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TechNet Webcast: Get Ready for the New and Improved Microsoft Software Assurance Program (Level 200)

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Overview The Microsoft Software Assurance program provides with the technologies, tools, support, and training that can help to deploy and use Microsoft software more efficiently. This webcast explores the improvements to the program that is available and explains how to get ready for it. The attendee of this webcast will learn about the program's new requirements, dependencies, system roles, tools, and service offerings.

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Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	8th November 2005 00:00 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Infrastructure Management

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