Convergence Bloggers Community

You Will Be Assimilated

DynamicAccounting.net

DynamicAccounting.net writes "In case there are any lingering doubts about Microsoft's commitment to their Business Solutions (now Dynamics) line, this announcement from the Dynamics site should put any doubts to rest. Microsoft Business Solutions Will Be Merged with Microsoft Corporation: Understand Its Impact "

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Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage now available

Microsoft Small Business Community

Microsoft Small Business Community writes " Many of you probably remember when we launched the Windows Genuine Advantage Program that allows customers to validate their installation of Microsoft Windows software to see if they own a genuine copy of Windows or if they have potentially been the victim of software counterfeiting/piracy. Now, we are proud to announce the availability of the Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage Program, which like its Windows counterpart, allows customers to validate their Microsoft Office software to see if it is in fact Genuine Microsoft Office software or potentially counterfeit "

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TechEdBloggers.net is not just for attendees!

Jeff Julian

Jeff Julian writes "One thing we noticed this year, and other years, is that people who are watching the news from TechEd and plan to talk about the topics of TechEd but are NOT attending don't register themselves on TechEdBloggers.net. When you register on TechEdBloggers.net, there is a category for Community. This is for the people that I described above. So if this is you, register yourself on the site! "

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New Home For The Microsoft Small Business Channel Community Page!

Microsoft Small Business Community

Microsoft Small Business Community writes "We are excited to announce our new Microsoft Small Business channel community page at ...... Geared toward channel companies that focus on serving the technology needs of small businesses, this presents the best features of www.mssmallbiz.com in a fresh new format that is integrated with the Microsoft Partner Program website. (You will now be able to use your Microsoft Partner login info now instead of needing a different login for our site!)"

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TechEd 2006 Attendee Party Details Announced

Christopher Bowen

Christopher Bowen writes "The TechEd 2006 site now has details of the attendee party on June 15th. The main event will be a private concert by the band Train. From the special events page: "

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Podcast Studio Show 16 Update

Jeff Julian

Jeff Julian writes "After the bad news about Scoble's mother, we postponed his podcast for a later time. However, we will have a show this week that will be recorded tomorrow night covering code camps!!!! We have a panel set up of Thom Robbins, Chris Williams, Don XML, Robin Edwards, and Brian Button. All these individuals have organized a code camp and with the recent amount of code camps popping up, I thought this would be a good topic to cover to assist other organizers and attendees. We will record tomorrow evening and I hope to have everything edited and released later in the evening. "

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Extended! Pre-approvals for Microsoft Small Business Specialists for Microsoft Financing.

Microsoft Small Business Community

Microsoft Small Business Community writes "For those of you who saw my earlier post regarding the offer of automatic Microsoft Small Business Financing pre-approval for all Microsoft Small Business Specialists ending on April 30th, the offer has been extended to May 31st! So if you missed it the first time, be sure to take advantage of it this time"

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Economist Survey on New Media and Implications for Dynamics

satyanadella

satyanadella writes "Finished reading a great survey of the New Media in the Economist . A lot of what it talks about in terms of new kinds of user generated content applies to work we as a community are doing (Dynamics blogs, newsgroups, solutions finder etc). One could replace “media” with “software” and ask the question of what role does community development and even advertising models apply? Clearly what we are doing with our Code Galleries such as Dynamics SNAP is a step in that direction."

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Web 2.0 and Community

Liz Hallen

Liz Hallen writes "Good article from Tim O'Reilly on the definition of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Web 1.0 meaning the types of web sites that were part of dotcom fallout and Web 2.0 meaning the types of web sites that provide interaction; many community sites and community elements are a large contributor to the web 2.0 era and are provided in this article as examples. "

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Podcast Update - Waiting on hardware...

markstan

markstan writes "I wanted to promise a new time and date for our next podcast, but, unfortunately, I'm waiting on a new piece of equipment that is still in transit... So, that begs the question - what are people interested in hearing about? Seriously, if you could sit down with a team of engineers who knew the product inside out, what questions about SBS would you like answered? "

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Convergence 2006 keynote addresses

Solutions Monkey

Solutions Monkey writes "View Bill Gates' keynote at Convergence2006 to hear Bill reveal how Microsoft is delivering the next generation of business value, enabling the people-ready business by combining business processes with personal productivity and online communities in a way that fuels overall business productivity. See Jeff Raikes at Convergence2006 and hear how he outlines the future of the Microsoft Business Division and how it is delivering on a vision of roles-based productivity that combines people and processes to enable the people-ready business. See Doug Burgum’s keynote at Convergence 2006 and hear him tell how the Microsoft Business Division is delivering on a vision to enable the people-ready business with a compelling message about people, relationships and community..."

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Convergence 2006 CPE is HERE!

DynamicAccounting.net

DynamicAccounting.net writes "Yahoo! Oh, wait, wrong online service. Yippee!!! In a post Convergence email the MS team has provided CPE credits for Convergence. Here's a snippet from the email: Interested in CPE Credits? You asked, we listened. Due to attendee demand, we’re providing a form which you can use to file for CPE credits. Click here to download the form to file for credits following the requirements of your state board. "

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Dynamics Customer Model

satyanadella

satyanadella writes "I just got the new Microsoft Dynamics Customer model poster hung in my office this week. This is more than just another poster for us. It’s been the catalyst for real cultural change throughout the organization driven by the awesome initiative of our UX team. The customer model is the repository for all information and research regarding processes and people; it is a shared resource that is used to ensure that we are focusing on a common set of people and processes. "

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Dynamics - Tech Conference Response

satyanadella

satyanadella writes "Some great feedback on the Tech Conference Suggestions post. We clearly hear the community feedback on the need for more technical information. We are going to explore several ideas – adding technical track/day to Convergence; adding Dynamics product line specific technical tracks prior to Tech Ed (Dynamics SL team did this last year with Tech Ed and from what I hear, it worked well); doing product line specific air-lifts/product readiness conferences. "

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Live Meeting: Services for ISV Partners

Ben Vollmer

Ben Vollmer writes "about all of the different services available to partners that develop solutions on the Dynamics platform. (i.e., Add-On's or ISV Solutions.) The Microsoft Dynamics Services ISV Web Seminar is for ISVs that currently integrate or develop with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta, Navision, or Microsoft CRM or are interested in developing with Microsoft Dynamics. The seminar has been developed to provide an overview of services available to enable Dynamics ISVs. The following is a few examples of information that will be covered: "

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Convergence Wrapup

Mike Snyder

Mike Snyder writes "Funny thing about blogging: the more topics I have to post about, the less time I have to actually write the blog! With that excuse in mind, let me quickly review my trip to the Convergence conference last week. "

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Microsoft Dynamics â€“ Convergence 2006

Ben Vollmer

Ben Vollmer writes "Over 7,000 Microsoft Customers, Partners and Employees traveled to Dallas, Texas from March 25th – 28th for Convergence 2006. If you were unable to attend in person you can access keynotes, information, etc via the links below: "

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My Convergence Photos

Liz Hallen

Liz Hallen writes "Yes, I know I've been very neglectful of my blog - I guess Convergence just got the best of my time. Now that most everyone is back in the office, I can say with confidence that the Community Lounge at Convergence was a HIT again this year. Check out my pictures of the lounge to see how much fun others had. Did you visit? Let me know how you liked your experience! "

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Convergence 2006 sessions and more

mennotk

mennotk writes "For all those that have emailed me about getting there hands on Brad Wilson's session and others here is the information on howto get them: Convergence 2006 DVD-In-A-Box The DVD set includes streaming video presentation files of keynotes and general sessions, plus streaming audio media and PPT files for all concurrent sessions, as well as hands-on manuals. Each attendee will automatically receive the DVD set at no charge 4-6 weeks following the event close. If you would like to order additional DVD sets, please access www.microsoft.com/convergence "

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Convergence 2006 DVD-In-A-Box

Jim Glass

Jim Glass writes "If you didn't get to go to Convergence 2006, start working it with your management team today for next year's event. Convergence 2007 will be in sunny San Diego. To tide you over, ask your coworker who did get to go to share this DVD with you. The DVD set includes streaming video presentation files of keynotes and general sessions, plus streaming audio media and PPT files for all concurrent sessions, as well as hands-on manuals. Each attendee will automatically receive the DVD set at no charge 4-6 weeks following the event close. If you would like to order additional DVD sets, please access www.microsoft.com/convergence. "

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