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MORE for LESS*
Imagine being able to get more Microsoft
software for less than ever — as much as 50%
less. Now imagine that you can add as many new
computers as you'd like over the course of the
year, license them immediately and not have to
pay for those licenses until the year is up —
all while getting more benefits like upgrade
protection and training for your employees!
It's not your imagination working overtime. You
can get MORE for LESS with the new Microsoft
Open Value Subscription program.
Open Value Subscription offers businesses with
up to 250 computers the opportunity to subscribe
to a wide range of Microsoft software products
on a company-wide basis over a three-year term.
The program is convenient, low-cost and very
easy to manage.
Open Value Subscription provides you:
> More Savings and Less Upfront Investment by
spreading out license fees over a three-year
term and giving you a first year discount of up
to 50% for qualifying licenses you enroll in the
program.
> More Simplicity and Less Unplanned Costs by
determining your license fee only once per year
regardless of the number of PCs you add to your
workplace and then by only paying one fee
annually.
> More Standardization and Less Version
Management by enabling you to install the same
software and versions on all your computers.
> More Benefits and Less Expense by including
all Software Assurance benefits such as: upgrade
protection, E-Learning courses and much more in
your subscription.
> More Choices and Less Restrictions by giving
you the option to renew, buy-out or uninstall
your software at the end of the subscription.
More for Less. That's what Open Value
Subscription gives you.
To take advantage of Open Value Subscription
from Microsoft for your company:
As Simple as 1-2-3
Getting Started
Taking advantage of Microsoft Open Value
Subscription for your business is as easy as
this:
1. Count the total numbers of computers in your
company
2. Choose the Enterprise product(s) you want to
subscribe to:
·
Microsoft® Office Professional Plus
2007
·
Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007
·
Windows Vista® Business Upgrade with
Vista Enterprise
·
Small Business Server (SBS) CAL
·
Core CAL
·
Small Business Desktop Suite
·
Desktop Professional Suite
3. Place your order with Strategic Solutions
You can receive up to a 50%* first year discount
for select
licenses you own today that you
transition to subscription licenses.
After Subscribing
> After the subscription agreement is in place,
go about your business. Add computers anytime
you'd like during the year and you can install
your Enterprise subscription license(s) on them
for no additional fee.
> On the first year anniversary date of your
Open Value Subscription, recount your total
number of computers. This new count determines
your license fee for the second year of your
subscription. Since the Open Value Subscription
provides one fee per computer, if your count is
the same, you pay the same as year one. If it's
higher, you pay more. If it's lower, you pay
less.
> Repeat the process on your second anniversary.
> On the third anniversary you count again and
have the option to renew the subscription,
buy-out your licenses or remove the software
from your machines.
Adding Products to Your Subscription
>
You may add Enterprise products to all your
computers at any time. The process is the same:
count your computers, pay for licenses for the
next 12 months based on that count. Add/remove
computers during the year at no additional
charge. Recount in 12 months and pay fees due
based on the new count.
>
You can also add non-Enterprise products to your
subscription at any time. For the non-Enterprise
products (called "Additional products"), you pay
a one-time fee the month you install the
product(s) and then once a year on your annual
anniversary along with your Enterprise
product(s).
Open Value Subscription provides low
entry costs for you.
> Volume Licensing Pricing -
Open Value Subscription provides you volume
license pricing that is consistently less than
paying for a few licenses at a time, in addition
to company-wide discounts for all Enterprise
products for even more savings.
> Three-year Payment Plan -
the subscription is for three year terms,
allowing you to spread out payments over those
three years.
> Annual Adjustments -
simply count your computers once a year. Your
annual license fee is based on this year-end
number, regardless of how many computers you add
or subtract. When you add computers during a
budget cycle, you won't face additional costs or
retroactive costs.
> Up-to-Date Discount of up to 50%* -
you may own some recent version Microsoft
software licenses for computers you want to put
on the Open Value Subscription program. To help
off-set the cost of conversion, Microsoft can
give you up to 50% off the first year license
fee for these computers if the licenses are the
current version or one version old.
Here is a current list of products eligible for
the Up-to-Date Discount:
Includes Valuable Software Assurance
Benefits
All Open Value Subscription agreements include
valuable Microsoft Software Assurance benefits
giving you even MORE for LESS. Microsoft
Software Assurance is a comprehensive
maintenance and services offering that helps you
get the most out of your software. It provides
support, partner services, training, and IT
tools including:
> Upgrade Protection - during the term of your
agreement receive access to all new version
upgrades released for software included on your
Open Value Subscription Agreement at no
additional cost.
> Office Home Use - if you subscribe to
Microsoft Office, you will receive rights for
your employees to install and use Microsoft
Office on a home computer. Using the same
software at home and at work can provide
employees flexibility to telecommute, handle
life/work balance situations and become more
proficient with the software.
> E-Learning Courses - offer your employees
self-paced online courses designed for maximum
skills-transfer in minimal time. Ensure that
your employees are as productive as possible
without incurring the expenses of procuring
private training.
> Employee Purchase Program - give your
employees significant discounts on the retail
pricing of Microsoft's most popular productivity
and consumer products, including Xbox®,
Zune® and software for their personal
use. Employees can order directly from a
Microsoft-hosted e-commerce site.
The exact Software Assurance inclusions are
determined by the software included on your Open
Value Subscription Agreement.
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