Guy Haycock, senior product planner for Windows Server Solution Marketing at Microsoft Corp. gave SMB Nation the scoop on the Small Business Server surprise preview of a pending dual release at WPC, their Worldwide Partner Conference.

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Kutenda releasing a marketing program for MSPs, VARs.

Vice President Kevin Brown says: “In your busy world, one-on-one prospecting is inefficient at best and a total waste of time at the worst. Kutenda’s new managed service marketing system uses proven campaigns to help you get found, convert leads and make more money fast."

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Micosoft is making noise again about its available partner financing solutions.

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Folks - it's rockin' here at what appears to be the largest WPC to date. Big cloud empahsis and, of course, the parties. The photo shown is with Allison Watson last night at a swanky Washington DC haunt and a couple hundred close friends.

Tonight you can join me at the following PARTIES!

Yellow Lounge ... right outside the Expo Hall hosted by AutoTask at 6PM EDT (Wear yellow for bonus points!) 

Intel Hybrid Cloud Party at the Henley Park Hotel at 6PM EDT (eaxtra room at this pone)

Microsoft OEM at 101 Consituttion at 7pm to 10pm*

Microsoft BPOS party DAR Muesuem, 1776 D Street, 7PM*

* By invitation only

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As clients need assistance with computer-related matters, VARs and MSPs need a place to turn to when marketing themselves … especially online.

Seasoned social media consultant Stuart Crawford, at Calgary, Canada-based Ulistic Inc. says he has the for marketing and promotion solution for consultants.

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Spain wins but I attended the Microsoft Netherlands soccer party at a great little pub in downtown Washington DC as party of the WorldWide Partner Conference (WPC). #wpc10.

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview John Zanni, general manager of Worldwide Hosting, Microsoft Communications Sector and Monish Sood, marketing manager, Hosting, Microsoft Communications Sector. I was especially interested in hearing how Microsoft is working in the Telecom area and with voice service providers now that Response Point has been end of lifed (August 31, 2010). This interview occurred at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Washington DC.

WPC Photo: (L-R) Monish Sood, Jennifer Hall, John Zanni, Grace Schroeder, Harry Brelsford.

“We did a study that shows more than 65 percent of small businesses are moving one or more applications to the cloud.” Zanni told me.

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