Startups – Free Microsoft Software from BizSpark

Microsoft has today unveiled their BizSpark initiative.

Get software, support and visibility.  Microsoft is hoping to seed Silicon Valley (both real and virtual) with future customers by providing a full kit of tools and software to software development startups for free (for three years.)  This is a global program that provides access to full-featured development tools with no upfront costs. 

The startup must be nominated by a BizSpark network Partner, privately held, in business for less than 3 years, less than USD $1 million in annual revenue, and in the business of software development.  For more details download the Microsoft BizSpark Program Guide for Startups (282 K PDF.)

Already signed up are:  Xobni – offering powerful organization of email in Microsoft Outlook and ZocDoc – an online medical appointment making service.

See Also:

VentureBeat.com - Microsoft’s BizSpark initiative offers free servers and software to startups

Microsoft Startup Zone – The guide to working with Microsoft for software startups and their investors.

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