Microsoft MVP renewed
In July 2007, TiGra's founder Tim Long received Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional award for technical excellence and community participation. The MVP award lasts for one year and we're very proud to announce that Tim has been re-awarded for 2008/9, demonstrating a continued commitment to technical excellence and community involvement. Tim's competency is Windows Server System - Small Business Server, there are currently about 55 such awardees worldwide, only 2 in the UK and TiGra Networks has the only one in Wales, so this is indeed a special honour bestowed by Microsoft.
2008 will be an exciting time for SBS MVPs with a new version of Small Business Server 2008 and the introduction of a new product called Windows Essential Business Server 2008, both slated for public availability in the November 2008 timeframe. One of the roles of an MVP is to help Microsoft improve its products and TiGra Networks is actively involved in the pre-release beta testing for Small Business Server 2008.
The term MVP is less familiar in the UK than in the USA, where it is traditionally used in popular sports such as baseball, American football, hockey and basketball. A player will be nominated MVP, meaning Most Valuable Player, either for one specific game or for an entire season or major event such as the Superbowl. The term MVP is, therefore, fairly well established in American culture and Microsoft has borrowed from its popularity for its own way of recognising leaders in the technical community.