OVSubscription LicensingQuickReference FINAL
OVSubscription LicensingQuickReference FINAL
OVSubscription LicensingQuickReference FINAL
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on your licensed products with a standardized desktop PC for the Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office system, or server Client Access Licenses (CALs). Take advantage of Software Assurance, a comprehensive maintenance program offering new version rights, technical training, end-user training, desktop deployment planning services, home use rights, employee purchase program (EPP), partner services, and more. You only need five desktop PC licenses to start an Open Value Subscription agreement. (Initial agreement must be company (organization)-wide.) Simplify your license management with a single three-year agreement (one-year option for government customers) and annual ordering for licensed products. Use any language across multiple locations without paying for additional language functionality. Save processing time by signing agreements electronically with the eAgreements tool. Receive free media kits with the initial order of each licensed product. Adjust your number of desktop PC licenses annually based on your changing needs. Additional price level (Level C) for license purchases for 250+ desktop PCs.* Receive up to 50 percent off your first payment for your current versions of desktop PC licenses with the up-to-date discount.**
*Resellers set customer prices, which may vary. ** Resellers set customer prices, which may vary.
For additional savings on the Open Value Subscription option, customers can also choose to standardize organization-wide on licensed products on one or all three of the Enterprise products available: 1. Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Microsoft Office Small Business, Microsoft Office Enterprise 2. Operating Systems: Windows Vista Business operating system upgrade (with rights to Windows Vista Enterprise) 3. CAL: Microsoft Core CALs, Windows Small Business CAL Suite, Windows Essentials Business Server CAL Suite, and Enterprise Business Server CAL Suite
How to Order
Follow these simple steps to order your Open Value program: 1. Help your customer decide which Open Value option is the best choice for their licensing needs: Open Value noncompany (organization)-wide, Open Value with Company-wide option, Open Value Subscription option. 2. Define the customers solution and identify licenses required (your distributor can help you). 3. Provide customer details to your distributor to complete the Open Value agreement and place an order for licenses with your distributor. 4. Once completed, an e-mail with the agreement details will be sent to the customer asking them to review and sign online with the eAgreements tool.
How do Subscription customers account for changes in the number of desktop PCs during their agreement?
On the agreement anniversary, subscription customers count the number of qualified desktop PCs in their organization and issue an annual purchase order. If the number of qualified desktop PCs has risen or diminished, customers may adjust their platform product licenses, with a minimum of five desktop PCs. For additional licensed products, customers may increase or decrease other product licenses annually if the number of installations has changed, with no minimum required. New orders for additional licensed products must be placed when put in use.
Where can my customer get Volume License Product Keys for Open Value media kits?
Volume Licensing Product Keys (VLKs) are available on the VLSC Web site at https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter.
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