Program Overview for Web Pros

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1 Prgram Overview fr Web Prs August Micrsft Crpratin. All rights reserved. Micrsft, Windws, Windws Vista and ther prduct names are r may be registered trademarks and/r trademarks in the U.S. and/r ther cuntries. The infrmatin herein is fr infrmatinal purpses nly and represents the current view f Micrsft Crpratin as f the date f this presentatin. Because Micrsft must respnd t changing market cnditins, it shuld nt be interpreted t be a cmmitment n the part f Micrsft, and Micrsft cannt guarantee the accuracy f any infrmatin prvided after the date f this presentatin. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

2 Challenges fr Web Prs Cmmunicate effectively with peple wh have different expertise and knwledge Shrten the deplyment cycle t quickly launch services Build the business with expertise, knwledge, and fferings Meet rapidly changing market requirements Design, develp, deliver, and manage enhanced services Meet new quality and service standards f Web sites Gain prfessinal supprt and technical guidance Gain cmmunity supprt fr Web marketing, develpment, and design wrk Establish a sales frce t cmplement partnering and referrals Develp ways t effectively market cmpetencies

3 Overview f Micrsft WebsiteSpark WebsiteSpark ignites the success f Web Prs thrugh three cre areas: Driving New Business Opprtunities Help Web Prs t expand their reach and custmer tuchpints Help Web Prs benefit frm cmarketing activities Prviding Sftware and Slutins Prvide Web Prs with fast, easy, and immediate access t current, full-featured Micrsft develpment tls Give Web Prs discunts frm Hsting Partners t deply Internet sites and applicatins Delivering Prfessinal Supprt and Training Prvide Web Prs with supprt and guidance frm Micrsft engineers and Netwrk Partners Offer Web Prs cmmunity supprt fr marketing, develpment, and design wrk

4 Primary Audiences Web Prs Hsting Partners Netwrk Partners Web Prs are small prfessinal Web develpment and design cmpanies develpers, designers, and IT generalists wh have Web cmpetencies and use bth Linux and Micrsft Windws platfrms. Hsters are cmpanies that prvide infrastructure and netwrk supprt fr thers. Qualified Hsters that enrll WebsiteSpark are called Hsting Partners. (Hsters include Internet and Web hsting prviders, telecmmunicatins firms with hsting fferings, and clcated data centers.) Netwrk Partners are the ecsystem arund Web Prs, including: Educatin firms Hsting Partners Gvernment agencies Incubatin cmpanies

5 WebsiteSpark Offer Details Fr Web Prs 1 Drive new business pprtunities WebsiteSpark Marketplace (pwered by Pinpint), a site where Web Prs can shwcase their capabilities and be fund by custmers Partner Recruiting Prtal, a resurce n the Micrsft Partner Netwrk (MPN) fr finding partners with cmplementary skills Web App Gallery, a resurce t find and publish Web applicatins 2 Benefit frm prfessinal supprt and training Tw prfessinal supprt incidents per prgram membership fr break-fix issues Unlimited access t technical managed newsgrups n MSDN Unlimited prgram supprt fr nn-technical issues Brad cmmunity supprt thrugh partners and peers 3 Receive sftware and slutins fr develpment and hsting Design Tls/Develpment Tls/Testing Tls: Visual Studi 2008 Prfessinal Editin 3 user licenses Expressin Studi 2 (r 3) 1 user license Expressin Web 2 (r 3) 2 user licenses Windws Web Server 2008 (r R2 when available) 3 user licenses SQL Server 2008 Web 3 user licenses Prductin Hsting Licenses (if self-hsting) Windws Web Server 2008 R2 (when available) 4 server licenses SQL Server 2008 Web Editin 4 server licenses Premium Web site cntrl panel (DtNetPanel)

6 WebsiteSpark Offer Details Fr Web Prs If self-hsting* r if a Hsting Partner prvides servers via virtualized Guest OS instances, a Web Pr may use in prductin up t fur prcessr licenses each f the fllwing prducts (in any hardware cnfiguratin): Windws Web Server 2008 R2 (when available) SQL Server 2008 Web Editin WebsiteSpark prvides a discunt n SPLA license fees during the three-year prgram membership, after which standard license fees apply. * Requires enrllment int SPLA Essentials

7 WebsiteSpark Offer Details Fr Web Prs If hsted thrugh a WebsiteSpark Hsting Partner n dedicated hardware, a Web Pr may use in prductin up t fur prcessr licenses each f the fllwing prducts: Windws Web Server 2008 R2 (when available) Windws Web Server 2008 Windws Server 2008 Standard Windws Server 2003 Standard Editin SQL Server 2008 Web SQL Server 2005 Standard WebsiteSpark prvides a discunt n SPLA license fees during the three-year prgram membership, after which standard license fees apply.

8 WebsiteSpark Benefits With WebsiteSpark, Web Prs can d the fllwing: Drive new business pprtunities and expand their custmer base Expand their reach and custmer tuchpints and expse their services t the brad set f Micrsft custmers and partners Benefit frm c-marketing activities t drive demand tward their prtfli f Web slutins Benefit frm prfessinal supprt and training Get dedicated supprt frm Micrsft engineers, Hsting Partners, Netwrk Partners and peers arund the wrld agencies, develpers, and designers wh will prvide a wide range f supprt resurces Receive free nline training, trainer mentring, and webinars Receive sftware and slutins t bring sites and applicatins t market Receive fast, easy, and immediate access t current Micrsft develpment tls, Web platfrm technlgies, and prductin licenses f server prducts Imprve prductivity thrugh ready-t-use and custmizable slutins Becme eligible fr discunts frm Hsting Partners t deply Internet sites and applicatins

9 Additinal Benefits With WebsiteSpark, Web Prs get the fllwing additinal benefits: T Web Develpers T Web Designers Cmprehensive develpment envirnment t help Web develpers build standards-based Web applicatins and services. The latest cmpnents f the Micrsft Web platfrm, including framewrks, a Web server, and a database. Ability t expand audiences by making standards-based Web sites that are accessible frm a range f brwsers and devices. Assurance that Web sites are XHTML r WCAG cmpliant. Web App Gallery, a resurce that prvides instant access t the mst ppular cmmunity Web applicatins available. Develpers can brwse the gallery t find ff-the-shelf Web applicatins and slutins t make their business mre successful. Full range f prfessinal design tls and innvative technlgies t help bring creativity t the wrld f HTML, CSS, AJAX, PHP, and Micrsft Silverlight. Built-in supprt fr tday's Web standards, sphisticated CSS-based layut and frmatting, and integratin with either ASP.NET r PHP. Ability t publish the best media experiences n the Web fr audi and vide. Reduced cmplexity and easier data integratin by using pwerful tls and task panes t design fr ASP.NET, PHP, and XML.

10 WebsiteSpark Technlgy Resurces With WebsiteSpark, Web Prs get the fllwing technlgy resurces: Micrsft Web Platfrm Whether a cmpany is lking t create its glbal Web presence, build small-business applicatins, launch a new Web site, r just get started n the Web, Micrsft ffers slutins that are trusted by Frtune 500 cmpanies and used by millins f individuals. ASP.NET Supprt Micrsft and the ASP.NET develper cmmunity prvide many supprt ptins fr varius questins, each answered in a tutrial, vide, r ther resurce and utlined in a step-by-step apprach. IIS.NET Supprt IIS.NET supprt prvides detailed help via questins placed in cmmunities and frums fr varius categries, such as general, security, publishing, cnfiguratin, setup, and migratin. Hsting Cmmunity The Hsting Cmmunity prvides access t a brad range f infrmatin abut prducts and services that can supprt hsting businesses by cmplementing and extending hsting slutins frm Micrsft.

11 Qualificatins Web Prs Web Prs wh meet the fllwing qualificatins can participate in WebsiteSpark. Prfessinal firms whse primary business is prviding Web develpment and design services fr their custmers, regardless f existing membership in the Micrsft Partner Netwrk (MPN). Web Pr firms must have ten r less emplyees (including wners, emplyees, and cntractrs). In additin, Web Prs must be willing t: Develp and deply at least ne new Web site using Micrsft tls and servers within six mnths after enrllment, and reprt it and ther new sites t Micrsft. If nt already a member, enrll in the MPN as part f prgram participatin.

12 Hw t Engage Self-registratin thrugh WebsiteSpark Web site Web Prs jin WebsiteSpark Registratin after btaining nminatin Frm Hsting Partners r Netwrk Partners University incubatrs and gvernment agencies Cmpanies fcused n small business Hsting Partners Micrsft champins can recruit Hsting Partners, Netwrk Partners, and Web Prs Netwrk Partners and Hsting Partners spnsr Web Prs

13 Want t Jin? 1. Obtain a nminatin frm a Hsting Partner r a Netwrk Partner. Dn t have a partner? Visit the prgram Web site t find a Hsting Partner. 2. Enrll via the that cntains yur nminatin. 3. Electrnically sign the WebsiteSpark agreements. 4. Enjy the benefits f WebsiteSpark!

14 2009 Micrsft Crpratin. All rights reserved. Micrsft, Windws, Windws Vista and ther prduct names are r may be registered trademarks and/r trademarks in the U.S. and/r ther cuntries. The infrmatin herein is fr infrmatinal purpses nly and represents the current view f Micrsft Crpratin as f the date f this presentatin. Because Micrsft must respnd t changing market cnditins, it shuld nt be interpreted t be a cmmitment n the part f Micrsft, and Micrsft cannt guarantee the accuracy f any infrmatin prvided after the date f this presentatin. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.