University Of Pennsylvania Microsoft Licensing Update

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University Of PennsylvaniaMicrosoft Licensing
Update

• Office of Software Licensing
• Information Technology Services
• October 8, 2001
• Presented by Mary Griffin

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Penns Licensing Program Change

• Penn Swaps MOLP for Microsoft Select Program
• Select 5.1 a two-year volume license contract
• Administered by the Office of Software Licensing
• Purchases and distribution still at the Computer
  Connection
• Key Advantages to Microsoft Select
• Pricing licenses sold separately from CDs,
  docs
• Installation one license key used for multiple
  installations
• Usage Rights Downgrade rights, Limited home use
  
• Perpetual Licenses

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Microsoft Licensing Changesin Upgrade Paths

• Former Upgrade Options
• Version Upgrade, Product Upgrade, Language
  Upgrade, Competitive Upgrade
• Current Model Temporary, until February 28
• All upgrade options are replaced by Software
  Assurance (SA) and Upgrade Advantage (UA)
• SA and UA provide upgrades and updates for the
  length of the Select contract (the Enrollment
  Term), July 2003
• UA and SA can be purchased as a stand-alone
  item
• UA is purchased for older versions
• SA is purchased for current versions.

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Microsoft Licensing Changesin Upgrade Paths

• Future Model starts March 1st
• Software Assurance (SA) will be the only upgrade
  option.
• All Upgrade Advantage licenses (UA) will be
  converted to SA
• SA can be purchased only with a new license
  will not be available as a stand-alone product.
• Choices for Purchasing New Licenses
• Purchase the License only (L)
• Purchase License-plus-Software-Assurance (LSA)

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Microsoft Licensing Changes

• Penns has a Select 5.1 Agreement
• and the Upgrade Advantage option during the
  transition period Oct 1 to Feb 28
• UA Provides upgrades and updates for older
  versions for the length of the Select contract
  (a/k/a the Enrollment Term) which is from July
  2001 through July 2003.
• UA can be purchased for non-current versions
• Ex If you have Win98 and purchase UA, you can
  upgrade to Win2000 and/or WinXP any time before
  July 2003.
• UA licenses will be converted automatically to SA
  on March 1st

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Microsoft Licensing Costs

• Product New License UA SA
• Win 2000 Pro 63 63 37
• Office XP Pro 59 54 35
• Office for Mac 47 47 28
• (From 10/01 price list)

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What Does it All Mean if you

• Purchase Upgrade Advantage now
• Why?
• You expect to move to a newer version before July
  2003
• Example Going from Win 2000 to Win XP
• UA cost of 63 will allow you to upgrade to Win
  XP at no additional charge any time before July
  2003.

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What Does it All Mean if you

• Purchase a new License (only) later
• Why?
• You want to stay with the version you already
  have for the near term.
• You dont anticipate moving to another version
  during the life of Penns agreement (July 2003)
• Example Office XP Pro new license for 63

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What Does it All Mean if you

• Purchase a new License with SA (LSA) later
• In cases where you choose to purchase new
  licenses and anticipate an upgrading to a new
  version change during the life of Penns
  agreement (July 2003).

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Penns MS Select 5.1 Summary

• Purchasing Purchases and distribution still at
  the Computer Connection
• Pricing Licenses sold separately from CDs,
  docs
• Installation one license key used for multiple
  installations
• Usage Rights Downgrade rights, Limited home use
• Perpetual Licenses
• Upgrades
• Can purchase SA for current software and UA for
  non-current software through February 28th

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Penns MS Select 5.1 Summary
Transition Ends March 1st Thereafter Can
purchase a new license (L) or License-plus-Softw
are-Assurance (LSA)
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University Of PennsylvaniaSite Licensing Update

• Office of Software Licensing
• Information Technology Services
• Business Services Division
• October 8, 2001