Customers using Microsoft's SharePoint enterprise portal can now get deployment help if they subscribe to the Software Assurance program.
<A HREF="http://www.cio.com/article/360815/Microsoft_Launches_SharePoint_Planning_Services">SharePoint Deployment Planning Services</A> is modeled after a desktop planning service that the Microsoft Office team offers, said Kathleen Timiney, director, SharePoint Partners at Microsoft. The company has been conducting a pilot of the program but is launching its worldwide availability now.