conference 2009 - Agenda Now Available!
The Australia Partner Team have worked hard to assemble a critical agenda to help you gain a...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/21/2009
WPC Highlights
Don’t forget to check out Digital WPC for all the goodies from last week’s WPC. I’ve been watching...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/20/2009
New partner offers for security solutions
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Enterprise Edition Promotion Through...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/20/2009
New website for the “services-ready” program is live
New website for the “services-ready” program is live here: www.microsoft.com/servicesready This is a...
Author: NickM77 Date: 07/20/2009
Registered Partners – are you interested in joining us for a workshop on Friday ?
The day will start at 8am with a breakfast session with our executive management to set the scene...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/23/2009
Azure and interactive maps demonstrator
With much momentum behind one part of our overall S+S strategy (namely BPOS/Microsoft Online),...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/19/2009
Congratulations Computercorp! Winners of the “I’m Open” initiative
As part of the recent Microsoft “I’m Open” campaign for Resellers, Microsoft ran a promotion where...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/18/2009
Building custom applications for MS Online
I know many of our partners will be keen to see this which I found on the MS Online team blog:...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/18/2009
MS Online Services Updates
http://blogs.technet.com/msonline/pages/june-2009-microsoft-online-services-release-notes.aspx “The...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/17/2009
Australian Partner Conference Awards – get your entry in !
Hurry! You have just two weeks left to enter your submission in the Microsoft Australia Partner of...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/11/2009
Voices for Innovation – have your say
Education, healthcare, innovation, the environment, the digital economy are all key policy issues at...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/11/2009
Invite to the Optus Small Business Workshop
You are invited to attend a Microsoft Small Business Workshop being held at Optus. Drinks and...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/11/2009
BPOS review worth reading
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cloud-computing-bpos,2313.html We are building substantial sales...
Author: NickM77 Date: 06/04/2009