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This issue contains targeted information to help you win more business. Other things to win: a video spotlight at the upcoming Microsoft® WW Partner Conference in July, a trip to Belize, a 37" HP HD Media Smart LCD TV, and a Zune™. And find out about a 15 percent Windows Vista® discount for customers, a customer whose business increased by 36 percent, and an affordable server solution for your SMB customers.
 

While you're in Denver at the 2007 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, please stop by the HP booth #1001. We'll be featuring the latest HP ProLiant Server, HP BladeSystem and StorageWorks technologies that can help you create state-of-the art, cost-effective business solutions for your customers. Come by to see Microsoft Dynamics demos, sizing tools for HP/Microsoft Exchange and Sharepoint, joint RFID technology, the new point of sale solution, and much more.

We look forward to seeing you there!
 

Have you have used the new Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator to win business? If so, send us your success story today! We will select a winner and create a video you can use with your customers, and that will be shown at the Microsoft WW Partner Conference in Denver.

Haven't used the tool yet? Download it today to accelerate your Windows Vista sales by determining your customers' computer readiness for Windows Vista network-wide. This agentless and secure assessment tool can generate sales opportunities for Windows Vista by quickly assessing hardware and device driver compatibility for Windows Vista upgrades across customers' networks. It provides detailed reporting on hardware and device driver compatibility, upgrade recommendations, and more.
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The HP and Microsoft Bring IT Together cross-sell program is one of the most comprehensive joint channel programs to date. Register today and grow your sales while helping your small business customers achieve more with their IT! You'll have access to sales and marketing tools to sell complete IT solutions to your small business customers (5–99 seats).

There are also many ways to win, including monthly prize drawings and the grand prize trip to tropical Belize! The top partners will also have a chance to award their small business customer a $15,000 Dream Office Technology Makeover from HP and Microsoft. Sign up today!

Questions or comments?
 

Visit the High Performance Computing Pages on the HP Partner Portal to learn all about HPC and how to find and sell HPC Solutions, and to download the HPC Configuration tools. While you're there, remember to enter the new HP/Microsoft CCS Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of three 37" HP HD Media Smart LCD TVs. The drawing will be held November 8, 2007.
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Have you sold a Cluster Platform or Cluster Platform Express solution with one of HP's OEM MS CCS Licenses (P/N 432419-B21, 432420-B21, or 432421-B21)? If so, you're eligible to receive a FREE Zune!
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Enable your customers to purchase and deploy Windows Vista. During this special limited-time offer from Microsoft, customers can save15 percent on the new Windows Vista operating system upgrade license from May 1–October 31, 2007. Offer includes customers who purchased new computers within the last 90 days, or who purchase within the promotional period.
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This short video (5 minutes) is a great reference for sales reps. It shows a real-life SMB customer describing how the adoption of an integrated HP and Microsoft solution increased their sales by more than 36 percent without increasing their sales force. See how a Frontline Partner like you implemented Windows® Small Business Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft Windows SharePoint® Services on top of HP servers, notebooks, and a point of sale system to simultaneously bring the client's overhead under control and bring their sales number up.
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Boost sales with the Microsoft Across America Truck (MSAM), a 42-foot truck fully equipped with the latest technology innovations. Book the truck for your area, or read how MSAM events improved the bottom line for other Frontline Partners.
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The HP/Microsoft Solutions Partner Resource Center has everything you need to create successful campaigns that expand your customer base and close new sales. The funds, the marketing information, and much more are designed to help you succeed.
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Learn what you need to know about business intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 and HP Integrity. Business intelligence is an exploding market and represents a growing opportunity for BCS. This session describes the BI landscape, the ideal customer profile, how HP is uniquely positioned to capture this space with a combination of hardware, software, and services, and resources to help you qualify and close more BI business.
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Dramatic technology improvements in high-performance cluster computing now offer affordable and accessible supercomputing. See how the Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server (CCS) 2003 is designed to make HPC clusters easier to create, integrate, and operate within a Windows environment.
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