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► MicrosoftMicrosoft has 10 offices across has 10 offices across CanadaCanada

► HalifaxHalifax► Quebec CityQuebec City► MontrealMontreal► OttawaOttawa► TorontoToronto► Mississauga (Headquarters)Mississauga (Headquarters)► WinnipegWinnipeg► EdmontonEdmonton► CalgaryCalgary► VancouverVancouver

► Microsoft has office headquarters in Microsoft has office headquarters in 76 countries world wide.76 countries world wide.

Our Presence…Our Presence…

Did You Know….Did You Know….

► Microsoft has 89,000+ Mailboxes Microsoft has 89,000+ Mailboxes hosted in 7 consolidated sites hosted in 7 consolidated sites world-wideworld-wide

► At Microsoft, 3,800,000+ e-mails At Microsoft, 3,800,000+ e-mails are sent and received from the are sent and received from the internet each dayinternet each day

► 6,700,000+ e-mails are sent and 6,700,000+ e-mails are sent and received by the corporate e-mail received by the corporate e-mail infrastructure each dayinfrastructure each day

► MicrosoftMicrosoft Canada is proud to Canada is proud to have strong relationships with have strong relationships with more than: more than: ► 1,000 Microsoft Certified Partners, 1,000 Microsoft Certified Partners,

including 50 Gold Certified Partners, including 50 Gold Certified Partners, ► 2,000 Value Added Resellers 2,000 Value Added Resellers ► 2,600 System Builders2,600 System Builders

Our Relationships…Our Relationships…

Our Reputation in Our Reputation in Canada…Canada…

► In a 2003 KPMG/Ipsos-Reid study, In a 2003 KPMG/Ipsos-Reid study, Canadian CEOs voted Microsoft Canadian CEOs voted Microsoft one of the one of the 2525 most respected most respected Canadian corporations, with Canadian corporations, with Microsoft Canada ranking 4th in Microsoft Canada ranking 4th in innovation and product/service innovation and product/service development. development.

Our Reputation in Our Reputation in Canada…Canada…

► In January 2005, Microsoft In January 2005, Microsoft Canada was voted one of Canada was voted one of Canada’s Canada’s Top 50Top 50 Corporations Corporations by the Globe and Mail. by the Globe and Mail.

Our Reputation in Our Reputation in Canada…Canada…► Microsoft Canada was one of the Microsoft Canada was one of the

best places to work in 2003, best places to work in 2003, according to the 2004 list of the according to the 2004 list of the 50 Best Employers50 Best Employers in Canada, in Canada, as conducted by the Globe and as conducted by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business (ROB) Mail’s Report on Business (ROB) Magazine and Hewitt Associates.  Magazine and Hewitt Associates.  Microsoft Canada was ranked Microsoft Canada was ranked 11th out of the more than 1000 11th out of the more than 1000 companies that participated in companies that participated in the poll. the poll.

Our Commitment…Our Commitment…

► Corporations have a responsibility Corporations have a responsibility to help cultivate new ideas and to help cultivate new ideas and products that will help improve products that will help improve productivity. productivity.

► Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation is one of is one of the leaders in the industry in its the leaders in the industry in its commitment to commitment to Research and Research and DevelopmentDevelopment. As of September . As of September 2004, Microsoft spends nearly 2004, Microsoft spends nearly $7 $7 billionbillion annually in Research and annually in Research and Development worldwide.Development worldwide.

In the Community…In the Community…

► Microsoft CanadaMicrosoft Canada is committed is committed to helping Canadian children to helping Canadian children realize their potential through realize their potential through various community programs.various community programs.

Think Canadian…Think Canadian…

► Remember that Canadian specific Remember that Canadian specific content regarding the Microsoft content regarding the Microsoft Canada Partner Program is Canada Partner Program is available at:available at:

www.microsoft.ca/partnerwww.microsoft.ca/partner

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…

Business Critical Phone Business Critical Phone SupportSupport

► During critical “business down” During critical “business down” situations or LAN outages, you situations or LAN outages, you can receive telephone based can receive telephone based supportsupport

► Available 24 hrs/day, 7 days/weekAvailable 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week► Call 1-800-426-9400Call 1-800-426-9400► Call 1-877-453-1317 (French)Call 1-877-453-1317 (French)

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…

Microsoft Resource Microsoft Resource DirectoryDirectory

► Search engine for customersSearch engine for customers► All Partners can be listed in All Partners can be listed in

and search the directoryand search the directory► http://directory.microsoft.comhttp://directory.microsoft.com

Did you know…Did you know…

► 96% of Microsoft’s revenue comes 96% of Microsoft’s revenue comes from Microsoft Technology from Microsoft Technology PartnersPartners

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…Pre-sales Technical SupportPre-sales Technical Support

► Unlimited telephone based Unlimited telephone based assistanceassistance

► Available to Gold and Certified Available to Gold and Certified PartnersPartners

► Call 1-800-426-9400, option 4 Call 1-800-426-9400, option 4 ► 1-877-453-1317 (French)1-877-453-1317 (French)► www.microsoft.cawww.microsoft.ca/partner/partner

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…Partner Logo BuilderPartner Logo Builder

► Build customized logos that Build customized logos that include your certification and up include your certification and up to 4 competenciesto 4 competencies

► Available to Gold and Certified Available to Gold and Certified PartnersPartners

► https://www.wwmsb.com/https://www.wwmsb.com/

Have you seen the field Have you seen the field guide to the Microsoft guide to the Microsoft Partner Program?Partner Program?

► See more at See more at www.microsoft.ca/msppwww.microsoft.ca/mspp

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…

Technical Demonstration Technical Demonstration ToolkitToolkit

► 66 Microsoft solutions and 66 Microsoft solutions and software demonstrations software demonstrations including:including:► Microsoft Windows XP, the Microsoft Microsoft Windows XP, the Microsoft

Office System, SQL Server, Office System, SQL Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint Portal Exchange Server, SharePoint Portal Server, and moreServer, and more

► Available to Gold and Certified Available to Gold and Certified PartnersPartners

► www.microsoft.cawww.microsoft.ca/partner/partner

Did you know…Did you know…

► There are over 10 000 There are over 10 000 organizations in the Microsoft organizations in the Microsoft Partner Program in CanadaPartner Program in Canada

► Of which over 1 300 are at the Of which over 1 300 are at the Gold and Certified levelGold and Certified level

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…Customer Satisfaction ToolCustomer Satisfaction Tool

► Allows you to measure customer Allows you to measure customer satisfaction with partner services satisfaction with partner services and solutionsand solutions

► Earn partner points!Earn partner points!► Available to Gold and Certified Available to Gold and Certified

PartnersPartners► www.microsoft.cawww.microsoft.ca/partner/partner

Are you taking advantage Are you taking advantage of…of…

Impact AwardsImpact Awards

► Recognizes excellence across Recognizes excellence across Canadian resellers and solution Canadian resellers and solution providersproviders

► Nominations can be submitted by Nominations can be submitted by any Microsoft Partnerany Microsoft Partner

► http://www.microsoft.ca/awardshttp://www.microsoft.ca/awards

► I CanI Can is a community-based is a community-based program designed to help program designed to help empower Canadian children, empower Canadian children, youth and their families through youth and their families through technology, learning, and technology, learning, and community.community.

► Over Over 260,000 260,000 children and youth children and youth were assisted through were assisted through I Can I Can community programs since 2002. community programs since 2002.

► In addition to financial support, In addition to financial support,

MicrosoftMicrosoft provides software and provides software and services, as well as volunteer services, as well as volunteer support by Microsoft Canada support by Microsoft Canada employees.employees.

We volunteer….We volunteer….

► Microsoft’s employee volunteer Microsoft’s employee volunteer program allows Microsoft Canada program allows Microsoft Canada employees to volunteer in their employees to volunteer in their community during regular work community during regular work hours. Each employee is hours. Each employee is encouraged to take 5 days or 40 encouraged to take 5 days or 40 hours a year to volunteer in the hours a year to volunteer in the community. community.

► As a company that believes in As a company that believes in innovation and vision, we innovation and vision, we understand we have a understand we have a responsibility to inspire children responsibility to inspire children and youth to and youth to realize their realize their potentialpotential..

► With this in mind, we have With this in mind, we have developed relationships with a developed relationships with a number of grass root community number of grass root community organizations across the country.organizations across the country.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of The Boys and Girls Clubs of CanadaCanada► The Boys and Girls Clubs of The Boys and Girls Clubs of

Canada is the national charity for Canada is the national charity for Microsoft CanadaMicrosoft Canada► In 2004, the Boys and Girls Clubs of In 2004, the Boys and Girls Clubs of

Canada were the first Canadian Canada were the first Canadian organization to receive a Microsoft organization to receive a Microsoft Unlimited PotentialUnlimited Potential (UP) grant, a new (UP) grant, a new global initiative aimed at providing global initiative aimed at providing technology skills to under-privileged youth technology skills to under-privileged youth through community-based technology through community-based technology learning centers. learning centers.

► In cash and software, the Boys and Girls In cash and software, the Boys and Girls Clubs received a $1.75 million donation, Clubs received a $1.75 million donation, which will be used to provide training for which will be used to provide training for more than 200,000 children over the next more than 200,000 children over the next three years.three years.

► In August 2002, Microsoft & Bill In August 2002, Microsoft & Bill Gates were awarded the Gates were awarded the Louis Louis Braille Gold MedalBraille Gold Medal for the for the contribution to the development contribution to the development of the Children’s Discovery Portal.of the Children’s Discovery Portal.

Canadian National Institute for the Canadian National Institute for the BlindBlind

► The Children’s Discovery Portal is The Children’s Discovery Portal is the world’s first Internet portal for the world’s first Internet portal for children who are blind and visually children who are blind and visually impaired. impaired.

► The portal is part of The portal is part of Microsoft Microsoft Canada’sCanada’s $2.5 million $2.5 million commitmentcommitment to the CNIB’s to the CNIB’s campaign to digitize it’s library.campaign to digitize it’s library.

Be Web AwareBe Web Aware► Microsoft Canada launched the Microsoft Canada launched the

““Be Web Aware”Be Web Aware” campaign in campaign in 2004 in partnership with Bell 2004 in partnership with Bell Canada and Media Awareness Canada and Media Awareness Network.Network.► ““Be Web Aware”Be Web Aware” is a national, is a national,

bilingual public education program bilingual public education program on Internet safety to ensure young on Internet safety to ensure young Canadians benefit from the Canadians benefit from the Internet, while being safe and Internet, while being safe and responsible in their online activities.responsible in their online activities.

Some of our other Community Some of our other Community Partners…Partners…► Children’s Aid Society – Windows Children’s Aid Society – Windows

of Opportunityof Opportunity► Tim Horton – Onondaga FarmTim Horton – Onondaga Farm► United Way CampaignUnited Way Campaign► Canadian Centre of Philanthropy – Canadian Centre of Philanthropy –

Imagine, A Caring CompanyImagine, A Caring Company► Computers for SchoolsComputers for Schools► Children's Hospital of Eastern Children's Hospital of Eastern

Ontario (CHEO)Ontario (CHEO)► reBoot CanadareBoot Canada

Our Partners and Our Partners and Customers…Customers…► We want to make you proud to be We want to make you proud to be

a Microsoft customer, and we are a Microsoft customer, and we are committed to partnering with you committed to partnering with you to help your organization to help your organization realize realize it’s potential.it’s potential.

Thank YouThank You