Open Licensing Programs
Entry-level program that has minimum license requirements and offers customers volume pricing with the flexibility to pay as they go. It allows them to acquire additional software products as needed to grow with their changing business needs. Open License offers a greater discount for a larger upfront order.
- Number of Initial Licenses Purchased: 5 or more
- Products Included: All commercially available Microsoft software products on the product list.
- Licensing Offerings: License, License and Software Assurance, (L&SA) and Software Assurance renewals, or eligible original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and full packaged product (FPP) purchases.
- Software Maintenance Option: Software Assurance is available at the time of license acquisition (License and Software Assurance). Software Assurance coverage is in effect until the end of the two-year term of Open License.
- Pricing:Open Business: Requires only five licenses to enter the program.
Additional option for larger license purchases: Each product offering (License, SA, and L&SA)
is assigned specific point values to determine price levels. Points are calculated based on three
product pools, with a minimum entry acquisition level of 500 points; one in each chosen pool.
- Agreement Term: Two years, not renewable
- Payment Options: Upfront payment only
- How to Buy: Contact us
- Product Fulfillment:Media must be acquired separately from Microsoft Worldwide Fulfillment or
through authorized distributors (depending on the geography).
- Software Assurance: Option to add Software Assurance at the time of license acquisition.
- Online Services: Not offered
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The Open Value program comes with two options Non-Company-wide & Company -wide.
The Open Value Non-company-wide option offers simplified license management for more control over your IT investment and better management of software costs with the advantages of Software Assurance.
- Number of Desktop PCs: 5 or more
- Products Included: All commercially available Microsoft software products on the product list.
- Licensing Offerings: License and Software Assurance (L&SA) and Software Assurance renewals.
- Software Maintenance Option: Each License and Software Assurance order counts as one order
toward initial minimum of five License and Software Assurance orders. Subsequent orders can be
as small as one License and Software Assurance order. Renewal of Software Assurance coverage
acquired through any Microsoft Volume Licensing program also qualifies for participation in Open
Value Non-Company-wide and Open Value Company-wide.
- Pricing: Minimum of five License and Software Assurance or Software Assurance–only orders
- Agreement Term: Three years, renewable
- Payment Options: Annual payments or up front
- How to Buy: Contact us
- Product Fulfillment: One copy of media is shipped free upon the initial order of every product.
Additional media must be obtained separately at an additional cost. Customers can also
download software from Microsoft Volume License Services.
- Software Assurance: Software Assurance is included at the time of software license acquisition and can be used immediately throughout the term of the licensing agreement.
- Online Services: Offered
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The Open Value Company-wide offers substantial cost savings over Open Value Non-Company-wide pricing, as well as simplified license and budget tracking through standardization on the latest Microsoft technology across the enterprise.
- Number of Desktop PCs: 5 or more
- Products Included: The Microsoft Office System, Windows operating system upgrade, Core CAL Small Business CAL, and Enterprise Business Server CAL. Additional licensed products are available as needed.
- Licensing Offerings: License and Software Assurance (L&SA) and Software Assurance renewals.
- Software Maintenance Option: Each License and Software Assurance order counts as one order toward initial minimum of five License and Software Assurance orders. Subsequent orders can be as small as one License and Software Assurance order. Renewal of Software Assurance coverage acquired through any Microsoft Volume Licensing program also qualifies for participation in Open Value Non-Company-wide and Open Value Company-wide
- Pricing: Minimum of five License and Software Assurance or Software Assurance–only orders. In EMEA, a volume discount applies to customers who order licenses for at least 250 PCs through their initial order.
- Agreement Term: Three years, renewable
- Payment Options: Annual payments or up front
- How to Buy: Contact us
- Product Fulfillment: One copy of media is shipped free upon the initial order of every product. Additional media must be obtained separately at an additional cost. Customers can also download software from Microsoft Volume License Services
- Software Assurance: Software Assurance is included at the time of software license acquisition and can be used immediately throughout the term of the licensing agreement.
- Online Services: Offered
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Offers the lowest upfront costs of all Open programs with the flexibility to reduce the licensing costs in years when the customer’s PC count declines. It offers the benefits of the Open Value Program with lower initial investments.
- Number of Desktop PCs: 5 or more
- Products Included: The Microsoft Office System, Windows operating system upgrade, Core CAL, Small Business CAL, and Enterprise Business Server CAL. Additional licensed products are available as needed.
- Platform Option: Customers can standardize organization-wide on licensed products on one or all three of the Enterprise products available—Office, Operating Systems, and CAL.
- Licensing Offerings: License and Software Assurance (L&SA) and Buy-out Option.
- Software Maintenance Option: Each License and Software Assurance order counts as one order toward initial minimum of five License and Software Assurance orders. Subsequent orders can be as small as one L&SA order
- Pricing: Minimum of five License and Software Assurance orders. In EMEA, a volume discount applies to customers who order licenses for at least 250 PCs through their initial order
- Agreement Term: Three years, renewable
- Payment Options: Annual payments for License and Software Assurance (not for Buy-out)
- How to Buy: Contact us
- Product Fulfillment: One copy of media is shipped free upon the initial order of every product. Additional media must be obtained separately at an additional cost. Customers can also download software from Microsoft Volume License Services.
- Software Assurance: Software Assurance is included at the time of software license acquisition and can be used immediately throughout the term of the licensing agreement.
- Online Services: Offered
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