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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://msmvps.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin : EBS</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: EBS</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>An Interesting Conversation About EBS</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/10/26/an-interesting-conversation-about-ebs.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:28:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1652044</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1652044</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/10/26/an-interesting-conversation-about-ebs.aspx#comments</comments><description>So it is Sunday and I took the day off, to rest up and it seems I didn&amp;#8217;t get too far away from the computer :&amp;#62;)
Anyways I was hopping around on the net when I ran across this really well done article about EBS, I thought I would share the LINKwith...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/10/26/an-interesting-conversation-about-ebs.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1652044" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Where Will You Be October 4th, SMB Nation</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/24/where-will-you-be-october-4th-smb-nation.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:45:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1645658</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1645658</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/24/where-will-you-be-october-4th-smb-nation.aspx#comments</comments><description>PRESS RELEASE SMB Nation 2008 Fall Conference to Hold Launch Party: Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008. MarketPlace Expo SOLD OUT! Seattle, WA – August 22, 2008 - Boasting a completely sold out tradeshow hall and host hotel...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/24/where-will-you-be-october-4th-smb-nation.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1645658" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Having Trouble Reaching Microsoft Partner Resources?</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/13/having-trouble-reaching-microsoft-partner-resources.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:37:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1644527</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1644527</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/13/having-trouble-reaching-microsoft-partner-resources.aspx#comments</comments><description>Here is a note from Eric&amp;#8217;s Blog that may explain your temporary problems. Please ignore our dust while we make some updates Over the years, the various components of the Microsoft SMB Channel Community have continued to grow and expand to better...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/13/having-trouble-reaching-microsoft-partner-resources.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1644527" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/CRM/default.aspx">CRM</category></item><item><title>Thank You Eric</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/12/thank-you-eric.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:57:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1644414</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1644414</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/12/thank-you-eric.aspx#comments</comments><description>A few weeks ago I saw a post on Eric Ligman&amp;#8217;s Blog and I followed the directions to enter for a chance to win 50 Mid Market Brochures. Well today the box arrived and I just wanted to say thankx to Eric and let him know they will go to good use....(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/12/thank-you-eric.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1644414" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Launch Date and RTM do not mean the same thing</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/launch-date-and-rtm-do-not-mean-the-same-thing.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:57:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1642989</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1642989</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/launch-date-and-rtm-do-not-mean-the-same-thing.aspx#comments</comments><description>A lot of folks seem to think these two terms are interchangeable, they are not. They mean two very different things. Hop on over to The Offical SBS Blog for some clarification. Read More......(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/launch-date-and-rtm-do-not-mean-the-same-thing.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1642989" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Save some $ and help the EBS gang in the process</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/save-some-and-help-the-ebs-gang-in-the-process.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:24:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1642990</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1642990</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/save-some-and-help-the-ebs-gang-in-the-process.aspx#comments</comments><description>Yes two birds with one stone (or mouse anyways).
Hop on over to the Essential Business Server Blog and find out how to take the 071-654 – Windows Essential Business Server 2008 test for free. You get a free test, they get to exercise the beta of the exam...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/save-some-and-help-the-ebs-gang-in-the-process.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1642990" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Remember Eric’s Last Secret Giveaway, he is doing it again</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/remember-eric-s-last-secret-giveaway-he-is-doing-it-again.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:24:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1642983</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1642983</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/remember-eric-s-last-secret-giveaway-he-is-doing-it-again.aspx#comments</comments><description>you may recall the “Microsoft Small Business Solutions Brochure – Exclusive offer for Eric&amp;#8217;s Blog readers”post back in February where Eric offered 50 free copies of the Microsoft Small Business Solutions Brochure to the first 50 people who requested...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/08/01/remember-eric-s-last-secret-giveaway-he-is-doing-it-again.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1642983" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>SMB Nation Fall 2008 Update</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/30/smb-nation-fall-2008-update.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:08:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1642768</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1642768</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/30/smb-nation-fall-2008-update.aspx#comments</comments><description>Don’t miss the boat! Be there when Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) AND Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS) are front and center at our event! Right in Microsoft&amp;#8217;s home town, you can ride the leading edge of this new era with EBS...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/30/smb-nation-fall-2008-update.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1642768" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Uncategorized/default.aspx">Uncategorized</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>A chance to let your voice be heard</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/11/a-chance-to-let-your-voice-be-heard.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:41:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1640384</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1640384</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/11/a-chance-to-let-your-voice-be-heard.aspx#comments</comments><description>Mark Crall one of the Microsoft PAL&amp;#8217;s has put up a survey to collect your input about subscription income.
He will be sitting in a meeting in Redmond next week and since he represents us out here in the channel, he would like some input from you...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/11/a-chance-to-let-your-voice-be-heard.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1640384" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Wondering when SBS 2008 &amp; EBS will Launch?</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/07/wondering-when-sbs-2008-amp-ebs-will-launch.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:56:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1639629</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1639629</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/07/wondering-when-sbs-2008-amp-ebs-will-launch.aspx#comments</comments><description>Well wonder no more, Eric Posted the Offical Date to His Blog direct from the announcement at WWPC. Hop over there and read the official announcement.
So you have about 4 months to get up to speed on the new technology. Have you been to www.multiplyyourpower...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/07/07/wondering-when-sbs-2008-amp-ebs-will-launch.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1639629" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Update on public info SBS 2008 and EBS 2008</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/13/update-on-public-info-sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:07:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1621889</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1621889</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/13/update-on-public-info-sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008.aspx#comments</comments><description>Hi Gang,
This morning Microsoft made some more information public, this is important please read it, I have included the highlights below, the entire press release is available at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/serversolutions
REDMOND, Wash...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/13/update-on-public-info-sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1621889" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>Do you wanna know a secrect?</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/03/do-you-wanna-know-a-secrect.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 13:02:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1612317</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1612317</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/03/do-you-wanna-know-a-secrect.aspx#comments</comments><description>Ok so it is not really a secret, but if you missed the SMB Summit in Dallas, the SBS Team made a good deal of stuff public that had been previously NDA.
Robie downunder has posted links to the presentations and has promised to update it with yet more...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/05/03/do-you-wanna-know-a-secrect.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1612317" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/SBS/default.aspx">SBS</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item><item><title>EBS (essential business server) now accepting nominations for beta testers</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/03/11/ebs-essential-business-server-now-accepting-nominations-for-beta-testers.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:42:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1540027</guid><dc:creator>Kicking and Screaming I am Bloggin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1540027</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/03/11/ebs-essential-business-server-now-accepting-nominations-for-beta-testers.aspx#comments</comments><description>That is right, just announced on the New EBS Blog they have opened up the nomination process for testers of the upcoming Essential Business Server. Want to nominate yourself to participate, CLICK HERE
HA-note: The nomination link on their blog is temporarily...(&lt;a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/2008/03/11/ebs-essential-business-server-now-accepting-nominations-for-beta-testers.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1540027" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Community+Chatter/default.aspx">Community Chatter</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://msmvps.com/blogs/sbs-rocks/archive/tags/EBS/default.aspx">EBS</category></item></channel></rss>