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The Big Easy Promotion is back From Microsoft. 

Get the comprehensive IT solutions you need now, and earn dollars towards deployment or future purchases!

For every qualifying product you purchase between October 25, 2010 and December 31, 2010, Microsoft pays you partner subsidy funds for additional purchases of hardware, software or services of your choice.

Description:

The Big Easy Offer 5.0 gives you choices on Microsoft products and solutions that fit your needs. Now you can find the right solution for your organization while earning money back on your purchase in the form of a partner subsidy checks, to help you implement the solution.

Qualifying purchases from multiple product groups over the course of the offer increase the amount of partner subsidy you can earn to assist in your deployment. Partner subsidies can be used towards additional purchases of hardware, software or services from your Microsoft Reseller Partner.

You can also increase your subsidy payouts by purchasing:

• Licenses with Software Assurance (Open Value, Open Value Subscription)

• Advanced or Enterprise Editions

The following licenses are considered “Eligible Licenses” for this promotion:

• Open License
  • Open Business License (L Only) 
  • Open Local Government License (L Only) 
• Open Value
  • Open Value License and Software Assurance (L&SA) for Commercial and Government 
  • Open Value Subscription for Commercial and Government

How does it work?

• Review the list of qualifying products at www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy.

• Purchase qualifying products between October 25, 2010 and December 31, 2010.

• Redeem your purchase within 30 days of the purchase date at www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy.

• Spend your subsidy check made payable to the Microsoft partner of your choice and spend within 90 days of the issue date.

Action:

Visit http://www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for offer details, including Terms & Conditions, and your subsidy calculator. Contact your Microsoft Reseller to take advantage of this time limited offer!

Now is a great time to buy Microsoft Server 2008 licensing! If you have been putting off that server upgrade, keep in mind that extended support for Windows Server 2000 and mainstream support for Windows Server 2003 ends on July 13, 2010! For a limited time (through July 2nd), Microsoft has a promotion going on called The Big Easy Offer 4.1 that allows customers who make a qualifying purchases to earn money back in the form of a partner subsidy. You can use this subsidy with a Microsoft partner of your choice to help offset the cost of installation services! Check out www.microsoftincentives.com/bigeasy for more details and for full terms and conditions.

Microsoft has a little known website that, in my opinion,  is quite possibly the best kept secret in all of IT.  The URL is  www.microsoftincentives.com and is a site dedicated to explaining any and all promotions and incentives that Microsoft is currently offering.  There is currently a promotion called the Big Easy that has gone through quite a few iterations and is now being offered again.  If you are in the market for purchasing Microsoft licensing, it would be well worth your while to check this offer out.   Here is some information from the site that can help give you an idea of how it works. 

Big Easy Offer 4.0

The Big Easy Offer gives you choices on Microsoft products and solutions that fit your needs. For every qualifying product you purchase, Microsoft pays you partner subsidy funds that can be used with a Microsoft Partner of your choice to help with the implementation of your Microsoft solution including software, hardware and services.

What is a Subsidy?
A subsidy is a check made payable to the Microsoft partner of your choice. This subsidy can be used to enrich and implement your Microsoft solution. The subsidy allows you to purchase additional products or services from the Microsoft partner of your choice thus lowering your Total Cost of Ownership.

How do I take advantage of the Big Easy Offer 4.0?

• Make a qualifying purchase between January 3, 2010 and March 31, 2010.
• Redeem your purchase within 30 days of purchase date at http://www.microsoftincentives.com/BigEasy4/redeem.aspx.
• Receive your partner subsidy check from Microsoft.
• Spend your subsidy funds with your Microsoft partner upon receipt. Please note that subsidy funds expire after 90 days of the check issue date.