[AccessD] Action Pack, now with special edition toolkit for Web Solution Providers

Me too.

GK

On 10/10/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> Well, I just renewed to avoid that hassle for another year.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:50 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Action Pack,now with special edition toolkit for Web
> Solution Providers
>
> Hi Jim
>
> That's right, but only every second year, and it is an on-line course:
>
> https://partner.microsoft.com/actionpack
> https://partner.microsoft.com/40044196
>
> Some of these my colleague can do with closed eyes ...
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> jimdettman at verizon.net 10-10-2007 14:35 >>>
> Gustav,
>
>  I hate the Microsoft exam circus as well and in fact gave up on the SBS
> certification because of it.  But got bad news for you; the Action Pack will
> shortly require passing a Microsoft exam in order to continue to receive the
> subscription.
>
>  They want to get rid of the deadwood<g>.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:09 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Action Pack, now with special edition toolkit for Web
> Solution Providers
>
> Hi all
>
> We (my employer and I) don't want to spend money on the "MS exam circus" as
> the ROI is zero. Thus, our official Small Business Specialist status will be
> lost (and our clients don't care as they hardly knew that anyway). No big
> deal.
>
> However, that status have the additional benefit that combined with the
> Action Pack Subscription (where the ROI is huge) you are offered Visual
> Studio Standard 2005 for free. So no SB partner => no free VS which is bad
> now that VS2008 is close.
>
> But a new free add-on to the Action Pack is now announced which could be of
> interest for those of you not having Visual Studio yet or have felt the
> limitations of the free Express editions, a "special edition toolkit" for
> Web Solution Providers:
>
> https://partner.microsoft.com/webresourcekit
>
> It includes Microsoft Visual Studio Standard 2008 and Expression Studio.
> The estimated ship date for the kit is January 2008.
>
> One of the steps to obtain the kit is to:
>
>  Successfully complete one of three free online courses and the
>  associated assessment with a score of 70 percent or higher ..
>
> These seems to have a duration from 0,5 to 1,5 hours, so you have to pay by
> spending some of your valuable time!
>
> /gustav
>
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