Microsoft announces the WebsiteSpark Program

Visibility, support and software for professional Web Developers and Designers - at no upfront cost!

Scott Guthrie from Microsoft today announced the WebsiteSpark Program, a program that encourages independent web developers or web development companies that build web applications on behalf of others. This program enables you to use strategic and sometimes expensive software from Microsoft for FREE, thus at no cost, for up to three years.

Here is a list of software you can enrol for:

1. 3 licenses of Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
2. 1 license of Expression Studio 3 (which includes Expression Blend, Sketchflow, and Web)
3. 2 licenses of Expression Web 3
4. 4 processor licenses of Windows Web Server 2008 R2
5. 4 processor licenses of SQL Server 2008 Web Edition
6. DotNetPanel control panel (enabling easy remote/hosted management of your servers)

The only two requirements to join the program are:

•    Your company(or yourself if self-employed) builds web sites and web application on behalf of others.
•    Your company currently has less than 10 employees.

For more information on this program, visit Scott's blog entry, or the program website.