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Volume Licensing Options for Enterprise BusinessesPublished: June 26, 2006 Microsoft Volume Licensing offers customized programs that are designed to meet the needs of your business. Tailored to the size and purchasing preference of your company, these programs provide simple, flexible, and affordable solutions that enable you to easily manage your licenses. Just follow these steps to find the program that's right for your company. Step 1: Learn about Volume Licensing options for enterprise businessesMicrosoft Volume Licensing offers programs that can help enterprise businesses lower software costs, spread payments, easily manage multiple licenses, and stay current with the latest software upgrades. Enterprise AgreementThe Enterprise Agreement program is designed for businesses that have 250 or more desktop PCs. Enterprise Agreement enables you to improve workplace productivity by standardizing on your choice of Microsoft software for all desktops across your enterprise at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term. Enterprise Subscription AgreementThe Enterprise Subscription Agreement program is designed for businesses that have 250 or more desktop PCs. With Enterprise Subscription Agreement, your company can subscribe to—rather than purchase—Microsoft software products. Enterprise Subscription Agreement offers significant discounts off full retail prices, lower annual payments, and pricing flexibility to accommodate acquisitions and divestitures. Select LicenseThe Select License program is designed for corporate, government, and academic organizations that have 250 or more desktop PCs and mixed product and purchasing requirements. With Select License, your organization receives a volume price level for each pool of products selected (applications, systems, and servers) based on a three-year software forecast. Step 2: Decide which Volume Licensing option is best for your company
Step 3: Learn about Microsoft Software AssuranceSoftware Assurance is available with most Volume Licensing programs and offers valuable benefits to help you maximize your return on software investments. You'll get enhanced training and support for IT staff and end users, greater licensing flexibility to enable software access from multiple locations, access to the most current Microsoft products and solutions, and much more. Learn more about the benefits of Software Assurance Step 4: Learn how to acquire Volume LicensingFor more information, contact your Microsoft partner or find an authorized reseller near you. If you are not currently working with a Microsoft partner, contact an authorized Microsoft reseller to learn more about acquiring Microsoft Volume Licensing. United States and CanadaCall (800) 426-9400 in the United States or (877) 568-2495 in Canada. WorldwideFor information about offerings available outside the United States and Canada, including Open Value Subscription, visit the Microsoft Volume Licensing Web site for your country or region. |