Microsoft Software Assurance Large Business

Large Business

Boost productivity across your organization with cost-effective benefits that help you get the most out of your Microsoft software.

Once viewed as simply upgrades, Software Assurance has evolved into a core set of benefits recognized by leading organizations as essential for improving workforce productivity, streamlining software deployment, and reducing costs.

Help employees be more productive

With Software Assurance you gain powerful, time-tested resources to help amplify the impact of people across your organization, regardless of their role.
· Improve productivity across your organization by implementing the · latest software versions as soon as they are available.
· Help employees be more productive with convenient, · online training developed by the experts at Microsoft, and the · Home Use Program (HUP) that offers your employees the latest Office programs to use at home, via a low-cost download
· Help your IT staff efficiently manage your Microsoft technology with unique desktop technologies including · Windows 7 Enterprise and · Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, plus access to · 24x7 phone and web support, and · technical classroom training.
Ensure smooth deployments with flexible upgrade options
An efficient deployment can lead to higher usage and productivity, as well as a lower-cost IT infrastructure. With Software Assurance you gain support and resources to help you reduce the costs and complexity of implementing new software, with deployment options to best suit your organization.
· Streamline software deployments with · on-site consulting services that help you plan for efficient implementations, and augment your IT team with experts on Microsoft technologies.
· Help ensure smooth deployments and reduce time troubleshooting issues with · 24x7 phone and web support.
· Utilize anytime, anywhere · online end-user training and the · Home Use Program to prepare your employees for new software implementations and help reduce support calls.
· Make · Microsoft Optimized Desktop Pack (MDOP) part of your deployment plans and use its powerful desktop management tools to speed up application deployments, enhance IT responsiveness and user uptime.
· Streamline deployment and simplify support with · Windows 7 Enterprise and Office 2010 Multi-language options that enable you to deploy a standard desktop image with support for 50 languages.
· Get · new versions of licensed products released during the terms of your agreement to deploy how and when you choose.
· Provide access from PCs to virtual Windows environments with · Windows Virtual Desktop Access (Windows VDA) and · Office Roaming Rights.*
A cost-effective way to manage and support your technology investment
Software Assurance continues to evolve to help you stay current with technology while keeping your IT spend in check, and simplify budgeting with predictable payments.
· Reduce upfront costs and simplify budgeting with the · Spread Payments option that allows you to spread the cost of licenses and Software Assurance across three equal annual sums with no interest or “cost of money” fees.
· Help lower the cost of new software acquisition with · new product versions and · discounts on upgrades, while simplifying software licensing, budgeting, and administration.
· Manage software more efficiently by streamlining the IT management tasks you do every day with unique and exclusive technologies available in · Windows 7 Enterprise & · Microsoft Optimized Desktop Pack.
· Use deployment planning that gives you on-site, expert guidance that you can use to help efficiently deploy and implement new software; · 24x7 Phone and Web support offers a direct connection to Microsoft anytime a support need arises.
· Take advantage of · online user training and · IT classroom training.
· Get more life out of legacy PCs, while improving their management and security using this · small-footprint Windows-based operating system solution.
· Online tracking through the Microsoft · Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), makes managing your licenses easier, and lets you view your agreements, other licensing information and manage your Software Assurance benefits online.