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Your customers look to you for help in making critical technology decisions. Find the tools, training, and resources you need to effectively assess, promote and deploy Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System.


Are you a Microsoft Technology partner looking to enhance your service offerings or just looking for the latest content? Look no further:

Windows Vista
Discover new business opportunities with the Windows Vista operating system—the most innovative, large-scale technology release in a decade. Vista can help you deliver new and compelling value to your customers. Use these resources to help you realize the unprecedented profit-potential for your business.

2007 Office System
The 2007 Microsoft Office system includes new and improved application suites, business tools, server platforms, and services. Find sales and technical-readiness information, as well as videos, case studies, podcasts, and demos from partners who are building innovative solutions based on the new platform.

Interested in pursuing your Windows Vista or Office 2007 deployment specialization?

Business Process Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO)
Since the last IO Partner Kit release in early 2007, a significant number of optimization tools and resources have been developed by Microsoft to help you align your optimization efforts with our FY08 strategies. This partner kit will also help you show your customers the value of their IT infrastructure for enabling agility within their organization and in creating an infrastructure for a "people-ready business."

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Infrastructure Optimization Blog
These blogs focus on Infrastructure Optimization, the Infrastructure Optimization Model, and how Self-Managing Dynamic Systems and Microsoft Operations Framework align. Additional topics may include how to simplify infrastructure and management, improve infrastructure security and reduce cost and complexity.

Microsoft Operations Framework
The Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) provides operational guidance that enables organizations to achieve mission-critical system reliability, availability, supportability, and manageability of Microsoft products and technologies. With MOF guidance, you'll be able to assess your current IT service management maturity, prioritize your processes of greatest concern, and apply proven principles and best practices to optimize your management of the Windows Server platform.

Upgrade the Desktop Campaign for Resellers
Enroll for the Partner Program today and learn how program membership can help grow your business.

Microsoft Office System Solutions Directory
The Microsoft Office System Solutions Directory provides Microsoft Partners with a powerful array of channels designed to expose solutions and services that use the Microsoft Office System.

Microsoft Resource Directory: Partner Finder
To connect you with more customers, we’re consolidating our partner directory management into one directory. Learn about the three very exciting changes happening in June which will simplify your partner directory experience.

Office Deployment Specialization Partner Opportunity
Take advantage of the Office Deployment specialization to help you sharpen your expertise in providing desktop deployment solutions to customers upgrading to the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Multiple revenue-growth opportunities exist in the life-cycle services that result from upgrades—including desktop deployment planning, integration, support, security, outsourcing, and training. Use the information on this page to help you understand the size of the market, assess common customer needs, and identify specific areas of opportunity.

Windows Desktop Deployment Specialization
The Windows Desktop Deployment specialization supports and promotes your expertise in helping to increase business desktop user productivity while lowering total cost of ownership. It forms the knowledge base for you to participate in other partner readiness programs for the Windows Vista operating system and future versions of Windows. Interested in joining this specialization? Find out which exams you have to pass and get details about the references you need to achieve the Windows Desktop Deployment specialization.

Packaged Service Providers
Looking for Packaged Service Provides? Follow this link and search for Providers using search criteria.

Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS)
Through Desktop Deployment Planning Services, Microsoft provides you with the tools, training, and support needed to take advantage of this opportunity to help eligible companies overcome that challenge, while helping to increase revenue and grow your business in the process.

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS)
Through SharePoint Deployment Planning Services, Microsoft provides you with the tools, training and support needed to take advantage of this opportunity to help eligible customers overcome that challenge, while helping you to increase revenue and grow your business in the process.

Windows Desktop Deployment Benefits and Requirements
The Windows Desktop Deployment specialization supports and promotes your expertise in helping to increase business desktop user productivity while lowering total cost of ownership. It forms the knowledge base for you to participate in other partner readiness programs for the Windows Vista operating system and future versions of Windows.

Interested in joining this specialization? Find out which exams you have to pass and get details about the references you need to achieve the Windows Desktop Deployment specialization.

Office Deployment
Provide solutions to customers looking to upgrade to the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and capitalize on a US$33 billion* partner services opportunity.

Want to gain a credential that can help boost your business? Click to view the required exams and references to achieve the Office System Deployment specialization.

*Microsoft Partner Capacity Research

 


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Driving Deployment Briefing Series
Interested in learning about the technologies and best practices for a successful migration to Windows Vista and 2007 Office System? Attend a free Microsoft Desktop Deployment Briefing Session.
(Presentation, PDF, 5.4MB)

TechNet Events
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Microsoft Technology Partners

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