Microsoft Small Business +

Microsoft Small Business + is a FREE online business resource that you can use when it best fits your schedule. Members receive:

Free Online Software Training – Get access to a library of software training to help you do more with the software you own, including Microsoft Office Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Outlook 2003, Word 2003, and more.

Free Online Business Training – Take advantage of business skills training from independent experts on topics including marketing, finance, and technology management designed to help you evolve the skills you rely on every day.

Free Online Technical Support – Based on your submitted profile, the Self-Help feature displays the information most relevant to the Microsoft products you own, giving you easy access to knowledge-based articles, security bulletins, service packs, newsgroups, webcasts, and more. Now you can find answers to your technical questions all in one place.

Newsletter – As a member of Small Business +, you will receive a personalized monthly newsletter through which we will recommend relevant member resources. We will also give you updates on new training courses, tips on how to get the most out of your software, and access to special offers.

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Also, don't forget about the Microsoft Small Business Summit:
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 17, 2006
Registration opens: January 26, 2006

During this FREE four-day online event, some of the leading voices in business today will present ways to get more from your IT investments, save time and money in running your business, and better connect with and market to your customers. You're invited to choose from over 25 webcasts that can best help you gain a competitive edge.

If you are one of the first 300 people to register and attend at least one live webcast during the Small Business Summit event, you will receive the highly acclaimed book "Small Business Kit"* FREE — a $50 value! While supplies last. Offer available in the U.S. only.

Attend three or more live webcasts during the Small Business Summit, complete and submit the brief evaluation for each webcast and you will receive Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition** software FREE — a $499 value! While supplies last. Offer available in the U.S. only.

** http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/small-business-summit/hub.mspx

Webcast – SMB Security w/ Harry Brelsford & others

SMB Case Study: What You Should Know About Security, Storage and Desktop Management in an SMB IT Environment
January 19, 2006 @ 12:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 a.m. Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes

Register & Attend Online
http://ct.eletters.eseminarslive.com/rd/cts?d=187-1307-1-1654-525575-22159-0-0-0-1
If you are unable to attend the live event you may still register and will receive an e-mail when the on-demand version becomes available.

Event Overview:
Juggling multiple security, storage and desktop management technologies can cause you to lose focus and distract your employees from their ultimate goal — attracting and maintaining new business opportunities. Find out how Bonnie Lee Goldstein, owner of a law firm in Dallas, Texas, and her IT consultant Andy Bensinger deployed a new, multi-layered protection solution that prevented a catastrophic loss of her critical business data and reduced her IT management costs.

Join SMB Nation CEO Harry Brelsford, Andy Bensinger, CEO of Halogen, Inc. and Bonnie Lee Goldstein for this live, interactive eSeminar sponsored by Computer Associates. You'll learn what SMBs like yours are doing to address today's unique security, storage and desktop management challenges.

You'll hear firsthand accounts from real, in-the-trenches SMB IT professionals that manage these challenges on a daily basis. During this peer-to-peer discussion, you will learn:

* What organizations like yours are doing to manage risks
* What data protection strategies are working, and which ones aren't
* What challenges are unique to an SMB environment
* What questions should you ask before deploying a new solution
* What you can do today to improve your security, storage and data
management practices

Featured Speakers:
Harry Brelsford, CEO – SMB Nation
Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Attorney & Owner – Bonnie Lee Goldstein, P.C.
Andrew Bensinger, President – Halogen
Frank Derfler, VP, Market Experts Group – Ziff Davis Media

Sponsored by Computer Associates