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Leverage What You Already Own
Planet Attains Microsoft National Partner Status
Planet: Microsoft's Go-To Partner for Unified Communications
Planet Pod Casts

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Planet Technologies has developed an Enterprise Search Quick Start designed to demonstrate the power of Microsoft' SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. The Quick Start is a three- day, on-site engagement that will provide installation and configuration of the solution, provide knowledge transfer, and demonstrate real-time search on your data. Read more about it here.

Planet's Online Consulting Service provides expert level Microsoft technical expertise remotely when you need it. It is subscription based, built to Microsoft best practices and leverages lessons learned of consultants who regularly support the most challenging IT environments. For more information, contact us at info@go-planet.com.

CASE STUDY: ENTERPRISE PORTAL An international software solutions company required an updated Enterprise Portal for their company. The company had an existing intranet implemented in SharePoint 2003 which was not used to the best of its potential. They were looking to leverage the features of MOSS 2007 and Microsoft Office technologies to cater to its need for office automation and collaboration. Planet Technologies developed a comprehensive Enterprise Portal solution to provide one portal for use by all stakeholders and departments within the company. Read more here.


Dear Kristen,

Planet wishes you a happy New Year! 2007 was a fantastic year at Planet Technologies and we are looking forward to an even better 2008. As we continue to expand our focus in State and Local Government, Education and Commercial sectors, Planet has developed new and targeted offerings to meet the needs of these various sectors.

In addition to our expanded client base, we have added several new areas of focus to respond to the needs of our clients including High Performance Computing, 508 Compliance for Portal Accessibility and Unified Communications.

We have many talented consultants available to help you with all of your IT needs. Its going to be a good year!
Leverage What You Already Own

If your agency has a Microsoft enterprise license agreement, you already own some of the most powerful enterprise solutions on the market today. The question is are you maximizing the value of it? If you are like many organizations, the answer is probably not.

Telework, Unified Communication, Document Management, Instant Messaging, Portals, Systems Management, Mobility, Search, Records Management, Automated Workflow These are all solved with the technologies that you already own.

Enter Planet Technologies. With our 100% focus on the Microsoft platform, we can educate you on the technologies you already own and with our Rapid Deployment Solutions, we can get you up and running with these solutions in as little as one week. See our list of Rapid Deployment Solutions here.

In addition, as part of your Microsoft license, you own a set of Pre-Paid consulting days through Software Assurance to support your desktop planning needs and your SharePoint deployment needs. Planet is authorized and certified to deliver these services to your organization. Read more here.
Planet Attains Microsoft National Partner Status

Microsoft's U.S. Partner Group recently awarded Planet with National Systems Integrator (NSI) status recognizing Planet's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. The Microsoft NSI designation was established for elite Microsoft partners to elevate their marketing and delivery strategies across multiple geographic and product segments. Microsoft NSI partners receive greater alignment and engagement of Microsoft field resources, collaborative marketing efforts, deeper product team engagement and executive sponsorship, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

This is the latest in a series of Microsoft accomplishments for Planet Technologies, a company with 100% focus on the Microsoft platform. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Planet has received a Microsoft Federal Partner of the Year award for the past three consecutive years.
Planet: Microsoft's Go-To Partner for Unified Communications

When Microsoft needed a trusted partner to deliver several Unified Communications Executive Roundtables to launch their latest solution, Office Communications Server (OCS) , they chose Planet Technologies.

We worked with the Microsoft UC team in DC and Chicago in November to deliver in-depth demos of the latest advances in Unified Communications including integrated presence, on-site conferencing, call routing, soft-phone capabilities as well as the new Roundtable hardware device.

If your organization is interested in upgrading to OCS to take advantage of the latest feature set, contact us for a demo. We also have a Unified Communications Pilot to get your organization up to speed with the technology in three weeks or less. Contact us for more information, info@go-planet.com
Planet Pod Casts

Planet is now delivering key information on the latest Microsoft Solutions and associated topics via Podcasts. We will produce these short Podcasts on a regular basis designed to be useful, educational, and even entertaining for our clients.

Recent in the Planet Podcast series.

  • MOSS Enterprise Search
  • IIS7 Go-Live License
  • Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Services
Click here to view the podcasts.

If there are any topics that you would like to see as a podcast, send us a suggestion, info@go-planet.com.
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