Running an online business or looking to do so? Want to test the latest software applications from Microsoft on a hosted server? At PEER 1, we’ve teamed up with Microsoft to offer 50 servers (valued at $1,000 each) FREE for 30 days to approved individuals. If interested, you can apply here. This is ideal for developers and entrepreneurs to play around with MS software like Expression Tools and Visual Studio in a hosted online environment at no cost. We have a great relationship with Microsoft and are working together on various packages that would appeal to small-to-mid size online businesses and startups. Some specs on the offer are shown below:

• 2 x Intel Xeon 5320 Quad-core CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• 1 x 250GB HD

Each server includes:

PLATFORM

• IIS 6
• .ASP.NET 2.0
• .NET 2.0
• PHP 5.0
• Silverlight
• SQL Server Standard

EXPRESSION TOOLS

• Expression Blend
• Expression Web
• Expression Design

VISUAL STUDIO EXPRESS EDITIONS

• Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
• Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
• Visual C# 2005 Express Edition

Full details here.