 Microsoft Open License Program | | Microsoft® Open License is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, charity, and academic customers who order as few as five licenses. After the initial order, customers can benefit from volume pricing for all licenses for the remainder of the term of their Open License authorization number. | Microsoft Open License benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Discounts over full retail prices.
- Ability to obtain licenses through multiple locations from a worldwide reseller channel.
- Easier management of license portfolios with eOpen (electronic license management).
| Choose the Open License Program That's Right for You The Microsoft Open License program offers you three great ways to save on Microsoft products: - Open License Value Stay current and get more from your technology investments with Software Assurance. Placing an initial order for five or more licenses with Software Assurance enables you to spread payments annually and enjoy a host of other benefits designed to offer your business more value, more manageability, and more assistance. Choose the Companywide Option and enjoy additional savings.
- Open License Volume Potentially save even more if your organization is able to make a larger initial up-front order in one or more product pools (applications, systems, servers).
- Open License Business Open License Business offers savings on estimated retail prices by placing an initial order for five or more licenses or one server processor license. With Open License Business, customers can combine any set of Microsoft products to qualify for the five license minimum.
| Open License Program Comparison | | Open License Value | Open License Volume | Open License Business | Customer profile | Organizations with as few as five desktops that want the advantages of Software Assurance (SA) and the ability to spread payments annually. | Compelling value proposition for customers based on a volume commitment. | Organizations needing five or more licenses. | Entry minimum | Minimum of five Licenses and Software Assurance (L&SA). | 500 point minimum within a specific product pool on initial order. Pools include applications, systems, and servers. Each license carries a point value. | Minimum initial order of five licenses. | Software license offerings | | | | Additional savings | Yes, for Companywide Option | No | No | Payment options | Payments spread annually or up front. | Payment due in full upon order. | Payment due in full upon order. | Term | Three years | Two years | Two years | Product media | Microsoft provides media, such as CDs, for the initial product order. Additional media can be ordered for a charge. | May order media at time of initial order or acquire media separately for a charge. | May order media at time of initial order or acquire media separately for a charge. | Order tracking | Microsoft assigns an agreement number and posts order confirmations on the MVLS website (in most countries). | Microsoft assigns an authorization number and posts order confirmations on the eOpen website (where available) or sends an authorization number and physical order confirmations directly to the customer where eOpen is not available. | Microsoft assigns an authorization number and posts order confirmations on the eOpen website (where available) or sends an authorization number and physical order confirmations directly to the customer where eOpen is not available. |
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Microsoft Select License Program | | Microsoft Select License is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, and academic customers with 250 or more desktops and mixed product and purchasing requirements. Select License customers receive a volume price level for each pool of products selected (applications, systems, or servers) based on a three-year software forecast. | Microsoft Select License benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Significant discounts over full retail prices, based on how much software you expect to license during the agreement term.
- Ability to annualize License and Software Assurance costs over the length of the agreement term.
- Ability to obtain licenses through a worldwide reseller channel.
- Easier management of license portfolios with the MVLS website.
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Microsoft Enterprise Agreement | | Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops. As an Enterprise Agreement customer, you are able to license Microsoft software to standardize on your choice of the Microsoft enterprise products (Microsoft® Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional Desktop Operating System upgrade, and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term. | Microsoft Enterprise Agreement benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Cost amortized in annual payments over the three-year term.
- Lower total cost of ownership and improved workplace productivity by standardizing on Microsoft software for all PCs across your enterprise.
- Extends benefits of volume licensing to all affiliates within your organization. This enables you to capitalize on your total volume purchasing power, whether your affiliates are in a single country or located around the world.
- Opportunity to renew the enrollment for a one- or three-year term.
| Microsoft Master Business Agreement (MBA) The Microsoft Business Agreement governs the primary business and legal terms common to the Select License, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Subscription Agreement, and Services agreements. The MBA has an effective date but no end date (unless specifically terminated by either party). However, termination of the MBA does not terminate existing Select License, Enterprise Agreements, Enterprise Subscription Agreements, or services agreements. | Microsoft Services Agreement The Microsoft services agreement may be signed by a customer wishing to obtain Microsoft product support (primarily phone support, via Premier and Alliance Support) or to hire Microsoft support services (personnel on a regular or one-time basis to assist with product deployment or a special project, via Microsoft Consulting Services). Each region or subsidiary has qualified consultants who offer a variety of services. The Microsoft services agreement outlines the general terms and conditions of the services available for hire and should be used for Microsoft product deployment, product support, and services. A services description must be executed for each Premier and Alliance product support contract, and specific contract work orders that outline the project scope and relevant charges must be executed for each Microsoft Consulting contract. | | Back to the Top |
Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement | | Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops who prefer to subscribe to—rather than purchase—Microsoft software licenses. Enterprise Subscription Agreement customers are able to standardize their enterprise by licensing Microsoft platform enterprise products (Microsoft® Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional upgrade, and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term. | Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Significant discounts over full retail prices, and the ability to minimize cash flow with lower annual payments than a new Enterprise Agreement.
- Pricing flexibility to accommodate acquisitions and divestitures.
- Lower total cost of ownership and improved workplace productivity by standardizing on Microsoft software for all the computers across your enterprise.
- Opportunity to renew the enrollment for a one- or three-year term.
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Microsoft ISV Royalty Licensing Program | | The Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Royalty Licensing program is designed for ISVs that incorporate Microsoft technology into their value-added software business solutions for commercial distribution to their customers. The ISV Royalty Licensing program is scalable across all ISV segments selling to large, small, or mid-market customers. | Benefits of the Microsoft ISV Royalty Licensing program include: | For ISVs: - Ability to offer customers totally integrated business solutions
- Competitive pricing for Microsoft technology
| For Customers: - One source for business solutions
- More efficient installation and deployment
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How to Buy: State, Local, and Regional Government | | We offer volume discounts to state, local, and regional government agencies. Here's how your organization can get the best software while saving taxpayer money. | Take Advantage of Existing Licensing Agreements | | Most states have at least one active Microsoft volume licensing agreement. If you are purchasing Microsoft software licenses for a state or local government agency, you likely are eligible to use an existing agreement to acquire the licenses you need at the best possible prices. | If your state has a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, your agency can standardize on the Microsoft enterprise products (Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Windows Professional Desktop Operating System upgrade, and Core Client Access License) and save up to 25 percent compared to other licensing programs. And you only need 25 desktops to qualify.
Learn More About Enterprise Licensing | State-level Select License agreements offer another discounted purchasing option for government agencies in many states. With Select License, you can choose from a wide range of Microsoft software products for your agency at volume discounts.
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Microsoft Enterprise Agreement | | Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops. As an Enterprise Agreement customer, you are able to license Microsoft software to standardize on your choice of the Microsoft enterprise products (Microsoft® Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional Desktop Operating System upgrade, and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term. | Microsoft Enterprise Agreement benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Cost amortized in annual payments over the three-year term.
- Lower total cost of ownership and improved workplace productivity by standardizing on Microsoft software for all PCs across your enterprise.
- Extends benefits of volume licensing to all affiliates within your organization. This enables you to capitalize on your total volume purchasing power, whether your affiliates are in a single country or located around the world.
- Opportunity to renew the enrollment for a one- or three-year term.
| Microsoft Master Business Agreement (MBA) The Microsoft Business Agreement governs the primary business and legal terms common to the Select License, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Subscription Agreement, and Services agreements. The MBA has an effective date but no end date (unless specifically terminated by either party). However, termination of the MBA does not terminate existing Select License, Enterprise Agreements, Enterprise Subscription Agreements, or services agreements. | Microsoft Services Agreement The Microsoft services agreement may be signed by a customer wishing to obtain Microsoft product support (primarily phone support, via Premier and Alliance Support) or to hire Microsoft support services (personnel on a regular or one-time basis to assist with product deployment or a special project, via Microsoft Consulting Services). Each region or subsidiary has qualified consultants who offer a variety of services. The Microsoft services agreement outlines the general terms and conditions of the services available for hire and should be used for Microsoft product deployment, product support, and services. A services description must be executed for each Premier and Alliance product support contract, and specific contract work orders that outline the project scope and relevant charges must be executed for each Microsoft Consulting contract. | | Back to the Top |
Microsoft Select License Program | | Microsoft Select License is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, and academic customers with 250 or more desktops and mixed product and purchasing requirements. Select License customers receive a volume price level for each pool of products selected (applications, systems, or servers) based on a three-year software forecast. | Microsoft Select License benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance provides a powerful combination of benefits that include new version rights, the Home Use Program, and many other advantages including productivity benefits, support, tools, and training that give your company the flexibility it needs to keep your business edge.
- Significant discounts over full retail prices, based on how much software you expect to license during the agreement term.
- Ability to annualize License and Software Assurance costs over the length of the agreement term.
- Ability to obtain licenses through a worldwide reseller channel.
- Easier management of license portfolios with the MVLS website.
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Microsoft Academic Open License Program | | Microsoft Academic Open License is a smart choice for great value on Microsoft software. Designed for educational institutions of all sizes, Academic Open provides an easy way to acquire and administer multiple 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. | | In addition, Academic Open License offers you the Software Assurance option, giving you the rights to stay current with the latest versions of your licensed software and access to eLearning content. | Academic Open License offers: - Simplicity—Academic Open is easy to understand and administer with simple, clear terms for acquiring software licenses.
- Flexibility—Academic Open 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 Academic Open from any 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.
The Benefits of Software Assurance When you include Software Assurance with licenses acquired through Academic Open, you acquire the right to install any new release of covered products during the term of the Academic Open authorization number under which Software Assurance was purchased. You also qualify to receive eLearning content. | | Back to the Top |
Microsoft Campus Agreement Program | | Microsoft Campus Agreement is an annual, subscription licensing program specifically created to address the unique needs of higher educational institutions. Along with the flexibility of a streamlined agreement and subscription process, you'll appreciate the simplicity of counting people instead of computers, making it easy to license your entire institution or just a single department. | Microsoft Campus Agreement Overview | | Campus Agreement from Microsoft is an annual, subscription licensing program specially created to address the unique needs of higher educational institutions. Campus Agreement lets you keep your institution's technology up to speed—even on a limited budget. | |
Campus Agreement Subscription Benefits - Easy compliance - Because all of your institution's computers and users are licensed for the term of the agreement, it's easy to be sure that your institution is fully licensed for use of the Campus Agreement products you've selected.
- Low administration - Subscription licensing eliminates the need to track licenses for individual Campus Agreement products on every computer. This is especially helpful for managing software assets in a decentralized environment.
- Stay current on technology - With subscription licensing programs, your users are licensed to run the most current version of the software products included in your agreement, and your institution automatically receives media for products that upgrade during your agreement term.
- Simple budgeting and purchasing - One annual payment covers all of the Campus Agreement products you've selected for the year.
- Excellent value - By standardizing on a platform of products, your total cost of software ownership is reduced while productivity and access to current technology are increased. You also get the benefits of Software Assurance Membership, including support resources, tools, and eLearning courses.
| Campus Agreement and School Agreement Documents | | When licensing Microsoft® software through Campus Agreement or School Agreement, it is important that you review and understand the specific use rights granted by your license coverage. Below is an overview of four important documents that detail those rights—the Microsoft Campus or School Agreement, the Subscription Enrollment, the Microsoft Campus and School License Rights, and the Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights (PUR). | Campus or School Agreement The Campus or School Agreement contains an overview of the program and master terms and conditions. It has no expiration date. Once a master Campus or School Agreement is in place, you do not have to sign another one when renewing your annual coverage. | Subscription Enrollment The Subscription Enrollment (previously named “Subscription Order Form”) is used to subscribe to annual Campus/School Agreement license coverage. On it you choose your products, specify your FTE or PC count, provide contact information, enroll in the Student Option, and order media kits. This document also specifies the licensed period.
The Subscription Follow-up Enrollment is an alternate version that is used for Year 2 and Year 3 of the three-year subscription option. | Microsoft Campus and School License Rightst The Campus and School License Rights document contains additional information regarding the terms of the license coverage. In the License Rights, you will find details on participation eligibility, distributing software to licensed users, Work at Home Rights, etc.
The License Rights document is subject to change periodically. For that reason, it is important to review the most current version before initiating or renewing your Campus/School Agreement coverage. You should also check our Web site from time to time for any updates to the License Rights. If the License Rights change during your coverage period, those changes will not affect your Product Use Rights. Get a copy of the most current version of the Campus and School License Rights. | Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights The Product Use Rights (PUR) document contains the product-specific terms and conditions that govern how Microsoft products can be used in the volume licensing programs. It is the equivalent of the End User License Agreement (EULA) that you would receive when purchasing a retail product. Much of the wording is common to both the EULA and the PUR. This document is updated quarterly. The PUR that is in effect as of the beginning of the licensed period for a particular product version remains in effect throughout the licensed period. For the three-year option, the use rights lock when a product is first ordered. If a new version is released, use of that specific version is governed by the most current PUR as of the time of that release.Read the most current PUR. | Campus Agreement Student Option | | With Campus Agreement, it's easy to provide your students with the software they need. Through the Student Option, you may license your students for use of one or more of the available Campus Agreement application, system, or Client Access License (CAL) products on a personally-owned computer or an institution-owned computer designated for a student's exclusive use (i.e. a computer checked-out to a student for the school year). The products selected do not have to match your faculty/staff selections. | Calculating Student FTE With the Campus Agreement Student Option, you license 100% of your students. Your total student FTE count is calculated as follows:
Full-time students + Part-time students divided by 3 = Total student FTE count | Departmental Student Option If you have a faculty/staff subscription for an individual department and you want to include the Student Option, you must license 100% of the students in that department. If you have a faculty/staff subscription for the entire institution and you want to include the Student Option, you must license 100% of the students in the institution. You cannot license only the students in one department if your faculty/staff subscription covers the entire institution. | Minimum Order Requirement for Student Option The Student Option can be added to any Campus Agreement order for faculty/staff and/or server products that meets the 300 unit minimum requirement. You cannot order Campus Agreement coverage for students only.
Your student FTE count and the respective product selection for those students must meet a separate minimum requirement of 300 units. You cannot combine your faculty/staff and/or server purchases with your student purchases to meet the 300 unit minimum. Both minimums must be met individually.
For example, an institution that enrolls 100 students in the Student Option for three products meets the minimum requirement of 300 units:
3 (# of products selected) x 100 (student FTE count) = 300 units
Likewise, another institution that enrolls 300 students in the Student Option could meet the minimum requirement by selecting just one product:
1 (# of products selected) x 300 (student FTE count) = 300 units | Perpetual Student Use Rights Upon graduation, students licensed under the Student Option are granted perpetual use rights for the selected Campus Agreement products. All other students are only licensed to use the software for the subscription term. These licenses are non-perpetual (meaning the student does not own the license). Upon leaving the institution (besides graduation) or expiration of the subscription term, students are required to remove the software. Your institution is responsible for communicating the appropriate use rights to students when distributing the software. Guidelines for facilitating compliance are outlined in the Campus Agreement terms and conditions. To the extent that your institution follows these guidelines, you will not be held responsible for students' failure to remove the software. | Distributing the Student License Confirmation You will be responsible for ensuring that graduating students with perpetual use rights receive a Student License Confirmation (103 KB Adobe Acrobat file) (Exhibit "1" to the Subscription Enrollment). Your institution must have a Student Option agreement in place at the time of student graduation in order to distribute the Student License Confirmation.Hardcopy distribution You may distribute the Student License Confirmation (103 KB Adobe Acrobat file) to your departing students in hard-copy format. You may choose to either keep a physical copy for your records or capture this information in a database. Some institutions incorporate the Student License Confirmation letter into graduation or other documents that students pick-up when they leave the institution. For example, if students are required to pay fees or pick-up caps and gowns at the time of graduation, this is an opportunity to distribute the Student License Confirmation.Electronic Distribution You may also post the Student License Confirmation to a secure Web site for student download. You must keep proper records on all downloads of the Student License Confirmation and you must ensure that only graduating students have access. | Student License Buy-out For non-graduating students, your institution may convert non-perpetual student licenses to perpetual licenses (a license the student owns) via the Buy-out option as an alternative to removing the software. If this option is exercised, the perpetual licenses must be purchased in minimum quantities of ten (10) licenses per product and must be issued only to students covered under the Student Option. They may not be used to license a different student or group of students. | NOTE: The information on this page applies to customers in the United States and Canada. Customers in other locations should contact their dedicated Software Express Sales Team for more information. | | Back to the Top |
Microsoft School Agreement Program | | Microsoft School Agreement is an annual, subscription licensing program specifically created to address the unique needs of primary and secondary schools and districts. With the simplicity of counting computers just once per year, School Agreement makes it easy for you to license all of your computers, whether in a single school or throughout the entire district. | Microsoft School Agreement Overview School Agreement from Microsoft is an annual, subscription licensing program specially created to address the unique needs of primary and secondary educational institutions. School Agreement lets you keep your K-12 school's technology up to speed—even on a limited budget. | School Agreement Benefits - Easy compliance - Because all of your school's computers and users are licensed for the term of the agreement, it's easy to be sure that your school is fully licensed for use of the School Agreement products you've selected.
- Low administration - Subscription licensing eliminates the need to track licenses for individual School Agreement products on every computer. This is especially helpful for managing software assets in a decentralized environment.
- Stay current on technology - With subscription licensing programs, your users are licensed to run the most current version of the software products included in your agreement, and your institution automatically receives media for products that upgrade during your agreement term.
- Simple budgeting and purchasing - One annual payment covers all of the School Agreement products you've selected for the year.
- Excellent value - By standardizing on a platform of products, your total cost of software ownership is reduced while productivity and access to current technology are increased. You also get the benefits of Software Assurance Membership, including support resources, tools, and eLearning courses.
| Campus Agreement and School Agreement Documents When licensing Microsoft® software through Campus Agreement or School Agreement, it is important that you review and understand the specific use rights granted by your license coverage. Below is an overview of four important documents that detail those rights—the Microsoft Campus or School Agreement, the Subscription Enrollment, the Microsoft Campus and School License Rights, and the Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights (PUR). | Campus or School Agreement The Campus or School Agreement contains an overview of the program and master terms and conditions. It has no expiration date. Once a master Campus or School Agreement is in place, you do not have to sign another one when renewing your annual coverage. | Subscription Enrollment The Subscription Enrollment (previously named “Subscription Order Form”) is used to subscribe to annual Campus/School Agreement license coverage. On it you choose your products, specify your FTE or PC count, provide contact information, enroll in the Student Option, and order media kits. This document also specifies the licensed period. The Subscription Follow-up Enrollment is an alternate version that is used for Year 2 and Year 3 of the three-year subscription option. | Microsoft Campus and School License Rights The Campus and School License Rights document contains additional information regarding the terms of the license coverage. In the License Rights, you will find details on participation eligibility, distributing software to licensed users, Work at Home Rights, etc. The License Rights document is subject to change periodically. For that reason, it is important to review the most current version before initiating or renewing your Campus/School Agreement coverage. You should also check our Web site from time to time for any updates to the License Rights. If the License Rights change during your coverage period, those changes will not affect your Product Use Rights. Get a copy of the most current version of the Campus and School License Rights. | Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights The Product Use Rights (PUR) document contains the product-specific terms and conditions that govern how Microsoft products can be used in the volume licensing programs. It is the equivalent of the End User License Agreement (EULA) that you would receive when purchasing a retail product. Much of the wording is common to both the EULA and the PUR. This document is updated quarterly. The PUR that is in effect as of the beginning of the licensed period for a particular product version remains in effect throughout the licensed period. For the three-year option, the use rights lock when a product is first ordered. If a new version is released, use of that specific version is governed by the most current PUR as of the time of that release. Read the most current PUR. | School Agreement Student Option With School Agreement, it's easy to provide your students with the software they need. Through the Student Option, you may license your students for use of one or more of the available School Agreement application, system, or Client Access License (CAL) products on a personally-owned computer or a school-owned computer designated for a student's exclusive use (i.e. a computer checked-out to a student for the school year). The products selected do not have to match your faculty/staff selections.
When selecting the Student Option, you choose a specific number of students to license. This number cannot be changed over the course of the subscription term. | Minimum Order Requirement The Student Option can be added to any School Agreement order for faculty/staff and/or server products that meets the 300 unit minimum requirement. You cannot order School Agreement coverage for students only.
If your school includes the Student Option, your student count and the respective product selection for those students must meet a separate minimum requirement of 300 units. You cannot combine your faculty/staff and/or server purchases with your student purchases to meet the 300 unit minimum. Both minimums must be met individually. You calculate your total units for students by multiplying the number of students by the number of products selected.
For example, a school that enrolls 100 students in the Student Option for three products meets the minimum requirement of 300 units (100 students x 3 products = 300 units).
Likewise, another school that enrolls 300 students in the Student Option could meet the minimum requirement by selecting just one product (300 students x 1 product = 300 units). | Student Use Rights Students are only licensed to use the software for the subscription term. These licenses are non-perpetual. Upon leaving the institution or expiration of the subscription term, students are required to remove the software. Your institution is responsible for communicating the appropriate use rights to students when distributing the software. Guidelines for communicating this information in order to facilitate compliance are outlined in the School Agreement terms and conditions. To the extent that your institution follows these guidelines, you will not be held responsible for students' failure to remove the software. | Student License Buy-out Your institution may convert non-perpetual student licenses to perpetual licenses (a license the student owns) via the Buy-out option as an alternative to removing the software. You will need to purchase a minimum of 10 licenses for each product that you want to Buy-out for your students. If this option is exercised, the perpetual licenses must be issued only to students covered under the Student Option. They may not be used to license a different student or group of students. | NOTE: The information on this page applies to customers in the United States and Canada. Customers in other locations should contact their dedicated Software Express Sales Team for more information. | | Back to the Top |
Microsoft Academic Select License Program | Microsoft Academic Select License offers medium-to-large educational institutions a flexible, volume-based program designed to help reduce your total cost of software ownership.
Academic Select makes it easy to acquire licenses for Microsoft products on an ongoing basis and best serves customers able to forecast software needs over time.
With flexible payment options designed to work with a variety of budgeting systems, Academic Select is a great value for any institution needing an extensive product list along with volume purchasing power.
In addition, you can enhance the value of your software purchases with our Software Assurance option, giving you the opportunity to stay current with all your licensed software. You can also obtain copies of most Microsoft software for evaluation and training purposes, adding even more value to your Academic Select investment. | Academic Select License offers: - Simple, convenient license acquisition
- Flexible payment options
- Volume purchasing power
- Extensive product listings
- Increased value with the Software Assurance option
- Software evaluation and training copies
| The Benefits of Software Assurance Software Assurance is a simpler way to keep current with the latest and most innovative Microsoft products. Under the Software Assurance program, you acquire the right to install any new release of covered products during the term of your Academic Select enrollment. By choosing Software Assurance Membership for a pool of products (applications, systems, and/or servers), you have access to additional benefits, such as support resources, tools, and eLearning courses. Learn more. | License Administration The Microsoft Volume Licensing Services (MVLS) site is an online resource to help you manage your Microsoft licensing agreements, access your licensing order information and purchase history, and administer Software Assurance benefits.
From the site you can view your licensing information easily and in one place, including details about your Volume License agreements, license orders, and Volume License Product Keys. You can also download your licensed software. | Receiving Your Academic Select Software Upon receipt of the Academic Select enrollment, Microsoft sends a CD-ROM kit to the contact listed on the enrollment. The CD-ROM kit contains CDs for all of the products offered to date by Microsoft Academic Select. Enrolled affiliates will automatically receive a CD-ROM update kit every month until the end of the Academic Select agreement. The update kits contain only the pools that the enrolled affiliate specified on the enrollment at the time. Additional subscriptions may be ordered through your LAR for an additional charge. You may also download your licensed software from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Services (MVLS) site. | Student Select Higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of Academic Select to their students by participating in the Student Select program. Learn more about Student Select. | | Back to the Top |
| | Higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of Academic Select to their students by participating in the Student Select program. Student licenses* are currently available for: | - Microsoft® Office Standard Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows® XP Professional Upgrade**
| | *Software Assurance not available for Student Select licenses. | | **Upgrade license only; not a full license. Students who wish to acquire the Windows XP Professional Upgrade license through the Student Select program must first have licensed a qualifying operating system for their personal computer or workstation. For a list of qualifying operating systems, please contact your dedicated Sales Team | How To Participate If you are an Academic Select 6.x customer in higher education, you can participate by starting a special Student Select Enrollment under your Academic Select 6.x Master Agreement. Orders for Student Select licenses and corresponding individual media are placed using your Student Select Enrollment number. Licenses and media (CDs) must be placed in equal quantities of 25 or more per product per order. | Downgrade Rights Student Select licenses include the right to run a downgrade of the product. For instance, a student that acquires a license for Office Professional 2003 may instead run Office XP Professional. For this purpose, CDs can be ordered for the most current version or the previous version of the software. | Distributing the Software Student CDs are ordered from your LAR using the Student Select Fulfillment Order Form (150 KB Microsoft Word file). Once you receive your student CDs, you'll need to establish a transaction point, such as your campus bookstore or computer store. Then have your students sign a Student Select License Agreement (Addendum A to the Enrollment), pay for the software (at prices determined by your institution), and pick up their CDs for the software. Student Select licenses cannot be transferred from the student to another party. | Minimum Requirements You are required to reach 750 total points for Student Select purchases for all product pools. These points must be reached before the expiration date of the Master Academic Select 6.x Agreement under which the Student Select Enrollment is opened. This is in addition to the 1500 point requirement for the Master Academic Select 6.x Agreement. Student Select points do not apply to your 1500 point requirement. | | | | | Office Standard Edition 2003 | Applications | 2 points per unit | | Office Professional Edition 2003 | Applications | 2 points per unit | | Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition | Applications | 2 points per unit | | Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition | Applications | 2 points per unit | | Windows® XP Professional Upgrade | Systems | 2 points per unit | Example: 300 Office Professional Edition 2003 licenses x 2 points per unit = 600 points for Applications pool |
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Microsoft Open License Charity Overview | | The Microsoft Open License Charity program allows eligible nonprofit organizations to acquire multiple software licenses—rather than multiple software packages—at reduced prices. You need only purchase one complete software package and enough licenses to cover the remaining amount of computers. | Microsoft Open License Charity benefits include: - More value, more manageability, and more assistance through Software Assurance. Software Assurance can help you get the most value from up-to-date technology by providing a powerful combination of productivity benefits, support, tools, and training. Software Assurance offerings available under Open License Charity are New Version Rights, eLearning, Home Use Program (HUP), and Tech-Net On-Line Concierge Chat.
- Saves you money by not including disks and documentation—you pay for the license rights, not the expense of additional packaging. If you don't have media for the software, you can purchase one legal copy of retail product or order the disk and documentation set when you place your order of five or more licenses.
| Qualifying for Microsoft Open License Charity To qualify for the Open License Charity program, charitable organizations must be qualified §501(c)(3) organizations as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Code. Organizations must demonstrate their tax status with documentation before they can open an Open Charity License agreement. | Open Charity licenses may not be exported outside the United States, nor to affiliates outside the United States. | The following categories of §501(c)(3) organizations are not eligible for the Open Charity program: - Political, labor, and fraternal organizations
- Private Foundations as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code
- Academic Institutions eligible to participate in the Microsoft Academic Open License program as an "eligible education customer" as that term is defined in the Microsoft Academic Open License agreement in effect when eligibility for the Open License Charity program is being determined
- Hospitals and other health care organizations
- A hospital is a health care organization that has an organized medical staff and professional staff, and inpatient facilities and provides medical, nursing, or related services for ill and injured patients. Hospitals provide inpatient secondary and tertiary care services.
- Examples of health care organizations include, but are not limited to, Healthcare Networks and Insurers (such as HMO and PPO organizations), assisted living healthcare organizations, healthcare research organizations and research laboratories, and home healthcare organizations.
| Eligible Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations - Ambulatory healthcare services organizations that are qualified under §501(c)(3) and which are also Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHC look-alikes
- Qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that are also blood, organ, and tissue banks
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