The Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program

[voodooflux]

Announced today on Scott Guthrie's blog:

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archi...k-program.aspx

In brief it provides...

• 3 licenses of Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
• 1 license of Expression Studio 3 (which includes Expression Blend, Sketchflow, and Web)
• 2 licenses of Expression Web 3
• 4 processor licenses of Windows Web Server 2008 R2
• 4 processor licenses of SQL Server 2008 Web Edition
• DotNetPanel control panel (enabling easy remote/hosted management of your servers)

...for 3 years at a cost of $100. Check out the link for terms & conditions.

Might be of use to some of you.

[Bright Spark]

thanks voodo, looks like nice option, just one other thing I noticed on the
T&C's is

http://www.microsoft.com/web/website...zedItemId=7177

"In addition:
To be eligible to continue to participate in the Program, the company must deploy a new public and Internet-accessible website developed using Program software within 6 months from Program enrollment, and report it and other new websites through the WebsiteSpark Portal."

I guess a "Hello World" website would qualify.......

[voodooflux]

"In addition:
To be eligible to continue to participate in the Program, the company must deploy a new public and Internet-accessible website developed using Program software within 6 months from Program enrollment, and report it and other new websites through the WebsiteSpark Portal."

Yeah, they had something similar on the Empower For ISV's program - the cheeky barstewards actually expected you to deliver something

<CJ>
I haven't got where I am today by delivering software...
</CJ>

I guess a "Hello World" website would qualify.......

Yeah, it shouldn't be too difficult to knock up something that ticks the box.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Yeah, they had something similar on the Empower For ISV's program - the cheeky barstewards actually expected you to deliver something

<CJ>
I haven't got where I am today by delivering software...
</CJ>



Yeah, it shouldn't be too difficult to knock up something that ticks the box.

build it in flash