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Microsoft Solutions - Competency and Experience
Valley Network Solutions has been a Microsoft Certified
Partner (MCP) since our inception, back in 1996, and we were one of the first
MCP's here in the valley. Because Microsoft software is so pervasive and
such a critical part of nearly everything that we do, it was clear that we
needed to be aligned with this industry leader. The
requirements to become an MCP are higher than simply being an "authorized"
reseller, and they are even higher as a Gold Certified Partner because we must
have a proven track record of successful deployments of Microsoft solutions,
validated by our customers. VNS has continually made significant investments in Microsoft training and
certification over the years, but it's been well worth it.
Today, VNS is
recognized as the leading Microsoft service and integration partner in Central
California, as a Certified Gold Partner, with multiple competencies, and a
Microsoft Small Business Specialist. We also have more full-time Microsoft certified engineers and
technicians on our staff than any other local company, and we are one of the
largest Microsoft service and sales partners in the Northern California area.
VNS is also one of only a few Microsoft partners in this
region who've earned the
Microsoft AER (Authorized Education Reseller) designation. Finally, we also regularly host Microsoft partner events here in the valley, such as our
quarterly Executive Forum, or bring the
Microsoft Across America (MSAA) van here to the
valley, so that you don't have to drive clear up to the Bay Area to see and
touch some of the latest Microsoft technologies.
This long history between VNS and Microsoft, and the
substantial support resources that Microsoft provides VNS with, allow us to
provide our customers with top notch Microsoft service and solutions support.
We hope you'll let us know how we can assist you with designing, planning,
deploying and supporting your next Microsoft project. Following are some
of the most common Microsoft products that we work with, and support.
Product Solutions
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The network
solution for small business, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
(Windows SBS 2003) delivers the highly reliable and manageable Microsoft
Windows 2003 Server, plus Windows 2003 server-based solutions for e-mail,
fax, database, and secure, shared Internet access— all in one integrated
solution.
Microsoft Windows Small Business
Server Standard components:
 | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Secure, reliable
operating system for file, print, and application sharing with the power
of Active Directory directory service and its tools |
| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services – Team
communication and collaboration environment |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 – Internet e-mail and
messaging solution - Microsoft Outlook Web Access, to access e-mail
through the Web - Shared Calendaring |
| Microsoft Shared Fax Service – Fax with fewer telephone
lines and from users’ desktops, in addition to receiving faxes through
SharePoint, e-mail, or printer |
Premium Edition adds the
following components:
| Microsoft ISA Server – Secure, shared Internet access.
Routing and network address translation (NAT) services with firewall
service. |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 – Powerful, secure relational
database for running business applications. |
| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 – Develop sophisticated
Web sites and create customized solutions for Windows SharePoint Services. |
To check pricing or buy Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 now,
visit our eSales site by clicking here. |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
is the next version of Windows 2000 Server. It is a multipurpose operating
system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, depending on your
needs, in either a centralized or distributed fashion.
| Efficient: 20 to 30 percent reduction in servers
enabling more efficient IT infrastructure |
| Manageable: 20 percent reduction in overall
management costs |
| Reliable: 50 percent less unplanned downtime
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| Speed: Tests show doubled performance across all
major workloads (file sharing, printing, directory, database, Web
serving), enabling 30 percent server consolidation among early adopters. |
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Microsoft Exchange
Server 2003 delivers a reliable, scalable, and manageable messaging and
collaboration solution with a low total cost of ownership. It supports a
wide range of collaborative activities, including group scheduling
capabilities, discussion groups, and team folders, and it provides access to
information across geographic, organizational, and technological barriers.
Overview of Exchange Server 2003
Exchange Server
2003 delivers breakthrough advances in information worker productivity and
network performance. Who benefits from these advances?
| Information workers get their work done more quickly
because Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook 2003 work together to deliver
consistently efficient access to personal business information independent
of network characteristics. Information workers rely on Outlook Web Access
to reach their personal business information from any computer connected
to the Internet. With Exchange Server 2003, Outlook Web Access now
features a UI very similar to that found in Outlook 2003, providing users
with a consistent experience whether they are connecting from their
desktop computer or a kiosk at an airport. In addition to improvements in
the areas of security and performance, Outlook Web Access supports more
Outlook functionality, including spell checking, task management, and
anti-spam protection. |
| Information technology (IT) managers appreciate
advances in administration, security, scalability, reliability, and
built-in support for mobile computing that both lower the costs of
managing an Exchange-based communications infrastructure and make it
easier to deliver mission-critical messaging services. |
Outlook Mobile Access in
Exchange 2003
Originally in
Mobile Information Server 2002, Outlook Mobile Access has been enhanced in
Exchange 2003:
| More protocols. In addition to supporting Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP) 2.x and XHTML browser–based devices, Outlook
Mobile Access now supports full HTML browsers as well as i-Mode devices
such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). |
| Lower cost of ownership. Because of the built-in mobile
functionality, a separate server is no longer required, thus reducing
deployment complexity and licensing requirements. |
To check pricing or buy Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 now,
visit our eSales site by clicking here. |
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Microsoft Office
Professional Edition 2003 helps organizations and their employees transform
information into impact. New and familiar products, features, and
functionality improve how people and organizations connect to people,
information, and business processes.
Advances in intranet collaboration through integration
with the collaboration and information-sharing portal, Microsoft SharePoint™
Products and Technologies "v2.0", enable employees to access and share
information both internally and externally. Support for Information Rights
Management (IRM) and industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML)
provide a platform on which to quickly build cost-effective solutions that
can have an immediate impact.
The Office Professional Edition
2003 core programs include many significant changes. Some of these changes
include:
| Broader XML will be available in Microsoft Office Word
2003, Excel 2003, and Microsoft Office Access 2003, and offer schemas you
can customize for consuming data, smart documents, and programmable task
panes and Research task panes. |
| Greater integration with Windows® SharePoint Services,
with increased collaboration through teamsites, document workspaces,
meeting workspaces, and other tools. |
| A redesigned version of Outlook® 2003 with an improved
reading pane, smart folders, cached memory, e-mail conversation thread
condensers, and many more improvements. |
To check pricing or buy Microsoft Office 2003 now,
visit our eSales site by clicking here. |
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Security and Reliability
| Windows XP Professional is at least ten times more
reliable than Windows 98 SE. Increased reliability means less end-user
downtime, which results in a $92 annual benefit per user. |
| Overall Help Desk call volume can decrease up to 40
percent with combined core reliability, security, supportability with
features like System Restore, Remote Assistance, and Office XP Document
Recovery. |
| Protect valuable business information and spend 75
percent less time on client security management tasks with a higher level
of baseline security that can protect against common security
vulnerabilities such as stolen laptop, password-cracking, and exposure to
viruses. |
Mobility, Collaboration, and
Productivity
| Windows XP mobility improvements, such as improved hot
docking, transparent networking and connectivity, zero configuration
wireless, resulted in $387 total cost of ownership savings and $259 annual
benefit from increased mobile worker productivity. |
| Real-time collaboration enables organizations to
leverage the possibility of ad hoc collaboration between individuals and
teams. An aerospace and manufacturing firm was able to reduce 10 percent
of hours spent in travel or out-of-office meetings. |
| Windows XP users are 25 percent more productive than
Windows 2000 Professional users in completing common tasks such as
connecting to the network and finding a document. |
| With the Tablet PC, information workers will regain an
average of 147 hours annually ($9,525) due to greater efficiency in
capturing, organizing, and searching for information, as well as
accelerated annotation and review of documents. |
Manageability, Out-of-the-Box
Compatibility
| Improved management tools decrease the number of
desktop images an average of 60 percent, which enables IT staff to focus
on other value-added activities that directly support the business.
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| Fewer desktop images decrease deployment time and
remote installation tools improve redeployment efficiency, providing a $36
per-PC benefit. |
| Application compatibility testing demonstrated an
average of 97 percent level of compatibility of Windows XP Professional
with existing enterprise applications. |
To check pricing or buy Microsoft Windows XP now,
visit our eSales site by clicking here. |
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is the complete
database and analysis offering for rapidly delivering the next generation of
scalable e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions. It
dramatically reduces the time required to bring these applications to market
while offering the scalability needed for the most demanding environments.
SQL Server 2000 includes support for XML and
HTTP, performance and availability features to partition load and ensure
uptime, and advanced management and tuning functionality to automate routine
tasks and lower total cost of ownership. SQL Server 2000 allows you to
quickly adapt to changing business conditions. It is easy to set up, even in
advanced configurations that include failover clustering and replication. It
maintains itself effectively as well, self-tuning and adjusting system
resources as necessary. Additionally, SQL Server 2000 takes full advantage
of Windows 2000, including support for up to 32 processors and 64 GB of RAM.
SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services provides
fast access to data warehouse data by creating multidimensional cubes from
information in the data warehouse fact and dimension tables. Data can then
be exported to Excel in Office XP and analyzed in dynamic, familiar formats
for faster decision making. SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
offers a complete database and analysis platform for next-generation data
warehousing, e-commerce and lineof- business applications running on
Itanium-based servers.
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
dramatically reduces the time required to scale databases to run on 64-bit
platforms, providing advanced performance and exceptional reliability for
the most demanding enterprise environments.
NOTE: SQL Server 2000 will run today
on Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 requires SQL Server 2000 Service
Pack 3 or later to be applied.
To check pricing or buy Microsoft SQL Server 2000 now,
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Technical Competencies
One of the requirements for attaining Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner Status are Microsoft competencies. Microsoft Competencies are
designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft
technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each
competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits formulated to
accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the
technology industry. Following are the VNS Microsoft Competencies.
Competency: Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Solutions
The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency is designed
for partners with proven expertise in designing and/or implementing complex
infrastructure solutions such as Active Directory®-based and Microsoft
Integration Server design and deployment solutions, or Microsoft Exchange Server
migration or deployment solutions. Because customers are increasingly asking to
do more with less, partners with the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions
Competency can identify their unique skill in helping customers access
management solutions, improving operational efficiency and reducing security
risks
“Our industry partners allow us to deliver high-quality
solutions and applications to our customers. And we’re always looking at ways to
improve our relationships,” said Paul Flessner, senior vice president of the
Server Platform Division at Microsoft. “Solutions Competencies enable Microsoft
to provide resources and training to partners seeking to meet, and even surpass,
customer needs. The competencies also provide industry partners with a way to
showcase their expertise to customers who depend on them for services, such as
building their critical infrastructure needs such as storage and hosting
solutions.”
Competency: Information Worker Productivity Solutions
Designed to provide additional benefit and support to partners
specializing in collaboration, portals and other productivity solutions, the
Information Worker Productivity Solutions Competency is utilized by Gold
Certified Partners that provide their customers with solutions built on familiar
programs that enable them to better manage, prioritize and collaborate on
increasing volumes of information. Partners that have obtained the Information
Worker Competency can help their customers realize increased service revenues
and new market opportunities.
“Partners play a critical role in delivering solutions and
applications to customers with the Microsoft Office System,” said Jeff Raikes,
group vice president of Productivity and Business Services at Microsoft. “The
value of Solutions Competencies is that they enable Microsoft to deliver
resources and training to partners that are meeting their customer needs. And
for partners, the opportunity to highlight their expertise to customers is
tremendous in the growing IW solution market.”
Competency: Networking Infrastructure Solutions
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners enrolled in the Networking
Infrastructure Solutions Competency have proved their competency in implementing
technology solutions based on either the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 or
Windows® 2000 Server operating system, with a particular focus on Microsoft
Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. These
implementations may include crafting solutions that connect Windows-based
servers, PC locations and the Internet; installing a server farm; or building a
small-business Windows Server stand-alone solution that includes file and print
capabilities.
“We place tremendous value on our partners, who help us
deliver solutions and applications to customers,” said Allison Watson, vice
president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft.
“Solutions Competencies provide an integrated partnering framework that
recognizes an enterprise’s expertise and rewards it for the effect it has in the
technology marketplace. It also allows companies to demonstrate for customers
their knowledge of building solutions based on Microsoft technologies, such as
setting up networks using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Small Business Server
2003.”
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