Microsoft Academic Open

Simplicity: Open License for Academic is easy to understand and administer with simple, clear terms for acquiring software licenses.

Flexibility: Open License for Academic is flexible enough to meet the needs of a broad range of institutions. You can choose from a wide selection of products. After an initial order of five or more licenses, you may reorder as few as one license, so you order only what they need.

Availability: You can acquire Microsoft products through Software Express Inc. an Authorized Education Reseller (AER).

Compliancy: With eOpen, you receive license confirmation information electronically and can quickly and easily view your license purchase history—so there's never any question about what licenses you own.

Open License for Academic offers one license agreement and a “pay-as-you-go” approach to volume licensing for academic institutions of all sizes. Open License for Academic customers may choose to grant Work at Home rights to faculty and staff. In addition, Open License for Academic offers you the option to include Software Assurance which allows you to stay current with the latest versions of your licensed software.

The Open License Academic agreement provides an easy way to acquire and administer five or more copies of software and receive license confirmations quickly and conveniently. With an initial order of just five or more licenses, you can obtain the most current Microsoft software products while managing overall costs and staying compliant.