| Technology |
- Visual Studio Team System Team Suite (VSTS) with MSDN Premium subscription and VSTS Team Foundation Server (Standard Edition) - Microsoft's Enterprise-class development toolset.
- Production License use rights to host a "software as a service" solution over the Internet, using the following products: Windows Server (all versions); SQL Server (all versions); Office SharePoint Server; Systems Center, and BizTalk Server.
- Expression Studio - for accelerating development of .NET, Silverlight, PHP and AJAX web sites.
- Access to Microsoft's cloud computing platform1
- Preferential dedicated hosting packages with some of Ireland's largest hosting providers.
- Discounted offer from hardware network partners, including Dell.
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| Support |
- Access to betas and new releases of all Microsoft platform software as soon as they become available.
- Technical Support Incidents2 and access to Microsoft-managed Support Forums
- Business mentoring, guidance and resource support provided by selected Network Partners3
- Technical guidance, resources and training to accelerate your product development on the Microsoft platform3
- Assistance on expanding internationally including access to selected IDC market research and sample legal frameworks3
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| Visibility |
Raising Your Profile
- Visibility to potential customers and partners through ChannelBuilder and SolutionProfiler3
- Visibility to potential investors and the Microsoft Emerging Business Team... Each BizSpark Startup will have the opportunity to profile their company in the BizSpark Database(DB), an online Startup directory, hosted on the Microsoft Startup Zone. Startups will get exposure to potential investors, partners and customers around the world. Opportunity to be highlighted on the BizSparkDB as a featured company and be promoted as BizSpark Company of the Week on the Microsoft Startup Zone Web site: www.MicrosoftStartupZone.com. Direct access to the local Microsoft team
- Direct access to the local Microsoft team
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