Microsoft School Agreement

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Agenda

What is School Agreement?

Is School Agreement Right for You?

How Does it Work?

Additional Resources

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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

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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?

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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

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Step 1: Locate an AER

Find an Authorized Education Reseller (AER) in your area at:

www.microsoft.com/education/AERFind.mspx

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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 allPentium II, iMac G3equivalent or better)

700 (100% of allPentium II, iMac G3equivalent or better)

150 (Older machines)

150 (Older machines)

850 Eligible PCs

850 Eligible PCs+ =

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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:

www.microsoft.com/licensing/userights/

• 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.

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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 www.microsoft.com/licensing/userights/

• Add application, system, and CAL units to server units

Step 4: Order Your Software

Minimum Order Requirement

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Step 4: Order Your Software

Minimum Order Requirement

Example: School with 300 eligible PCs

1 (Number of

application, systemand CAL products)

1 (Number of

application, systemand CAL products)

300 (Eligible PCs)

300 (Eligible PCs)

300Application, system

and CAL units

300Application, 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)

100Server units

100Server unitsx =

300(Application, systemand CAL products)

300(Application, systemand CAL products)

100(Server units)

100(Server units)

400Total units

400Total units+ =

Adds application, system, and CAL units to server units to determine total units

Selects 2 SQL Server Standard Processor Licenses

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Student Option

Standardize your students

Provide smarter tools for learning

Access to a great value

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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

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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 units300 unitsx =

1 (Number of

products selected)

1 (Number of

products selected)

300 (Students)

300 (Students)

300 units300 unitsx =

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Software Assurance

Lifecycle Stage Benefit

PlanNew Version Rights

Spread Payments

Deploy Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)

UseWindows Vista Enterprise

eLearning

Maintain

Corporate Error Reporting

“Cold” Backups for Disaster Recovery

TechNet Plus

TransitionWindows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Extended Lifecycle Hotfix Support

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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)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/academic/program/highschool/default.aspx

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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

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Resources for More Information

School Agreement Web Site http://www.microsoft.com/education/SchoolAgreement.mspx

Locate an Authorized Education Reseller http://www.microsoft.com/education/AERFind.mspx

Estimated Price Calculatorhttp://www.microsoft.com/education/SACalculator.aspx

Software Assurance Benefitshttp://www.microsoft.com/education/SoftwareAssurance.mspx

MSDN Academic Alliance High Schoolhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/academic/program/highschool/default.aspx

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