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Core Business-Knowledge you need to grow your business |
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Satisfaction
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Recommended
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Enhance Your Cash Flow with Microsoft Financing
Bigger Deal Sizes, Get Paid First |
8/8/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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PLC Issues |
PLC Issues |
Navigating Recessionary Waters
Take Charge of Your Future |
8/22/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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PLC Issues |
PLC Issues |
| Managing Your Business Through a Slow Economy
with Key Performance Indicators |
8/29/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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| Increase Business Opportunities in Challenging
Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators |
9/5/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.39 |
8.36 |
| More Money Through Higher-Value Transactions
with SMB Customers |
9/12/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.94 |
7.76 |
Hiring Your First Employee
How to do it Right the First Time |
9/26/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.25 |
8.22 |
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Maximizing Service Delivery Profits During Economic Downturns |
12/12/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.82 |
8.71 |
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Goal Setting for IT Professionals |
12/19/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.47 |
8.56 |
Maximizing Success in Troubled Times
Join Karl W.
Palachuk, author and owner of a successful SMB Consulting practice, and
several other top partners, as he talks to partners about successful
strategies in a "down" economy. The economy is something that you can’t
control and if you are not diversified like your portfolio you might not make
it through the recession. This session is about best practices and tips and
tricks from partners who know how to weather the storms and keep the revenue
coming in. What you don’t know can have an adverse affect on your business.
Take an hour out of your busy schedule and listen to some partners who are
willing to share what they have learned about managing your business in
unpredictable and troubled times. |
1/12/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.22 |
8.18 |
Licensing for the Small Business Specialist - From a Partner Perspective
Confused about Microsoft Licensing for Small Businesses.
Join the club! As everyone knows, no one knows licensing better than Eric
Ligman! Join Eric, along with Tim Carney, a fellow Microsoft Small Business
Specialist and a SBSC User Group Leader, for this 5W50 webcast where they will
discuss the basics of Microsoft Licensing for the Small Business. |
1/16/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.11 |
8.09 |
How to Build Owner Equity Value in Your IT Service Business
Are you taking the right actions to maximize your
company’s equity value? Many small actions can have a big impact on your
dollar value in the market – both positive and negative.
This session
is an MBA crash course for managers and owners of IT service companies
(solution providers, VARs, MSPs, software developers and general IT service
providers). It will focus on specific actions that will put you in the
driver’s seat when it’s time to define the value of your company for any
external financial purpose. Understanding these issues can make multiple
millions of dollars of difference to you and your company in the long run. |
1/30/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.36 |
8.27 |
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Selling in Uncertain Times- Strategies to help you help your customer |
2/27/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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6.62 |
5.79 |
New Generation Certifications: Program Overview & Certification Resources
Available for the SBSC Community
Learn why Microsoft
developed the New Generation of Certification, as well as what certification
exams and resources are currently available for Microsoft partners, including
the SBSC community. Find out more about the value of certification, including
how it can benefit your business.
With Mark Crall (Tech Care Team) and
Deborah Vosler (Microsoft). |
4/20/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.21 |
7.44 |
Projects & Recurring Revenue Service Agreements - Achieve better success at
selling service contracts with projects
Numerous MS
Partners have adjusted focus from selling "projects" to selling "managed
services." This has not changed, however the fact that prospects and customers
typically understand the need for a project (new hardware and/or software)
more easily than that of a proactive support and maintenance agreement. The
truth is that the customer, and the Partner, will be better served by
committing to both. Learn how to weave the service contract (a.k.a. "Managed
Services") sale in with any project proposal delivered. Understand how to
compel a customer to give the support contract a try. Increase the percentage
of new customers that represent recurring revenue! |
6/19/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.16 |
8.3 |
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Core Technical-Core technical information |
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The Small and Midsize Business Server Platform
Which is Right for Your Customer? |
8/15/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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PLC Issues
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PLC Issues |
Part 1: Windows Essential Business Server 2008: Introduction
Part of a special 5W/50 technical mini-series on
EBS. |
9/04/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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PLC Issues |
PLC Issues |
| Introduction to Windows Server 2008 |
9/15/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.52 |
7.67 |
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Windows Vista and the Roadmap to Windows 7 |
10/03/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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6.18 |
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Introduction to Forefront Threat Management Gateway for Partners Deploying
EBS 2008 |
12/04/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.44 |
8.39 |
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Virtualizing The Desktop and How to Sell it in SMB |
11/21/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.9 |
8.14 |
Migration Concepts with SBS 2008
Migration projects
pose unique challenges for IT Consultants. The goal is to move a customer's
server infrastructure into a new product and platform with a process that is
both predictable and profitable.
Jeff Middleton will present the concepts
of the Microsoft documented "join to domain" approach as well as the options
with an updated for SBS 2008 Swing Migration technique. In addition to a
technical review of the project path elements, join us for Jeff's insights
into the planning strategy concerns on these additional points to be
discussed:
* The Transition Timeline & Value Budget
* Establishing
Roll-Back, Pause or Completion Goals
* What's implied in Multi-Server
Deployments?
* Where is the Automation?
* Including your Value-Add of
Quality & Predictability |
1/09/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.76 |
8.61 |
Virtualization for the SMB — delivering solutions with Microsoft
Virtualization for the SMB consultant
Heard the
buzz around Virtualization, but not sure how it fits into your offering? Do
you think virtualization is just for the big boys? Want to learn about the
opportunity around this growing technology space? This presentation will
walk you through the uses for virtualization in the SMB space, how to sell
virtualization solutions, and how to implement them in your business. Learn
from real world examples and practical advice for building your own
virtualization practice and making it core to your infrastructure offering
in this seminar. Presented by Dave Sobel. |
2/20/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.68 |
8.51 |
Migrating from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 on the Same Server Using Microsoft
Virtualization Technologies
The SBS 2008 migration
strategy has come a long way to ease the process for partners and their
customers by preserving the existing domain name, providing for a 21 day
co-existence period and simplifying the process. However it requires a move
to new 64 bit hardware as a part of the process. So what do you do if your
SBS 2003 installation is already on SBS 2008 compliant 64 bit hardware? You
could of course perform 2 migrations and end up back on your original
hardware but there is another method utilizing virtualization that we will
be exploring in this presentation using SBS 2008, Windows Hyper-V and System
Center Virtual Machine Manger. |
3/17/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.2 |
7.79 |
The Network is Slow: Troubleshooting and Tools with no Budget
How do you rapidly identify the source of network
performance issues when you are working with a limited budget? Using free
tools such as Network Monitor, Wireshark, nMap and the SysInternals Toolset,
you can decrease the time it takes to identify the cause of performance
problems and get the network back up to speed. In this webcast, Laura
Chappell focuses on network basic monitoring methods and traffic patterns
that indicate problems located at the client, infrastructure devices or the
server. You will actually see evidence of a failing switch and improperly
configured client. Learn to troubleshoot faster and more effectively.
Laura Chappell is the Founder of Protocol Analysis Institute and
Wireshark University. She lives, eats and breathes network communications
and trains thousands of network administrators, IT technicians and law
enforcement members yearly through conferences, self-paced courses and
onsite courses. She is consistently ranked as a top industry speaker with a
focus on network troubleshooting and security. Ms. Chappell hosts a yearly
Summit on network troubleshooting and security (www.chappellsummit.com) as
well.
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4/03/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.73 |
8.39 |
Response Point Technical Briefing
Response Point is
a new product designed to lower the costs and increase the effectiveness of
telephone communications in small businesses. The product entered the market
in early 2008, with much critical acclaim, and is undergoing a rapid
evolution as it matures to become the best small business telephone
communications product in the market. In this presentation you will learn
what Response Point does, and how it can be best deployed in small
businesses. Robert Brown and his team will ensure that you get the latest
technical information on Response Point, best practices and tips and tricks
from partners. The goal of this presentation is to give everyone a heads up
on the next release and answer all your technical questions. This webcast
assumes that you are already selling and installing Response Point, if you
aren’t, please check out the other Response Point training sessions before
attending this one or you wont be happy. |
4/17/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.63 |
8.39 |
Managing your Desktops using Group Policy in SBS 2008
In this session we’ll look at the new features
available in Group Policy in SBS 2008 that enable you to have improved
control over your user’s desktop experience and security. We’ll look at the
new Group Policy Preferences features that provide capabilities such as USB
device control, point-and-click drive and printer mapping and control over
your computers’ power usage. |
4/24/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.29 |
8.24 |
Small Business Server: What about those Best Practices Analyzers
So you want a way to quickly and easily do a couple of
hundred checks of your customer’s SBS server? See how you can use the Small
Business Server Best Practices Analyzers to do just that and more. In this
webcast, David Copeland focuses on how to use the BPA to analyze the server,
document some of the configuration, and with the SBS 2008 its new
integration with the SBS console feature. See how you can use these tools to
assist in the migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 and beyond. |
5/08/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.71 |
7.9 |
Exchange Server 2007 on Windows SBS 2008 – Hot Topics for Partners
Windows Small Business Server 2008 makes it fairly
easy to create regular backups on SBS 2008. But what happens when you need
to restore those backups. In this talk, we will discuss the required process
and how to make it easier on everyone. Come hear Michael Smith, Exchange
Server MVP, talk about Backup and Restore and few other hot topics with
Exchange Server 2007 running on SBS 2008. Michael has taken the top PSS
issues and added them to this talk to insure you walk away with what you
need to know to keep Exchange Server running on SBS 2008. |
5/15/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.23 |
8.14 |
Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery with SBS 2008
When was the last time you really looked at your
disaster recovery (DR) strategy? Not just the big binder on the shelf that
documents downtime procedures. I mean the actual “strategy” to recover your
operations. If there were a “disaster” today, could you survive?
One
of first steps to ensuring Business Continuity for our customers is to
evaluate vendors providing key products and services. As a critical vendor
to many of the business we serve… what happens if we can’t provide services?
During this session we will discuss how and why an IT company needs to
prepare for a disaster. We will also address how to develop a BCP/DR
initiative to offer to customers.
Presented by Lyf Wildenberg
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5/22/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.56 |
7.71 |
Stupid Users and Attackers: A day in the life of Securing SBS 2008
Which is the bigger threat to a small firm? External
attackers or Stupid Users? Perhaps both? Join Susan Bradley, Patch Watch
author for Brian Livingston's Windows Secrets as she guides you down the
resources and tools she uses to secure aect a small firm from both
kinds of attackers. Along the way she'll point out the security features of
SBS 2008 and resources to keeping both the server and users safe and secure
on the Internet Highway. |
5/29/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.61 |
8.53 |
Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server – Updated with Power Pack 2
Content
Windows Small Business Server 2008 will not
ship with any client backup software, so how will you make sure the top
employees at each of your customers sites are backed up (Imaged) everyday?
This webcast will cover what you can use Windows Home Server for in small
businesses that may not be a good fit for Small Business Server, as well as
businesses that may need to use Windows Home Server as a complement to Small
Business Server. You will learn the key points you need to know to add
this to your arsenal of solutions for your customers. A demo will explain
all the details and give you the information you needed to get Home Server
up and running at your customer site. This presentation is updated with
Power Pack 2 content and more. With Kevin Royalty. |
6/05/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.08 |
8.11 |
Top Issues Seen in the Consulting World (SBS)
Now
that SBS 2008 has been in the marketplace for a little over six months, some
of the initial deployment hurdles have been identified and addressed in the
community. In this session, we will cover some of the most common issues
consultants are currently facing and what fixes and workarounds are
available, if any. Join us for a discussion of the top 10 issues, both
technical and non-technical, that many consultants are facing today. |
6/12/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.39 |
8.38 |
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Work From Virtually Anywhere-
Collaborate anytime and anyplace for more productive employees |
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| SBS 2008: Better Enabling the Remote User with
Terminal Services |
9/19/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.65 |
8.52 |
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Microsoft Response Point SP1: What is it? Is it Good for my Customers? Is it
good for me? |
10/17/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.17 |
8.17 |
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Line of Business-There's gold in the data |
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| Using Outlook with Business Contact Manager and
Office Accounting to Run Your Services Business |
12/01/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.56 |
8.41 |
Business Reasons for Starting a Business
Intelligence Practice
In this first of two sessions
you will join us, Microsoft and a partner as we walk through the why and how
of their addition of a Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) practice to their
business model. The Partner, similar to yourself, will share the successes
they have discovered by having BI as a part of their solutions offering. On
the webcast we will have a Microsoft Partner Technology Specialist, a Product
Manager and a Microsoft Partner so we can focus on an interactive discussion
intended to help you in your new or existing BI practice. |
2/06/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.9 |
7.9 |
| Accounting Alchemy – Turning Data into
Information |
5/07/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.44 |
8.40 |
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Growing Your Business-
New opportunities and technologies to help you
grow |
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Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server |
11/14/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.45 |
8.33 |
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Grow Your Business with Office Live Small Business |
10/10/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.4 |
8.4 |
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Building a Successful Microsoft-based IW Practice with Search, Portals, and
Collaboration |
10/24/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.4 |
7.85 |
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Get Help Setting up a Successful Microsoft Unified Communications Practice |
11/07/08
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.2 |
7.26 |
The Microsoft Business and Technology Assessment Toolkit V4 - How Partners are
Using It to Generate Real Revenue and Profit
This
webcast will review how MS Partners use the Microsoft Business and Technology
toolkit to generate revenue and drive a long lasting client relationship that
continues to provide opportunity for years to come. These veteran Microsoft
partners will share their secret sauce on how they use the assessment process
and the data collected to build long term IT plans and strategies for their
clients and then use those to get their clients to open their wallets and
continually make purchases of technology and services. We’ll also discuss the
new and enhanced features of the new toolkit, including SBS/EBS updates and a
new proposal generator. |
1/23/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.05 |
8.06 |
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5W/50 Series - Using SBS2008 Upgrades as an
Opportunity
to Build your SharePoint Practice |
2/13/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.65 |
8.46 |
Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Mobile - What you need to know to build
your business
Presented by Aaron Booker |
3/09/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.33 |
8.25 |
How can the Microsoft Office Client & Microsoft Unified Communications impact
your business?
How can Unified Communications "light
up" the desktop, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Office Client and Microsoft
SharePoint Server 2007? Join us as we look at ways to position, market and
sell your solutions that use these Microsoft technologies. We will also be
joined by a Partner who has been successful doing this in their business. The
Partner will share their approach and suggestions with you to help you build
your practice and business around this growing market segment. We will focus
on Instant Messaging, and Presence. We will also look at the Voice
opportunity. We will share the current Microsoft Campaigns that are in market
to help you as you take your Unified Communications client solutions to
market. |
3/13/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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7.33 |
7.58 |
Take a look real world Partner solution demos which help you sell Microsoft
Office 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007
5W/50 Series - Take a look real world Partner solution demos which help you
sell Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 |
3/27/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.31 |
7.79 |
Prescriptive Guidance on How to Add Windows Essential Business Server to Your
Infrastructure Practice
If you're wondering what it
will take to add Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) to your portfolio and
how to prepare your business, this session is for you. Learn the necessary
steps to get ready for Windows EBS, how to build a business model around the
platform, and what the roadmap to profitability. You will hear from two
partners who have participated since EBS was still a thought on a wipe board.
Learn how they have integrated EBS into their practices. If you are working
with SBS now, EBS is a great growth path upward for you. If you are working
with larger mid market accounts already learn how EBS can speed your delivery
in the market and allow you to focus on expanding your services and partnering
options with EBS.
Presented with Arlin Sorensen. |
4/10/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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8.12 |
Learn about early Partner success with Microsoft Online Services and their
impact on the Partners business
Join Microsoft
Product Managers, Technology Specialists and a Partner, just like you, to
discuss how to achieve early success in selling MS Online and the Business
Productivity Online Suite. Join our panel of experts and a Microsoft Partner
to explore this early success with an eye on how you can take these best known
methods and work to apply similar approaches to your business. We will look at
what it takes and help you make the most of this exciting new technology and
business opportunity. |
5/01/09
9:00 AM |
On Demand |
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