Select License

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Microsoft Select Licence
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Select Licence

• The purpose of this presentation is to
• specify what is involved in a Select Licence
  agreement
• identify which products qualify
• explain how to enumerate them to determine
  pricing levels
• outline payment, support and renewal options
• explain customer benefits

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Licensing For Business
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Select Licence

• Positioning
• Software Programs
• Route to Market
• The Agreement
• Points Pools
• Software Assurance
• Summary

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Positioning

• Transactional program
• Three year agreement with optional one-year or
  three-year renewal
• Perpetual licences
• 250 PCs
• Volume-based pricing
• Flexibility
• Monthly ordering
• No commitment

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Software Programs

• Three product pools
• Applications Microsoft Office products and
  development tools
• Systems Windows Professional Upgrade
• Servers Server licences, Client Access licences,
  Connectors
• Choose between
• Licence-only (L)
• Licence with Software Assurance (L SA)
• Software Assurance-only (SA)
• Work At Home licences
• Licences for training and evaluation

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Pools and Points
Licence Types New licences Windows Pro
Upgrade Software Assurance
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Indirect Route to Market
Large Account Reseller
Ordering invoicing
Contract and price level
Customer
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Select Agreement with Affiliates
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Select Agreement with Outsourcing
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Forecast and Price Level
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
Level C
Applications
Level A
Systems
Level B
Servers
1.500
12.000
30.000
75.000
Points (3 years)
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Volume vs. Forecast
Level D
Points
75.000
Level C
30.000
Level B
12.000
Level A
1.500
ENROLMENT TERMINATED
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Fulfilment and Media

• Optional documentation not included as standard
  with the licence
• Two-tier channel
• Keyless CD-ROMs use Microsoft Volume Licence
  Services (MVLS) to get Volume Licence Key (VLK)
• One free Select CD-ROM subscription per enrolment
  extras can be purchased if required

Microsoft Worldwide Fulfillment (WWF)
Reseller
Customer
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Volume vs. Forecast at Renewal
1st year
2nd year
3nd year
4th year
5th year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
5th year
6th year
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What Is Not Permitted?

• Enrolment by orgs with lt 50 ownership
• Reselling
• Aggregation e.g. franchises, clubs etc
• Lending, leasing, renting or hosting(only via
  Outsourcing Enrolment)

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Transferring Select Licences

• In the event of a merger
• To an affiliate
• Other transfers require Microsofts consent in
  writing

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Software Assurance

• Optional purchase with Select licence
• Mandatory if Software Assurance Membership
• Available for all products
• Obtain for remaining duration of Select Agreement
  (1, 2 or 3 years)
• Amortized payments of L SA and SA-only
• Coverage expires with agreement
• Renewable

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Software Assurance Server Offerings
SA required on both Server and CAL
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Software Assurance Desktop Offerings
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Support Tools

• explore.ms
• MVLS
• Askpartner
• microsoft,.com/uk/partner

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Select Licence Summary