Monday, February 8, 2010
Do You Have Your Plans Ready?
Arlin Sorensen will be hosting a live meeting on March 24th for Microsoft as part of the 5W50 series on the four plans that we use in HTG to provide a well rounded look at life and business. The plans he will discuss are:
- Business plan
- Leadership plan
- Life plan
- Legacy plan
The event is code WES36PAL and it will be held at 9:00 AM Pacific that day. Register at www.mssmallbiz.com/training. The session is titled Four Plans That Can Change Everything and that is exactly the potential outcome from the session. If you learn to use these plans, you can change the result of your life and business. Without planning, you leave things up to chance and quite honestly have far less opportunity to achieve your dreams or succeed. Invest an hour and join him for this webcast. To register go to www.mssmallbiz.com/training and select the appropriate session. There are many other great sessions available as well. Hope to meet with you online that day!
- Business plan
- Leadership plan
- Life plan
- Legacy plan
The event is code WES36PAL and it will be held at 9:00 AM Pacific that day. Register at www.mssmallbiz.com/training. The session is titled Four Plans That Can Change Everything and that is exactly the potential outcome from the session. If you learn to use these plans, you can change the result of your life and business. Without planning, you leave things up to chance and quite honestly have far less opportunity to achieve your dreams or succeed. Invest an hour and join him for this webcast. To register go to www.mssmallbiz.com/training and select the appropriate session. There are many other great sessions available as well. Hope to meet with you online that day!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Microsoft Partner Alert : Critical Product Vulnerability, January 21 (Out-of-Band) Microsoft Security Bulletin Release
Dear Microsoft Partner,
This alert is to provide you with an overview of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002, the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, released (out-of-band) on Thursday, January 21. This bulletin addresses eight vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Microsoft recommends that partners secure their own systems, then reach out to customers to assist them in ensuring their systems are secured.
Please see below for important resources and a bulletin summary. The U.S. partner portal home page at https://partner.microsoft.com/US has also been updated with information and links.
KEY RESOURCES
• We recommend Microsoft partners use the Microsoft TechNet Security TechCenter as a source of security information http://technet.microsoft.com/security
• Security Bulletin MS10-002 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx
• Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/
• Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985339.aspx
• The U.S. partner portal home page has been updated with links to key resources.
BULLETIN SUMMARY
Bulletin ID Bulletin Title Maximum Severity Rating Vulnerability Impact Restart Requirement Affected Software
MS10-002
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207) Critical Remote Code Execution Requires a restart All supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008*, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2*.
* Where indicated in the Affected Software table on the bulletin Web page, the vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, when installed using the Server Core installation option. Please see the bulletin Web page at the link in the left column for more details.
This alert is to provide you with an overview of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002, the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, released (out-of-band) on Thursday, January 21. This bulletin addresses eight vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Microsoft recommends that partners secure their own systems, then reach out to customers to assist them in ensuring their systems are secured.
Please see below for important resources and a bulletin summary. The U.S. partner portal home page at https://partner.microsoft.com/US has also been updated with information and links.
KEY RESOURCES
• We recommend Microsoft partners use the Microsoft TechNet Security TechCenter as a source of security information http://technet.microsoft.com/security
• Security Bulletin MS10-002 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx
• Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/
• Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985339.aspx
• The U.S. partner portal home page has been updated with links to key resources.
BULLETIN SUMMARY
Bulletin ID Bulletin Title Maximum Severity Rating Vulnerability Impact Restart Requirement Affected Software
MS10-002
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207) Critical Remote Code Execution Requires a restart All supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008*, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2*.
* Where indicated in the Affected Software table on the bulletin Web page, the vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, when installed using the Server Core installation option. Please see the bulletin Web page at the link in the left column for more details.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Software Security Advisor Initiative Program (SSA)
Software Security Advisor Initiative Program (SSA)
With the SSA Program, your company is rewarded for building a Microsoft Forefront Identity, Access, and Security services practice. Partners who influence and deploy Microsoft Forefront can earn up to 20% in Advisor Fees, regardless of whether you transacted the licensing agreement.
Click here to register for the program and file claims for Microsoft Forefront agreements that your company has influenced and deployed.
With the SSA Program, your company is rewarded for building a Microsoft Forefront Identity, Access, and Security services practice. Partners who influence and deploy Microsoft Forefront can earn up to 20% in Advisor Fees, regardless of whether you transacted the licensing agreement.
Click here to register for the program and file claims for Microsoft Forefront agreements that your company has influenced and deployed.
The VAR Rebate is back!
The VAR Rebate is back! Earn up to 20% rebate back on your Open Value and Microsoft Online Services (BPOS) sales. Also announced below is the Security Software Advisor (SSA Program) where you can earn up to 20% in advisor fees for influencing and deploying Forefront solutions.
• Sign up for the VAR Rebate before the end of January as you will only receive the rebate effective the month that you sign up for the program
• Accelerate your sales by combining these incentives with The Big Easy Offer and other SKU level discounts (http://www.microsoftincentives.com/)
• Attend the monthly Offers & Incentives Webcast on 2/12 from 1-2PM CST
• Sign up for the VAR Rebate before the end of January as you will only receive the rebate effective the month that you sign up for the program
• Accelerate your sales by combining these incentives with The Big Easy Offer and other SKU level discounts (http://www.microsoftincentives.com/)
• Attend the monthly Offers & Incentives Webcast on 2/12 from 1-2PM CST
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Important Webcast: End of Support for Windows 2000 Server and moving to Windows Server 2008 R2
Earlier this week, Eric Ligman posted about the upcoming Support for Windows XP SP2 Ends July, 2010 - Understand the options webcast taking place tomorrow to ensure you were aware of what this milestone means on the desktop operating system front. Another very important thing to remember about the July, 2010 timeframe is that support for Windows Server 2000 ends then as well. This means that now is a very important time be connecting with your clients still running Windows 2000 Server about plans to move to Windows Server 2008.
To help with this conversation, we are conducting an Academy Live webcast for Partners on January 15, 2010 from 8:00 – 9:00 am PST where you can learn about conversation starters, tools, and methodologies for helping your customers migrate off Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Take a few moments now and register to attend the Windows 2000 Server Academy Live session. Then be sure to join us for the webcast on January 15th.
To help with this conversation, we are conducting an Academy Live webcast for Partners on January 15, 2010 from 8:00 – 9:00 am PST where you can learn about conversation starters, tools, and methodologies for helping your customers migrate off Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Take a few moments now and register to attend the Windows 2000 Server Academy Live session. Then be sure to join us for the webcast on January 15th.
Labels: Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2008
Monday, December 14, 2009
RE: Windows 7 Challenge!
If you are a member of HTG, IAMCP or CMIT you know that last week was the deadline to participate in the Windows 7 Challenge! Obviously, with the deadline having come and went, I'm not going to encourage you to participate. Instead, I am going to CHALLENGE you!
I am a member of HTG. In fact, I facilitate the HTG19 group. I had one of my members state, "I went to the site, and it wants me to vouch for at least 50% of my PCs. I’m having a problem with that. Are you guys just going ahead with it?"
Here is my response:
"We have definitely moved ahead, and I would urge you to do the same. Forget about the contest for a minute. Why wouldn’t you move your team onto the Windows 7 platform? Suppose a large opportunity presented itself to migrate to Win7, BUT they ask you what OS you and your staff are running. Do you think that you are going to get the gig? How often do you think that “We are running Vista (or heaven forbid XP)…” is going to get you a new opportunity? XP and Vista experience is taken for granted. Our clients EXPECT us to have experience with the CURRENT operating systems available.
Don’t let the Techs take the lead here. Set the expectation and enforce it.
Let me jump back to XP for a minute. Now you can say with pride, “Sure we still run XP in a couple of instances… In XP mode on Win7.” No one has to be a tech laggard any longer."
I am a member of HTG. In fact, I facilitate the HTG19 group. I had one of my members state, "I went to the site, and it wants me to vouch for at least 50% of my PCs. I’m having a problem with that. Are you guys just going ahead with it?"
Here is my response:
"We have definitely moved ahead, and I would urge you to do the same. Forget about the contest for a minute. Why wouldn’t you move your team onto the Windows 7 platform? Suppose a large opportunity presented itself to migrate to Win7, BUT they ask you what OS you and your staff are running. Do you think that you are going to get the gig? How often do you think that “We are running Vista (or heaven forbid XP)…” is going to get you a new opportunity? XP and Vista experience is taken for granted. Our clients EXPECT us to have experience with the CURRENT operating systems available.
Don’t let the Techs take the lead here. Set the expectation and enforce it.
Let me jump back to XP for a minute. Now you can say with pride, “Sure we still run XP in a couple of instances… In XP mode on Win7.” No one has to be a tech laggard any longer."
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Special Alert: Conference Call on The Changing MSP Business
My good friend and SBSC community advocate, Karl Palachuk is up to somthing.... He has a Conference call scheduled for today where he claims, "Great News will be announced on Wednesday morning about a major change in the MSP community. " BEWARE, "It will be a bit earth-shattering for some people."
Please visit http://blog.smallbizthoughts.com/2009/12/special-alert-conference-call-on.html for more details and to register for this event.
Please visit http://blog.smallbizthoughts.com/2009/12/special-alert-conference-call-on.html for more details and to register for this event.
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