Value of Software Assurance
Software Assurance Desktop Benefits:
| Software Management Stage | Benefit | Open Value
(company wide) | Open Value
(non-company wide) | Open Business |
| Plan | New Version Rights | All licenses covered with Software Assurance |
| Spread Payments | All licenses covered with Software Assurance | Not Available |
| Deploy | Packaged Services: Information Work Business Value Discovery - New! | You may convert 2 Training Vouchers to receive 1 day of service. | Not Available |
| Packaged Services: Information Work Architectural Design Session - New! | You may convert 4 Training Vouchers to receive 2 days of service. | Not Available |
| Windows PE | 1 media kit per enrollment. | Not Available |
| Use | Windows Vista Enterprise - New! | For every Windows client license covered under Software Assurance |
| Training Vouchers | 2 days per 50 Office licenses with SA (max 10 days). I day per 50 client upgrade licenses with SA (max 5 days) | Not Available |
| Virtual PC Express - New! | For every Windows client license covered under Software Assurance |
| eLearning | 1 license for Information Worker eLearning per Office system application license with SA
1 license for Client eLearning per client upgrade license with SA
1 media kit per enrollment, per pool |
| Home Use Program | 1 Home use Right for each Office systems application |
| Employee Purchase Program | Company-wide | Not Available |
Desktop Software Assurance - Existing Benefits:
>> New Version Rights
- Provides access to new releases of licensed software as they become available during the agreement term
>> Spread Payments
- Ability to spread payments over the term of the agreement helps save on up-front costs
>> Home Use Program
- Licensed users of Office can also install and use Office on a home computer
>> Employee Purchase Program
- Discounts on popular Microsoft software for personal use
>> Training Vouchers
- Redeemable for instructor-led courses on Microsoft software at a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS)
- Windows: One voucher per 50 desktops, maximum of five vouchers
- Office: Two vouchers per 50 desktops, maximum of 10 vouchers
- Alternately, redeemable for IW Solution Services
>> eLearning
- Online training on Windows, Office, and server software help increase user productivity
>> Microsoft Windows Pre installation Environment (Win PE)
- Minimal version of Windows XP that replaces <S-DOS and can run Windows setup, scripts, and imaging applications
- Enables automated deployment of Windows
Desktop Software Assurance - New Benefits:
>> Packaged Services - NEW!
- 1-3 day partner-managed workshops help IT teams learn how desktop applications help support deployment, security and infrastructure business goals like project prioritization or how to implement high-value projects in the IT environment to maintain or accelerate productivity
>> Windows Vista Enterprise - NEW!
- Significantly lower costs and improve efficiency of your IT resources by better integrating the capabilities of the Windows platform into a cross platform environment. It provides tools that protect company data (full encryption), reduce the number of required disk images, and ensure the compatibility of legacy applications
>> Virtual PC Express - NEW!
- Eases compatibility issues with legacy applications when migrating to the next platform - Early release of Windows vista Enterprise Edition - Not available standalone after product launch
** Note: These benefits become available in March 2006. open Value customers with an active agreement, regardless of the date it was opened, become eligible.
Software Assurance Server Benefits:
| Software Management Stage | Benefit | Open Value
(company wide) | Open Value
(non-company wide) | Open Business |
| Plan | New Version Rights | All licenses covered with Software Assurance |
| Spread Payments | All licenses covered with Software Assurance | Not Available |
| Deploy | Windows PE | 1 media kit per enrollment. | Not Available |
| Use | 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 |
| Maintain | Unlimited Web Support - New! | Unlimited for covered servers with software Assurance. | Not Available |
| 24x7 Problem Resolution Support - Enhanced! | 1 phone incident per customer for any microsoft software | Not Available |
| TechNet Plus: Subscriptions with 2 support calls/year | 1 kit and user ID per enrollment for use company-wide. For Managed Newsgroups, 1 user ID for every server covered with Software Assurance (minimum 5 servers) | Not Available |
| 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 "cool" server for disaster recovery purposes. | Not Available |
| Transition | Extended Hotfix Support 2006 - Enhanced! | Annual contract fee for Exchange, MOM, SMS, SQL and Windows server is included as part of the SA program. (Premier or Essentials Support agreement required) |
Server Software Assurance - New Benefits:
>> 24x7 Support - NEW!
- Provides one telephone-based incident for critical support on any Microsoft software
- Additional support incidents based on spend (minimum $20k server, $200k Office)
>> Unlimited Web-based Support - NEW!
- Unlimited web-based support for server software covered by Software Assurance and acquired through the Open Value program
>> TechNet Plus Subscription with 2 support calls/year - ENHANCED!
- Each TechNet Plus subscription includes two Microsoft business-our support calls/year
- Features resources such as managed newsgroups, an extensive knowledge base, utilities, drivers, and how-to articles
>> Extended Lifecycle Hot-Fix Support - ENHANCED!
- Annual fee wavier for the Extended Hotfix Support Agreement for all 5 years of the Extended Support phase for covered products
- Security fixes are automatically extended to customers
- Covered software includes Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Windows, Exchange Server, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, Microsoft Windows Server
- Requires a Premier or Essential Support agreement to qualify
** Note: These benefits become available in March 2006. Open Value customers with an active agreement, regardless of the date it was opened, become eligible -- Except TechNet Plus subscription with 2 support calls/year, that is available today.
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