Microsoft tour making New Orleans stop Jan. 16

New Orleans CityBusiness, Jan 4, 2007 by CityBusiness Staff Report

The Microsoft Across America tour will stop at the New Orleans Marriott from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan 16 to give business representatives their first look at Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Through a series of free seminars specifically designed for the Memphis business community, attendees will learn how these products connect people to information, enable productivity, reduce costs, and provide a more secure environment.

"The launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is one of the most significant product roll- outs to come to market over the past ten years for Microsoft," said Chris Sakalosky, South Central area general manager, Small Midmarket Solutions & Partners Group. "We want to ensure that our business partners and customers are able to get hands-on experience with these products as they plan to implement them within their day-to- day businesses."

The event will include the following seminars aimed at a specific audience:

* Small Business Track - Attendees will gain insight on how to use Vista, Office and Exchange to run a more efficient, connected and profitable small business.

* Information Technology Professional Track - Attendees will learn about the features within Vista, Office and Exchange that will simplify deployment of these products within business organizations.

* Microsoft Partner Track - Attendees will see live Vista, Office and Exchange demos and learn effective sales and support methods to build their businesses and make them more profitable.

* Developer Track - Attendees will learn about the new features in Vista, Office and Exchange that let them create applications that help users communicate and collaborate in new and powerful ways.

* IT Executive Track - Attendees will learn how to leverage the new software solutions within Vista, Office and Exchange to simplify their work, use information more effectively, improve security, and better manage IT costs.

To register for the event, go to www.acrossamericalaunch.com/ microsoft and click on the "events" tab.