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I was fortunate to attend a Microsoft event in London today on the topic of Software plus Services, at which the keynote speaker was none other than Microsoft CEO Mr. Steve Ballmer. He was not what I expected - I was pleasantly surprised. He comes across as genuine but direct and to the point, humourous...
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I've spent most of today at the London Hilton attending Microsoft's partner pre-launch for servers & tools. Grace and I were lucky enough to get a front row seat just 6ft away from Bill Gates as he gave the keynote speech and held a Q&A session with Scott Dodds. I don't usually go...
Staggering starfish! As reported by Susanne and David , it looks like Microsoft UK is turning words into action at long last, with an out-of-court settlement and more cases in the pipeline. This is great. This pleases me on two fronts: They (Microsoft) are doing something proactive that benefits customers...
Today I was talking to someone about Microsoft certifications. The conversation went something like this: My friend has just become a MCSE. Oh, that's good. I'm an MCP and Small Business Specialist. Really? Is that better than an MCSE? Me: Oh, no. Becoming an SBSC just takes one exam. I've just seen...
Answering my own question , " I do ". And I hope you do too. Here's why. I have received feedback through various channels from people who may not have read past the deliberately-contentious title of my original post . The article was designed to provoke reaction and it has certainly done that. But the...
It seems to be our lucky day for publicity. We got a mention in Tim Kimber's webcast on Office Live today. We're also quoted in a CRN article covering Microsoft's new Business & Technology Assessment Toolkit .
I have been a huge fan of the Action Pack that is available to Microsoft partners. It provides enough software to run a 10 PC business complete with server software, Windows, Office and other stuff. I've just renewed my subscription and received my January shipment and I have a bad taste in my mouth...