Microsoft School Agreement
2 Agenda What is School Agreement? Is School Agreement Right for You? How Does it Work? Additional Resources
3 What is School Agreement? Subscription licensing program based on counting computers Easy Compliance Low Administration Stay Current on Technology Simple Budgeting and Purchasing Excellent Value
4 Is School Agreement Right for You? Are you looking for a simple and flexible licensing agreement? Are you looking for a complete solution to software compliancy? Are you interested in receiving product upgrades at no additional cost? Do you like the idea of one annual payment? Do you want support resources, tools, and training for no extra charge?
5 How Does it Work? Simply follow these 4 steps: 1.Locate an Authorized Education Reseller 2.Complete a Campus and School Agreement 3.Complete a Subscription Enrollment 4.Order your software
6 Step 1: Locate an AER Find an Authorized Education Reseller (AER) in your area at:
7 Step 2: Complete a Campus and School Agreement The Campus and School Agreement: States general terms and conditions for software use Contains no expiration date Can be obtained and submitted via your AER
8 Step 3: Complete a Subscription Enrollment Use the Subscription Enrollment to: Choose your licensed period (one or three years) Specify your eligible PC count Elect the Student Option Submit completed enrollment to your AER
9 Step 3: Complete a Subscription Enrollment One-year subscription One year of temporary licenses Renew annually by submitting an extension order Choosing the Licensed Period
10 Step 3: Complete a Subscription Enrollment Three-year subscription Three years of temporary licenses License at least same number of eligible PCs as Year 1 Pricing from Microsoft to Distributor set at Year 1* Submit anniversary orders for Year 2 and Year 3 –Include additional PCs as applicable –Can add products at then-current price *Actual end customer pricing is determined by the AER. Microsoft cannot guarantee end customer pricing. Choosing the Licensed Period (cont’d)
11 Step 2: Complete a Subscription Enrollment Counting Eligible PCs Must include all Pentium II, iMac G3, or equivalent or better + any other computers on which the software will be run Example: School with 200 Pentium II PCs, 300 Pentium III PCs, 200 iMac G3s, and 400 older machines 700 (100% of all Pentium II, iMac G3 equivalent or better) 150 (Older machines) 150 (Older machines) 850 Eligible PCs 850 Eligible PCs + =
12 Step 4: Order Your Software Select from any available application, system, server, and CAL products Refer to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Product List for up-to-date offerings: School Agreement Desktop Packages - If you prefer to license your computers and users for a standard set of desktop products, Microsoft provides the following “Desktop” packages, which offer a discounted price over the cost of licensing the products individually. The School Desktop package includes: Windows Vista™ Enterprise Upgrade Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 and Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 Professional Edition Microsoft Core CAL Suite The School Desktop with Enterprise CAL includes: Windows Vista Enterprise Upgrade Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 and Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 Professional Edition Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite As with all products licensed through your School Agreement, you have the option of deploying downgrade versions (previous versions) in place of the current licensed version. For instance, you may choose to deploy Microsoft Windows® XP Professional instead of Windows Vista Enterprise.
13 Minimum is 300 units Calculating total units Multiply number of application, system, and CAL products selected by your eligible PC count Multiply unit value of server products by number ordered –Unit values listed on Volume Licensing Product List –Access Product List at Add application, system, and CAL units to server units Step 4: Order Your Software Minimum Order Requirement
14 Step 4: Order Your Software Minimum Order Requirement Example: School with 300 eligible PCs 1 (Number of application, system and CAL products) 1 (Number of application, system and CAL products) 300 (Eligible PCs) 300 (Eligible PCs) 300 Application, system and CAL units 300 Application, system and CAL units Selects Office Professional x = 50 (Unit value of SQL Std Processor License) 50 (Unit value of SQL Std Processor License) 2 (Number ordered) 2 (Number ordered) 100 Server units 100 Server units x = 300 (Application, system and CAL products) 300 (Application, system and CAL products) 100 (Server units) 100 (Server units) 400 Total units 400 Total units + = Adds application, system, and CAL units to server units to determine total units Selects 2 SQL Server Standard Processor Licenses
15 Student Option Standardize your students Provide smarter tools for learning Access to a great value
16 Student Option – How Does it Work? Determine the number of students you want to license Cannot be changed during licensed period Choose student products Choose from any of the application, system, or CAL products Minimum order requirement Minimum is 300 units Products selected do not have to match faculty/staff selections May not combine student and faculty/staff to meet minimum requirements
17 Student Option Examples Example A 100 students with 3 product selections Example B 300 students with 1 product selection 3 (Number of products selected) 3 (Number of products selected) 100 (Students) 100 (Students) 300 units x = 1 (Number of products selected) 1 (Number of products selected) 300 (Students) 300 (Students) 300 units x =
18 Software Assurance Lifecycle StageBenefit Plan New Version Rights Spread Payments DeployMicrosoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) Use Windows Vista Enterprise eLearning Maintain Corporate Error Reporting “Cold” Backups for Disaster Recovery TechNet Plus Transition Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs Extended Lifecycle Hotfix Support
19 MSDNAA High School Membership Complimentary membership to MSDN Academic Alliance High School program One school membership per School Subscription Enrollment Active as long as continue with School Agreement Can install Microsoft Visual Studio.NET and Visual Studio 6.0 on every instructional computer and/or check-out to students For instruction only (not for administration or to run school infrastructure)
20 Options at End of Term 1.Submit an extension order (one-year subscription) or anniversary order (three-year subscription) 2.Submit a new Subscription Enrollment Three-year subscription customers must submit a new enrollment at end of three-year term 3.Purchase permanent licenses via buy-out option 4.Remove the software
21 Resources for More Information School Agreement Web Site Locate an Authorized Education Reseller Estimated Price Calculator Software Assurance Benefits MSDN Academic Alliance High School
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