Microsoft | January 20, 2010


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January 20, 2010
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It’s a new year! And we’re kicking off the year with a simple vision. Make our customers’ lives easier. Your Microsoft Account team has been working hard to make sure we’re providing you with the information you need to make your job easier.

In this issue, we’re including information about a series of customer webcasts hosted by Microsoft so you can plan ahead and get them on your calendar now! View the Calendar and RSVP to learn how the Microsoft’s latest technology can assist you in your everyday tasks. Have a specific topic or solution you’d like Microsoft to add to the webcast schedule? Tell us and we’ll request it!

We value your feedback. If you have a specific topic you would like us to cover in our newsletter, or would like more information about how En Pointe can assist with your projects this year, contact us at Amyc@enpointe.com.

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Amy Clark
En Pointe Microsoft Account Team
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Promotions

Please be sure to check www.MicrosoftIncentives.com for a complete listing of Microsoft sales offers.

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A Cost-effective way to upgrade to the Windows 7 operations System and Microsoft Office 2010. Every 2007 Microsoft Office system license covered by Software Assurance includes rights to the same edition of Microsoft Office 2010 upon its release.

Dates: January 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010
 
Products Include:
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, Microsoft Office Small Business 2007, and the Windows 7 Professional operating system.
Description:
In addition to the up-to-date discount of up to 50 percent savings on the first annual payment for estimated retail prices of existing desktop platform product licenses of the current (N) version (Office Professional 2007, Office Professional Plus 2007, Office Small Business 2007, Office Standard 2007, and Windows 7 Professional) or previous (N-1) version (Office Professional 2003, Office Small Business 2003, Office Standard 2003, and Windows Vista Business), customers who sign a new Open Value Subscription or Open Value Subscription for Government agreement will also receive the up-to-date discount on N-2 versions of existing desktop platform licenses (Office Professional XP, Office Small Business XP, Office Standard XP, and Window XP Professional).

Contact your Account Executive today, or email us or visit http://www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for more details.

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Save up to 10% when renewing your Software Assurance coverage on Microsoft Office Standard, Professional Plus, and Enterprise through Open Value and Select for Commercial and government customers. Renew your Software Assurance coverage to continue your benefits including new version rights so you can enjoy Office 2010 when it releases.

Dates: October 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010
 
Microsoft Software Assurance for Volume Licensing provides upgrades, new versions of software, and technical support to customers. Software Assurance benefits vary with each Volume Licensing program. In addition, server licenses come with benefits that are different from those for desktop licenses. Software Assurance is required for this promotion.

Contact your Account Executive today, or email us or visit http://www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for more details.

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Save up to 15% on software Assurance for the entire duration (all three years) of an Open Value agreement for all products on the renewal order.

Dates: Nov 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010
 

Products: All Software Assurance (SA) renewal products on the Open Value pricelist are eligible for this promotion.
Qualified Customers are defined as organizations that: - Have no active EA's (active is effective date through grace period) - Have 1or more active agreements in either Select with SA, Open License with SA, or Open Value with SA. Active agreements must contain Software Assurance purchases. At least one agreement must be “active”. - If two agreements, the two earliest expiring agreements and must expire within six months of each other.

Contact your Account Executive today, or email us or visit http://www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for more details.


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Microsoft pays you subsidy funds to use towards En Pointe Service Offerings!

The Big Easy Offer 4.0 gives you choices on Microsoft products and solutions that fit your needs. Earn money back on your purchase in the form of partner subsidy checks to help make your solutions more complete. Purchase from multiple product groups over the course of the offer to increase the amount of partner subsidy you earn. Partner subsidies can be used for the implementation of your Microsoft solutions including software, hardware and services.

Dates: Jan 4, 2010 - March 31, 2010
 

The following licenses are considered "Eligible Licenses" for this promotion:

Open License:
Open Business License (L Only) Open Local Government License (L Only) .
Open Value:
Open Value License and Software Assurance (L&SA) for Commercial and Government and Open Value Subscription for Commercial and Government.

Contact your Account Executive today, or email us or visit http://www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for more details.

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Choose a customized payment plan tailored to your individual business needs - and realize the benefits from your IT solution as you pay. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/how-to-buy/financing


Product Announcements
Bullet Microsoft Office 2010 and Related Products Betas Now Available Top
The Beta release of Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Project 2010, and Microsoft Visio 2010 are available for Download. Take advantage of the simultaneous Beta availability of these new technologies to experience the great functionality that they offer together. Download it; deploy it internally in your organization, at home, and with friends and family.

This is an important and exciting milestone as it provides you with an opportunity to provide us with feedback and gain valuable hands-on experience before the release to manufacture later in the first half of the calendar year 2010. This next wave of business productivity tools have been designed to deliver the best user experience across the PC, mobile phone and browser. By installing it today, you can start familiarizing yourself and your customers with some of the great new enhancements.

 
Contact your Account Executive today, or email us

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Achieving New Levels of Reliability and Performance with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

With significant advances in our technologies and services and Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010, you can achieve new levels of reliability and performance while controlling the cost and complexity of delivering a business class e-mail solution. Exchange Server 2010 helps lower IT costs with cost-effective storage options, enables the mobile workforce with rich mobile access to their entire inbox, and manages the risks of costly exposure with expanded information control and archiving.

 
Contact your Account Executive today, or email us

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Windows® 7 Professional and Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional Plus work the way you want, so you can get more done and safeguard your work. Save 20 percent on Microsoft Office 2007 for a limited time. We can help you meet the current economic challenges and be prepared for future growth.

 
Contact your Account Executive today, or email us

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End-Of-Life Notifications

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