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The Application Compatibility Factory (ACF) program is an initiative that teams Microsoft with Service Partners to help customers overcome application compatibility. Partners can take advantage of the ACF Proof of Concept (PoC) Program to assist in accelerating EA renewals and to help customers more easily deploy Windows® 7 and/or Internet Explorer.

Microsoft will fund up to CDN $5,000 per approved 5 Day PoC or CDN $3,000 per approved 3 Day PoC, for qualified ACF/IE trained technology partners that meet the following requirements.

Requirements:

It is mandatory that ACF PoC’s are conducted by an ACF Trained Technology Partner by completing the Windows Application Compatibility 2-day Training.
It is highly recommended for IE Application Compatibility that you also complete the IE Online Training course.
Technology Partners must sign and submit a 2-way agreement to subsidiary contact.
Technology Partners must submit a Statement of Work (SoW) to be approved prior to the start of the engagement.
Technology Partners must have the customer sign the customer release form and submit to subsidiary contact.
Technology Partners must submit a PoC Completion Report at the end of each engagement.
Partners must have completed the Windows Application Compatibility 2-day Training.

Be sure to check this site often for updated program and engagement guidance and additional engagement materials.

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Program Execution In 8 Steps

1.	Sign and submit a 2-way agreement to subsidiary contact.

2.	Get material by downloading the SOW PoC Template and guidance.

3.	Find customer and align with Microsoft Account Team.

4.	Present SOW to subsidiary contact for approval.

5.	Technology Partners must have the customers sign the customer release form and submit to subsidiary contact

6.	Conduct PoC.

7.	Complete and Submit the PoC Completion Report.

8.	Upon approval, invoice Microsoft. Contact the subsidiary program lead to learn specific invoicing steps for your region.

Technology Partner Readiness - Windows 7

Online ACF Training course and exam *Mandatory

English training materials for Windows® 7 application compatibility, Part 1 and Part 2

Review the Windows 7 Application Compatibility Training Outline.

In addition to the new Online ACF Training Course, you can also browse this 3 part Application Compatibility Series, covering what's new in the application compatibility space for Windows 7, examine new issues, and master technical skills. Learn about the new features and functionality in the latest version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5, which can help you accelerate the deployment of Windows 7.

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration guide

Debugging for Application Compatibility Issues with Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson is a Principal Consultant and the Technical Lead for the Windows Application Experience SWAT Team. Dubbed "The App Compat Guy," Chris shares his thoughts and tips on application compatibility through his blog.

For more information about application compatibility please visit: http://msdn.com/appcompat (Developer audience) or http://technet.com/appcompat (IT Pro audience).

Technology Partner Readiness - Internet Explorer (IE)

Internet Explorer 8 online training course - Highly Recommended

Are your customers experiencing blocking issues with their web-based applications on Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)? For a checklist of to-dos, see the Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit for Developers.

For a quick short-term fix, we recommend sites implement the EmulateIE7 X-UA-Compatible. For more information read this article on “How do I fix my site today?”.

To better understand the difference between IE8, IE8’s Compatibility View mode, and IE7, read our top issues blog post.

For a deep dive into website debugging, download the Website Troubleshooting Guide.

For more information about Internet Explorer application compatibility please visit: http://msdn.com/iecompat.

Watch the videos to find out about the different paths for getting applications to Internet Explorer 8 depending on whether they are coming from IE6 or IE7!

Check out the live meeting recordings to learn about tools and techniques to help debug migration issues when moving to Internet Explorer 8.

Program Guidance

Help your customers understand the value of ACF and how they can benefit from the ACF Proof-of-Concept Program. Download the customer-facing slide deck about ACF the Proof-of-Concept Program.

Getting Started with an ACF Engagement

Get the ACF POC Bill of Materials

*This is a Canadian Offer Only. Technology Partners outside of Canada please contact your local partner team or local resource centre.

	Statement of Work (SOW)
	2-way Agreement
	Customer Release Form
	French Customer Release Form
	Completion Report

Reference other Deployment offerings: Visit the Jumpstart site Visit the cdnmdop site Visit the MDW site Visit the VMW site Visit the Pilot Jumpstart site Visit the Microsoft Office Compatability Assessment site Visit the CIE site Visit the IE site

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