Beta sign up eval   

Hello.
I am interested in evaluating and getting our corporate support team in San 
Diego familiar with the newest version of Windows we will deploy at some 
point.
Can anyone point me to the current person to speak with to create a beta 
account for this purpose?
Our company is a global corporation with many users and has a large campus 
in San Diego which we are supporting about 2,500 internal users.

Thank you for your response.
Regards,
Da

date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:55:09 -0700   author:   Da

Re: Beta sign up eval   

Then beta 1 is not for you, wait on beta 2 when Microsoft will make 
available a Corporate Preview of Windows Vista.
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"Da"  wrote in message 
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> Hello.
> I am interested in evaluating and getting our corporate support team in 
> San
> Diego familiar with the newest version of Windows we will deploy at some
> point.
> Can anyone point me to the current person to speak with to create a beta
> account for this purpose?
> Our company is a global corporation with many users and has a large campus
> in San Diego which we are supporting about 2,500 internal users.
>
> Thank you for your response.
> Regards,
> Da

date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:14:21 -0700   author:   Andre Da Costa [Extended64]

Re: Beta sign up eval   

I would recommend becoming a Microsoft Partner. That way, you have 
instant access to things like this.

   I think beta 1 may not be entirely appropriate, but if you want it to 
get them familiar with the OS, Windows Server 2007 Beta 1 will be 
released to microsoft parnters soon, and Vista Beta 1 is expected 
tomorrow for testers.

   Register at connect.microsoft.com and beta.microsoft.com (and use 
GuestID: BetaReq) to sign up for the regular beta program.

   However, becoming a microsoft partner is your best option, and its 
free. I am a microsoft parnter (I'm a system builder, since you only 
need to build 1 system to be one), so I know i'm getting access to Vista 
Beta and Server 2007 Beta.

That said, being invited to the beta program would be nice **wink, wink**

Blackice


Da wrote:
> Hello.
> I am interested in evaluating and getting our corporate support team in San 
> Diego familiar with the newest version of Windows we will deploy at some 
> point.
> Can anyone point me to the current person to speak with to create a beta 
> account for this purpose?
> Our company is a global corporation with many users and has a large campus 
> in San Diego which we are supporting about 2,500 internal users.
> 
> Thank you for your response.
> Regards,
> Da

date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:17:18 +0200   author:   Blackice

RE: Beta sign up eval   

Windows Vista Beta 1 is primarily geared toward developers who work closely 
with
Microsoft, Its partners and Hardware OEMs so I wouldn't be much interested 
in it as this is NOT a complete product pe se. I would wait for Beta 2 which 
will be released to the general public for evaluation and testing purposes 
over a more broader set of hardware and software.

 You can as an alternative subscribe to either Microsoft TechNet IT-Pro 
edition which comes with Windows Vista Beta 1 for little over $500.00 or MSDN 
Pro
which cost much more about $200.00.

But still I would if I were you keep the money and wait for Beta 2 to arrive 
and you'd probably pay next to nothing except PSH for the DVD itself. ;)

-- 
Marc A. Sims
Technician I
P.G.C.C.


"Da" wrote:

> Hello.
> I am interested in evaluating and getting our corporate support team in San 
> Diego familiar with the newest version of Windows we will deploy at some 
> point.
> Can anyone point me to the current person to speak with to create a beta 
> account for this purpose?
> Our company is a global corporation with many users and has a large campus 
> in San Diego which we are supporting about 2,500 internal users.
> 
> Thank you for your response.
> Regards,
> Da

date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:34:03 -0700   author:   win643DMXP