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December 2008 Newsletter

Inside this Issue:
Product Spotlight: SharePoint Server 2007
Convergence 2009 Early Registration
0% Financing for New Dynamics Customers
Microsoft New Customer Offers

Product Spotlight: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a new server program that is part of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Your organization can use Office SharePoint Server 2007 to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.

You can quickly create SharePoint sites that support specific content publishing, content management, records management, or business intelligence needs. You can also conduct effective searches for people, documents, and data, participate in forms-driven business processes, and access and analyze large amounts of business data.

Top 10 Benefits

  1. Provide a simple, familiar, and consistent user experience.

  2. Boost employee productivity by simplifying everyday business activities.

  3. Help meet regulatory requirements through comprehensive control over content.

  4. Effectively manage and repurpose content to gain increased business value.

  5. Simplify organization-wide access to both structured and unstructured information across disparate systems. 

  6. Connect people with information and expertise.

  7. Accelerate shared business processes across organizational boundaries.

  8. Share business data without divulging sensitive information.

  9. Enable people to make better-informed decisions by presenting business-critical information in one central location.

  10. Provide a single, integrated platform to manage intranet, extranet, and Internet applications across the enterprise.

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Convergence 2009 Early Registration Ends Soon

Convergence 2009 New Orleans

Early Registration for Convergence 2009 New Orleans is open until January 14. Register now to take advantage of this opportunity to save $300 per attendee.

Registration Pricing:

Early Price: $1195 (before 11:59 PST January 14)
Regular Price: $1495
Group Discount: $100 off third member and more
Day Pass: $750
Expo Pass: $150
Guest Pass: $300

Please select the link that is relevant to you:

We hope to see you there!

Convergence 2009  Information:

March 10 - 13, 2009
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70130

Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event, bringing customers, partners, team members and industry experts together in an environment created for you to discuss solutions, address business needs and establish a true community that can be leveraged throughout the year.

0% Financing for New Microsoft Dynamics Customers

Preserve your capital resources in the current economic situation while making important strategic investments in your future.

With the Microsoft Dynamics 0% Financing Promotion on new Microsoft Dynamics ERP and Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions we can help your organization acquire powerful business assets that pay off in the near term and over the long haul—by helping you drive productivity, maximize efficiency, and adapt and grow your business in today’s fast-changing market.

  • Finance the IT solution you require now by making the strategic investments in your organization’s future and long-term growth, with powerful Microsoft Dynamics business applications.
  • Help expand your budget or use of capital by leveraging the financing options from Microsoft and taking advantage of the limited time 0% interest promotion for new Microsoft Dynamics ERP (Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics SL) and Microsoft Dynamics CRM customers.
  • Don’t delay investment that could generate the returns to help your business better manage its growth in the current climate. It is easy to take advantage of the Microsoft Dynamics 0% Promotion.

Contact a Merit Solutions representative and discuss how Microsoft can help you save money now and build for the future.

Microsoft New Customer Offers

Microsoft Financing Smartpay! Zero Payments for Six Months

SmartPay from Microsoft offers total IT financing with no payments for six months, so you can address your IT infrastructure while retaining critical cash flow. Get the solid expertise of Microsoft along with the rest of your IT solution in one streamlined package with SmartPay. After the initial six-month payment period, the loan balance is paid in regular monthly payments for the remaining 36 months, or 30 months for licensing agreements.

Redeem By: 6/30/2009

Manufacturing Makeover Offer

A Microsoft Dynamics (US) promotion for medium sized manufacturers that wish to take advantage of the rich functionality offered by Microsoft Dynamics GP. This offer is for manufacturers either looking for a new or replacement solution. This offer provides a 25% discount off of the standard list price for each user above 11 users (i.e., discount applies to the users 12 and higher). This offer is not valid for those companies that have purchased Microsoft Dynamics GP prior to the start date of September 29, 2008.

Redeem By: 3/20/2009

Outgrown QuickBooks Trade-In Offer

Take advantage of the “Outgrown QuickBooks Trade In Offer *” - a Microsoft Dynamics (US) promotion targeting businesses currently using QuickBooks that wish to take advantage of the rich functionality offered by Microsoft Dynamics GP. The promotion is comprised of an escalating trade-in value based on Microsoft Dynamics product edition and number of users purchased that can be applied to the purchase of Microsoft Dynamics user licenses. .

Redeem By: 3/19/2009

Don't see any offers for you?
Visit www.microsoftincentives.com for more great offers!

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