Microsoft Sofware Assurance for Volume Licensing: Benefits Entitlement Cart - Academic Offerings

Lifecycle Stage

Benefit

Academic Open License

Academic Select License

Academic Select License with Software Assurance Membership (SAM),

Campus and School Agreement

Plan

New Version Rights

Every License covered under Software Assurance may be upgraded to the newest version.

Spread Payments

Not Available

Payments for License and Software Assurance can be spread into equal annual payments.

Deploy

Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)

Not Available

You are entitled to 1 media kit per enrollment.

Use

Windows Vista - New!

For every Windows client license covered under Software Assurance, you are entitled to 1 Windows Vista upgrade license.

Virtual PC Express - New!

For every Windows client license covered under Software Assurance, you are entitled to one Virtual PC Express license.

eLearning

For every Office System application license covered under Software Assurance you are entitled to 1 license for Information Worker Software Assurance eLearning.

For every Windows Client licenses covered under Software Assurance you are entitled to 1 license for Client Software Assurance eLearning.

For every Server License covered with Software Assurance you are entitled to 1 license for Server Software Assurance eLearning.

1 media kit per enrollment, per pool.¹

Maintain

Corporate Error Reporting

Not Available

You are entitled to 1 media kit per enrollment.

Cold Back Up for Disaster Recovery

For every Server License covered with Software Assurance, you are entitled to run 1 instance of the software on a “cold” server for disaster recovery purposes.

TechNet Online Concierge Chat

Not Available

One designated individual per enrollment in entitled to access to TechNet Online Concierge Chat. ²

TechNet Plus Subscription Media

Not Available

You are entitled to 1 kit and user ID per enrollment for use institution-wide. ²

TechNet Plus Managed Newsgroups

Not Available

You are entitled to 1 user ID per enrollment for use institution-wide. ²

Transition

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs - New!

Not Available

For every Windows client license covered under Software Assurance, you are entitled to install one copy of Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs as the Windows Client license.

Extended Hotfix Support

SERVER: Not Available

SERVER: 90-day enrollment not required. Annual contract fee for Exchange, MOM, SMS, SQL and Windows Server is included as part of the Software Assurance program.

DESKTOP: Not Available

¹For Academic Open License customers, the eLearning benefit includes the ability to install and use eLearning content on licensed computers. The eLearning content media kits are not included. You may acquire CDs from your reseller.

²Minimum of 5 server licenses must be acquired via Campus/School Agreement to qualify.