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On August 1, 2007, VMware began offering a promotion for legacy ESX2.x VIN customers to upgrade from VMware Infrastructure 3 Standard to VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise for 50% off list price - only USD$1,500 per 2 processors. This is a limited time offering. On October 1, 2007, the price will increase to USD$1,750 per 2 processors and after December 14, 2007, it will return to its full price of USD$3,000 per 2 processors.

• This promotion is available worldwide.
• All partners who are authorized to sell VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise may offer this promotion to their respective customers.
• This promotion does not include VMotion. ESX 2.x VIN customers with SnS should have received VMotion previously as part of their subscription contract. This promotion includes Distributed Resource Scheduler, VMware High Availability and VMware Consolidated Backup.
• Sales of this upgrade SKU will count towards all partner sales incentive programs.
• In order to take advantage of this offer, customers must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • Customer must be current on SnS (will be validated) and must purchase SnS at the same level (e.g., Gold, Platinum) of their existing SnS license.
  • Orders cannot contain multiple support levels
  • Customer must buy at least one year of SnS for the promotional upgrade license
  • Orders must be received by VMware by Friday, September 28, 2007 (for the price of USD$1,500 per 2 processors) or by Friday, December 14, 2007 (for the price of USD$1,750 per 2 processors).
  • VI-STD-ENT-NOVM-UG-C is the upgrade SKU for this promotion. List SnS pricing applies.

This is a great opportunity to upgrade to the latest functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3.

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1 Day | 3 Tracks | 30 Sessions

With over 1900 attendees at Partner Day 2007, it was a huge success.

We hope that you learned about how large a potential the virtualization market is and the new areas of growth that we are seeing in the marketplace. We invite you to realize the opportunity with VMware and conquer the market together.

Now is the time to capitalize on the momentum from the event and close out the end of the year with strong sales.

• Contact your customers immediately and discuss the new VMware products, solutions and programs you learned about at Partner Day and VMworld
• Check out the Partner Day presentations that have been posted to Partner Central under Info Center >> Events >> Partner Day '07
• Share the information your learned and the materials you collected with your colleagues who might not have been able to travel to San Francisco last week.
• Download information from our sponsors that have been posted to Partner Central under Info Center >> Events >> Partner Day '07 >> Sponsor Presentations.

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter >> Partner Central Resources.

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VMLive is VMware's interactive webinar series designed specifically for our partner community. There are two versions of VMLive - Tech Edition and Sales Edition. Tech Edition is intended for the System Engineer and Technical Consultant audience; the Sales Edition is intended for sales, marketing and business audience. VMLive is available exclusively to VMware partners. Take a look at the schedule for next week and make sure you stay informed about VMware virtualization.

Last week, VMware announced important details about a new product - VMware ESX Server 3i. VMware ESX Server 3i is a next generation thin hypervisor to be integrated in server systems from the world’s largest computer companies.

Please join our in-depth VMLive webinar on September 20th where we will dive into more details and give you the opportunity to ask questions online

• Topic: VMware ESX Server 3i
• Date:Thursday September 20, 2007
• Time: 8:30 am PST/11:30 am EST

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In July, VMware released a maintenance update to VirtualCenter. VirtualCenter 2.0.2 features expanded database platform support along with several maintainability and performance enhancements.

Today, we are pleased to announce that VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 and VMware Consolidated Backup 1.0.3 are now available. These maintenance releases provide enhanced compatibility, bug fixes, and a roll-up of previous patches to VMware ESX Server and VMware Consolidated Backup.

ESX 3.0.2 is a no-cost update for ESX Support and Subscription (SnS) and Support and Limited Subscription (SlS) contract holders. VCB 1.0.3 is a no-cost update for VCB SnS and SlS contract holders.

Release Highlights

• Multimedia Support: Wyse Multimedia Support can now be installed into compatible guest operating systems, enabling supported devices to receive encoded video streams via RDP/ICA.
• Support for new or updated guest operating systems, backup & restore software, management agents, device drivers, and server hardware and networking/storage controllers.
• Simplified Patch Management: All previously released ESX 3.0.x patches have been rolled up into ESX 3.0.2. In addition, esxupdate ease-of-use has been enhanced in several ways, including permitting updates to be installed out of chronological order, and an added feature that checks for sufficient disk space before an update installation is attempted.
  • Additional information for ESX 3.0.2 including bug fixes can be found in the ESX 3.0.2 GA release notes
• VCB Support for iSCSI Storage: VMware Consolidated Backup version 1.0.3 now supports iSCSI storage in addition to Fibre Channel storage, resolves several known issues, and expands support for 3rd party backup software.
  • Additional information for VCB 1.0.3 can be found in VMware Consolidated Backup 1.0.3 release notes

You can also download the ESX 3.0.2 GA and VCB 1.0.3 GA releases. We hope you and your customers enjoy and benefit from these latest updates to VMware ESX Server and VMware Consolidated Backup.

Through December 2007, VMware Education Services is giving authorized partners a 100% discount on self-paced online courses. Self-paced online courses include:

• Fundamentals of ACE 2.0
• VMware Lab Manager 2.5
• VMware ACE 2.0 Quick Start Guide
• VMware Capacity Planner: Installing the Data Manager (CP 2.5)
• VMware Server 1.0 Quick Start Guide

Make sure you spread the word to your colleagues so they can also take advantage of this offer.

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Meet the Next Generation of Virtual Infrastructure Technology

Achieve even greater returns on your investment in virtualization with the latest virtual infrastructure solutions from VMware. Whether you need a solution for server consolidation, disaster recovery or centralized desktop management, VMware can help you reduce costs, increase hardware utilization and accelerate the speed of your IT operations.

Sign up today to receive the latest news about these products and to be notified when they become available and register for the webinar Septmeber 14th to learn more on VMware ESX Server 3i.

Read the press releases:

• VMware Introduces Next-Generation Disaster Recovery with VMware Site Recovery Manager
• VMware Enables Enterprise Desktop of Tomorrow

VMware ESX Server 3i - Secure, Simplify and Accelerate Server Virtualization

ESX Server 3i is the industry’s first hardware-integrated hypervisor built on a next-generation thin architecture, giving your organization an efficient foundation for building a dynamic, automated data center.

ESX Server 3i represents a significant advance in realizing the vision of virtualization as the standard computing platform for x86 servers, further simplifying IT operations through integration with server hardware

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VMware Site Recovery Manager - Automate End-to-End Disaster Recovery in the Data Center

VMware Site Recovery Manager is a pioneering product that uses virtualization to provide end-to-end disaster recovery management and automation across your entire data center.

Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware Infrastructure 3 to make disaster recovery rapid, reliable, affordable, and manageable by making it possible to build, automate and test disaster recovery plans for your datacenter. It integrates with VMware Infrastructure and VMware VirtualCenter to give you a seamless view of your environment that encompasses both virtual infrastructure and disaster recovery management.

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VMware Virtual Desktop Manager - Manage Virtual Desktop from a Central Point of Control

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an end-to-end desktop virtualization solution that enables you to manage complete and secure virtual desktops across the enterprise from within the data center.

VMware VDI offers seamless integration with the proven VMware Infrastructure virtualization platform and includes VMware Desktop Manager (VDM), an enterprise-class connection broker that connects remote clients to centralized desktops and manages VDI environments. By adopting VMware VDI for centralized desktop management, you can improve manageability and control while delivering familiar and fully functional desktop environments to end users.

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VMware is pleased to announce an update to the VMware Sales Professional (VSP) sales accreditation course on September 10, 2007. This update to the English version of VSP will includes changes to VMware products and solutions since the previous version of the training was launched. These updates will help our partners succeed by knowing the most up-to-date information.

If you are in the process of completing the VSP Program, you can continue throughout the update process. However, in order to ensure you receive accurate credit for your work, please complete any courses you may have already started (but not finished) by 5:00PM Pacific Time, Friday, September 7, 2007. Any partner who is currently VSP accredited will keep their accreditation with the new release.

You're invited to join us and be part of VMworld 2007 General Session Webcasts. Hear from an incredible array of industry experts, and leading virtualization executives - all from the comfort of your desk. The VMworld General Sesssions are being streamed over the web live at the following times. They are also being recorded for general viewing the week after VMworld.

Tuesday September 11, 2007 from 08:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST

Opening Keynote: Diane Greene, President & Chief Executive Officer, VMware Inc.
Platform Advances to Deliver the Predictive Enterprise: Patrick P. Gelsinger, Senior VP and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation

Pat will share Intel's vision of the Predictive Enterprise and how virtualization serves as the technology foundation. As enterprise usage models continue to evolve, Intel is delivering platform products, technologies and partnering with industry leaders to create and enable these capabilities.

Virtualization Before & After: Hector de J. Ruiz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMD

Within every technology generation, a few key developments emerge that change the face of IT. In his keynote address, AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz discusses how virtualization is one of the most powerful and influential technology innovations of our era.

Wednesday September 12, 2007 from 08:00 AM to 9:30 AM PST

The Network as the Platform to Enable Collaboration and Web 2.0: John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.

John Chambers will outline how communications and collaboration technologies are enabling the second phase of the Internet Web 2.0.

Reducing the Energy Footprint of Data Centers: Panel discussion

Power consumption in the data center is a growing challenge for IT operations. Listen to an informative discussion of experts from corporate, governmental and educational institutions at VMworld as they discuss this issue and the ways in which virtualization can help organizations save money and reduce energy consumption.

Panelists include:

• David Brooks, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
• Ray Cline, Vice President, Infrastructure Services, EDS
• Andrew Fanara, Product Development Team Leader, EPA ENERGY STAR Program
• John Gibson, Chief Technical Specialist, HSBC Ban

Thursday September 13, 2007 from 08:30 AM to 9:30 AM PST

Opening Keynote: Dr. Mendel Rosenblum, Chief Scientist & Co-Founder, VMware Inc.
Closing Remarks: Diane Greene, President & Chief Executive Officer, VMware Inc.

Don't miss out on hearing and seeing first hand the latest industry news, trends, products and technology directions by tuning into VMworld 2007 General Session webcasts each day.

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Please note that Partner Day is completely sold out and registration is now closed. There will be no on-site registration available or walk-ins for this event.

A complementary 2-CPU VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise License is available for a limited time to customers who purchase selected jumpstarts and workshops. These promotions and jumpstarts support partner’s efforts in the proliferation of VMware virtualization technology and help customers move quickly toward achieving the benefits of a virtual environment.

VMware Upgrade Workshop
This 3-day Workshop provides best practice scenarios to upgrade from VMware ESX Server 2.x and optionally from VMware VirtualCenter Management Server 1.x to VMware Infrastructure 3, which includes both components. Customers will gain an understanding of the resources and steps required to determine the upgrade path best suited to their environment.

Professional Services Organization (PSO)  Upgrade Promotion:

• A complementary 2-CPU VI 3 Enterprise License with purchase of the VMware Upgrade Workshop (SKU: CON-ESX-UPG) and Gold or Platinum Support and Subscription (SnS) for the VI3 Enterprise License.
• Promotion is valid globally through December 31, 2007.

VMware Infrastructure Jumpstart with P2V
This consulting engagement provides an on-site proof-of-concept configuration and knowledge transfer of VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter best practices, as well as physical to virtual migrations using VMware Converter.  This 4-day jumpstart adds physical to virtual migration activities to the ESX Server with VirtualCenter workshop, to maximize the customer’s time and dollars.

PSO P2V Combo Promotion:

• A complementary 2-CPU VMware Infrastructure (VI) 3 Enterprise License with purchase of VMware Infrastructure Jumpstart with Physical-to-Virtual Migration (SKU: CON-ESXVCP2V-JS) and Gold or Platinum SnS for the VI3 Enterprise License.
• Promotion is valid globally through December 31, 2007.

More information about this promotion can be found here or contact your local VMware representative.