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Announcement:  New 2007 Office System Customer Discussion Guide for Partners!


We are happy to announce the availability of a new comprehensive Office 2007 discussion guide to assist you in driving deployment with your customers.  This guide was developed in response to  feedback requesting guidance and resources to best answer the common customer question “Why should I deploy Office 2007 now, rather than later?”


2007 Office System Discussion Guide for Partners


Announcement:  New IDC Study: The Relationship Between IT Labor Costs and Best Practices for Deploying and Managing the Office System!


Help your customers understand the impact that IT infrastructure optimization and best practices can have on the Information Worker infrastructure, specifically by deploying productivity suites and managing email and content collaboration environments.

IDC Study: The Relationship Between IT Labor Costs and Best Practices for Deploying and Managing the Office System


Microsoft Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS)

 

Thousands of companies worldwide have found that their organization's complex computing environment makes the job of upgrading their users to the latest versions of Microsoft® Windows® and Office a real challenge. Through Desktop Deployment Planning Services, Microsoft provides you with the tools, training, and support needed to take advantage of this opportunity to help eligible companies overcome that challenge, while helping to increase revenue and grow your business in the process.

Once you are certified to deliver Desktop Deployment Planning Services, you will be in the position to help your current and prospective customers, who participate in the Microsoft Software Assurance program, outline a plan for the deployment of 2007 Microsoft® Office, Microsoft® Office 2003, Microsoft® Windows Vista or Microsoft® Windows XP SP2 using predefined offerings based on the zero-touch deployment solution.

 

Get paid by Microsoft to deliver a deployment plan to eligible customers.  Click here to learn how.


 
 
 
DDPS v3.0 Now Available!
 

DDPS v3 was released on February 21stAccess the new engagement materials or review the DDPS in Action Live Meeting where the deck is available for download.  

 

DDPS v3 has been refreshed to include the latest desktop deployment tools and guidance from Microsoft including:

 

Key Updates and Changes

·          Updated tools and guidance

o    Vista and Office SP1 support

o    Office 2007 – new decks on Office SP1, Office Migration and Planning Manager (OMPM), the Office Security Guide and updated DDPS Delivery Guide information on Office-centric DDPS engagements

o    Microsoft Deployment (MDT) support: rebranded from BDD, MD now supports deployment of both business desktops and servers and a more robust Task Sequencer

o    System Center Configuration and Operations Manager Support: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides many improvements and advancements over SMS 2003 and the OS Deployment Feature Pack

o    Updates to process/design oriented structure

o    Updates to a range of tools used in during  deployment including ACT and MAP

·          Updates to Microsoft Desktop Optimization modules ( MDOP)

·          Licensing and Activation modules updates

·          Updated Demo environment guidance through Hydration: New functionality based on SCCM task sequencer to quickly develop labs and     demonstration environments

 
 
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