WPC 2012 Highlights

Glenn OsakoWest Region SMB

Highlights – an unprecedented launch year!

Windows 8 Windows 8 RTM’d on August 1st! Business customers, MSDN, TechNet available this month GA & consumer launch on Oct 26, 2012 Windows XP End of Life – April 2014

Office 365 Office 365 Open announced – a pre-paid offer that enables partners to

deliver packaged services with a single invoice Higher POR fees announced – Cloud Accelerate partners can earn up

to 23%

Windows Server 2012 RTM’d on August 1st! GA & launch date – Sept 4, 2012 “Switch to Hyper-V” Program provides partners with guidance,

training and tools, including the Virtual Machine Migration Toolkit

The Modern Office The new Office was announced on July 16, 2012 w/Customer Preview

available Optimized for touch, tablets, social & delivered as a cloud service Included with Windows RT

Windows Phone 8 Sneak peek of Windows Phone 8 announced on June 20, 2012 Based on the same core as Windows 8 devices New Start Screen, Multi-core support, NFC, Company Hub & Apps

INTRODUCING FY13-Q1 Cloud Easy Offer

• This offer allows customers to earn subsidy payouts on qualifying subscription purchases that can be applied towards future purchases of Microsoft software and associated services from their Microsoft partner of choice. Claims can be submitted for all eligible Online Services purchases made between July 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012.

Key Program Features:

• Focused on Online Services solutions (Office 365, Windows Intune, CRM Online)

• Payout rate of 15.0% (of annual subscription fee) consistent with the FY12 Big Easy Offer

• Offer duration of three months: July 1 through September 30th, 2012

Call To Action:

• Familiarize yourself with The Cloud Easy Offer details

• Communicate offer availability and benefits in all of your conversations with customers

• Questions? Direct partners to cloudeasy@microsoft.com