Agenda What is the Microsoft Partner Program? The Web Partner Portal What are the Benefits of Joining? Email ausweb@microsoft.com to join

What is the Microsoft Partner Program?

The Web Partner Portal

What are the Benefits of Joining?

Email ausweb@microsoft.com to join

What is the Microsoft Partner Program? Guided by you, the Microsoft Partner Program focuses on four pillars that closely align with the natural cycle of your business Expand skills Win more business. Retain your expertise. Train your staff. Build on your reputation. Increase opportunities Sales training benefits Profiles of your business, services, and solutions Marketing resources Promotion of your solutions Close more sales Recommend solutions to customers and prospects Pre-sales tech support in competitive situations Supporting customers Access to experts to resolve support issues Advanced technology certifications . Get the most out of your relationship with Microsoft. https://partner.microsoft.com/Australia THE VALUE OF PARTNERING

Expand skills

Win more business.

Retain your expertise.

Train your staff.

Build on your reputation.

Increase opportunities

Sales training benefits

Profiles of your business, services, and solutions

Marketing resources

Promotion of your solutions

Close more sales

Recommend solutions to customers and prospects

Pre-sales tech support in competitive situations

Supporting customers

Access to experts to resolve support issues

Advanced technology certifications

Web Partner Portal http://partner.microsoft.com/australia/websolutions Web Solutions Basic Solution Development Solutions User Experience And Design

Email ausweb@microsoft.com to join the Web Early Adopter Program

Overview on the Microsoft Web Partner Early Adopter Program Receive: a Web Experience DVD (includes trial versions of Microsoft’s Web portfolio, expiring in March 2008) information on how to register for an Action Pack subscription (software and tools to run your business) instructions how to join the Silverlight Partner Program to show case your solutions invitations to developer and designer training the opportunity to meet other Microsoft partners to extend your solution access to the entire Microsoft Partner community for sales, marketing, technical and support opportunities Email [email_address] to join

Receive:

a Web Experience DVD (includes trial versions of Microsoft’s Web portfolio, expiring in March 2008)

information on how to register for an Action Pack subscription (software and tools to run your business)

instructions how to join the Silverlight Partner Program to show case your solutions

invitations to developer and designer training

the opportunity to meet other Microsoft partners to extend your solution

access to the entire Microsoft Partner community for sales, marketing, technical and support opportunities

Email [email_address] to join

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