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From the most demanding data-center environments to PCs and mobile devices, Microsoft's platform gives you unparalleled opportunities to develop solutions that can grow your business. JoinMicrosoft BizSpark orchoose the right set of tools and services you need to get to your solutions to market.
Microsoft® BizSpark™
BizSpark is designed to give startups access to the tools, support and visibility they need, when they need it the most. Through BizSpark you gain access to:
- Software. Receive fast and easy access to current full-featured Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, and production licenses.
- Support. Each of your developers will get access to a MSDN Premium subscription. You'll also get connected a global community of technical and business development experts.
- Visibility. Achieve global visibility to an audience of potential investors, clients and partners.
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Software and services available to startups and developers
 Available when you enroll in the BizSpark program
- Azure™ Services Platform
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The Azure™ Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Azure's flexible and interoperable platform can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities. Its open architecture gives developers the choice to build web applications, applications running on connected devices, PCs, servers, or hybrid solutions offering the best of online and on-premises.
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- Hosting Servers
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Microsoft server solutions—from the top-selling Windows Server to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007—offer you an array of business opportunities. Get detailed information about Microsoft server solutions training, marketing, and sales opportunities for your business.
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- IT Operations Servers
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IT pros now have the power to more effectively and easily manage all the technology components that keep their organizations running smoothly. |
- Live Mesh
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Live Mesh synchronizes the information you need across all your devices. The most up-to-date versions will be at hand when you need them—at home, at the office, and on the go With Live Mesh, you can spend less time managing devices and data and more time connecting and collaborating with colleagues.
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- Microsoft Dynamics with MSDN Premium Subscription
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Microsoft Dynamics technologies help fuel productivity and empower businesses to succeed. Earn customer loyalty —and increase profitability by using these resources to deliver comprehensive business-management solutions to your customers.
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- Microsoft Expression Studio with MSDN Premium Subscription
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Through the innovative Microsoft Expression toolset, your development team can collaborate closely to create the next generation of Web solutions. Deliver rich, interactive user experiences built on a solid standards-based platform. And get organized by easily managing digital assets and content.
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- Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office Professional 2007 is a complete suite of productivity and database software that will help you save time and stay organized. Office includes tools for teams to collect, organize, and share critical information across geographic or organizational boundaries.
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- Microsoft Office System 2007 with MSDN Premium Subscription
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A robust combination of server platforms, desktop applications, and online services, Microsoft Office has evolved from a suite of individual productivity technologies to a comprehensive, integrated system. Build on the familiar tools that professionals depend on to keep daily business operations running smoothly.
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- Microsoft Server Software with MSDN Premium Subscription
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Technology that helps turn routine business activities into measurable growth.
Explore Visual Studio tools and resources to help gear up, equip staff, and plan investments to grow your Web solutions business.
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- Microsoft Sharepoint
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SharePoint Products and Technologies provide enterprise-scale capabilities to meet business-critical needs like managing content and business processes, simplifying how people find and share information across boundaries, and enabling better informed decisions.
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- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- Microsoft Virtual Earth
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Create engaging applications for customers and develop solutions to visualize geographic and location-based information by combining online maps with your data.
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- Microsoft Web Platform Installer and Web Application Installer
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The Microsoft Web Platform Installer and Web Application Installer makes it easier for developers to bring compelling PHP and .NET Web applications to market faster with a streamlined download, install and configure experience, as well as design and development integration and pre-packaged Open Source applications that run well on the Microsoft Web Platform.
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- Microsoft Windows
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If you own or run a small business, you'll want Windows Vista Business, the first Windows operating system designed specifically to meet your needs. And you will spend less time on technology support issues with the advanced network management features in Windows Vista Business.
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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Microsoft server solutions—from the top-selling Windows Server to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007—offer you an array of business opportunities. Click on a product below to get detailed information about each server solution's training, marketing, and sales opportunities for your business.
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- Microsoft Windows with MSDN Premium Subscription
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From the most demanding data-center environments to PCs and mobile devices, Windows operating systems give you unparalleled opportunities to provide customer solutions that can grow your business.
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- Office Live Workspace
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Office Live Workspace provides an online place where team members can save, access, and share documents and files. Use it to group related information for business ideas or client projects.
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- Robotics Studio
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Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for developers to create robotics applications for a variety of hardware platforms. It includes a lightweight REST-style, service-oriented runtime, a set of visual authoring and simulation tools, as well as tutorials and sample code to help you get started.
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- Silverlight
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Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, Virtual Basic, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Use Silverlight to rapidly and cost-effectively access high-quality video through all major browsers running on Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
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- Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium Subscription
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Technology that helps turn routine business activities into measurable growth.
Explore Visual Studio tools and resources to help gear up, equip staff, and plan investments to grow your Web solutions business.
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- Windows Mobile
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Businesses now recognize that mobile devices can increase productivity and create new opportunities. If your company specializes in the design, deployment, or customization of mobility solutions based on Microsoft technologies, you'll find resources and information to help you capitalize on this market opportunity.
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- Windows Presentation Framework
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Windows Presentation Foundation enables developers to easily build the types of rich applications that were difficult or impossible to build in Windows Forms, the type that required a range of other technologies which were often hard to integrate.
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- XNA
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If your start-up is focused on gaming, the XNA is a critical resource for you. XNA consists of industry-leading software, services, resources, and communities focused on enabling game developers to be successful on Microsoft gaming platforms.
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