Volume Licensing
 

Microsoft Volume Licensing programs may be the right choice for your organization if you need multiple copies of Microsoft software. Volume licensing is a flexible and economical way to acquire from five to thousands of licenses for software. Microsoft Volume Licensing programs provide potentially substantial savings, ease of deployment, flexible acquisition, numerous payment options, and other benefits such as Software Assurance.

 

Open License Program
 

Microsoft® Open License is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, charity, and academic customers who order as few as five licenses. After the initial order, customers can benefit from volume pricing for all licenses for the remainder of the term of their Open License authorization number.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.mspx

 

Open License Value
 

Microsoft® Open License Value is a software volume licensing program available under the Open License family. Designed for organizations with as few as five computers, Open License Value offers the advantages of Software Assurance, which includes access to the most current Microsoft software during the term of your agreement and the ability to spread licensing payments annually

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/open/openvalue.mspx

 

Select License Program

 

Microsoft Select License is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate, government, and academic customers with 250 or more desktops and mixed product and purchasing requirements. Select License customers receive a volume price level for each pool of products selected (applications, systems, or servers) based on a three-year software forecast

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sel/default.mspx

 

Enterprise Agreement

 

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops. As an Enterprise Agreement customer, you are able to license Microsoft software to standardize on your choice of the Microsoft enterprise products (Microsoft® Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional Desktop Operating System upgrade, and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/ent/default.mspx

 

Enterprise Subscription
 

Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers with 250 or more desktops who prefer to subscribe to—rather than purchase—Microsoft software licenses. Enterprise Subscription Agreement customers are able to standardize their enterprise by licensing Microsoft platform enterprise products (Microsoft® Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional upgrade, and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/esa/default.mspx

 

Software Assurance
 

Microsoft's Software Assurance gives you automatic access to new technology and provides productivity benefits, support, tools, and training to help deploy and use software efficiently.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/default.mspx

 

 
Microsoft Licensing Options
Microsoft licenses software three primary ways:

Full Packaged Product
Full Packaged Product (FPP) is boxed, shrink-wrapped software. Licenses for this type of software are acquired through retail outlets. 

Original Equipment Manufacturer
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and System Builder software licenses are acquired when you buy a computer with software legally preinstalled. Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows® are examples of this type of software.

Volume Licensing
Microsoft Volume Licensing programs may be the right choice for your organization if you need multiple copies of Microsoft software. Volume licensing is a flexible and economical way to acquire from five to thousands of licenses for software.