Microsoft Platform Ready is a program for software companies that accelerates and enhances their ability to build, test and market their applications For more information visit: www.microsoftplatformready.com

1. Get Your App to Market Faster
Microsoft Platform Ready
Wes Yanaga
Platform Strategy Advisor - ISV
Developer and Platform Evangelism
US West Region
wesy@microsoft.com
Twitter: @wesy
Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde

2. Microsoft Platform Ready
Speed your time to market
Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) provides you tools and
resources to help streamline your development efforts.
Once your solution is market-ready, you’ll get access to
customizable marketing templates to help you promote it.
www.microsoftplatformready.com
@msplatformready
/microsoftplatformready

3. How does MPR work?
1 Sign up to the technologies your solution supports
Sign Up
2
Develop Speed your development with support from Microsoft
3
Test Test your solution is compatible
4
Market Promote your compatible solution with support from Microsoft

4. How do I use the MPR site?
1 Sign up
a) Go to www.microsoftplatformready.com and click Sign Up >
b) Sign in with your Live ID
c) Tell us your contact details
Your details will be pulled through from your
MPN account if your Live ID is associated
d) Tell us about your application
• Name, audience, description
• Supported languages
• Supported technologies
e) Submit!

5. How do I use the MPR site?
You’ll find everything you need in
the My MPR Dashboard
Select your application and the
relevant technology to access your
available resources and benefits
Your resources and benefits will be
displayed in the content pane at
the bottom of the page

6. How do I use the MPR site? 2 Develop
Here you’ll find resources to help
build your solution on the
selected technology.
You can also access your
Microsoft technology specialist
support from here.
3 Test
We encourage self-testing,
however we’re adding Microsoft
testing tools all the time
4 Market
Once you’ve told us your solution
is ready, you can access
customizable marketing
templates.
You’ll also get guidance on how to
list your solution in customer-
facing directories

7. Why should I MPR?
We have support for you whichever technologies your solution uses

8. Why should I MPR?
Thousands of companies have already sped their time to market
“ With MPR, we created a user interface
In the US, 6,000+ companies have that met the specific needs of a new
14,500+
”
registered solutions market—and we’re getting Microsoft’s help
in reaching that market
“ Without MPR, we wouldn’t have considered
releasing this technology as a commercial Worldwide, 19,000+ companies have
26,000+
”
product. It sped development and expanded our
registered solutions
potential market