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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Prices for the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) have been cut as much as 50% for customers with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) that include a suite of Client Access Licenses (CALs).
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Research VP Paul DeGroot explains for the licensing model Microsoft’s Online Services and how it differs from that of its on-premises software.
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 |
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The price of an Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS) was reduced 10% in Jan. 2010, as Microsoft copes with an economic downturn by focusing on agreements that cost customers less in the short run.
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
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Software developers and IT professionals are a critical audience for Microsoft, and the company gives them unusual freedom to use multiple copies and multiple versions of its software simultaneously, as long as they are using them only for development or evaluation purposes.
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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All customers deploying Office 2010, including those with Volume License Agreements, will have to activate the product.
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
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Licensing of Exchange Server 2010 for on-premises use remains generally consistent with its predecessor, Exchange Server 2007.
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
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Expertise in Microsoft licensing requires, besides an extraordinary appetite for detail and fine print, knowing where the rules live. Even those who aren't licensing experts still need to live by the rules, and there is no single "Bible of Microsoft Licensing" that contains them all in a clear, navigable format.
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
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Presented by Rob Horwitz, Research Chair
In this TeleBriefing, Research Chair Rob Horwitz explains the six different software layers customers need to license, their role in VDI, what licensing choices they have, and how to choose.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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Independent software developers can now use volume software to host their own software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for commercial customers.
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
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Licensing of Windows Server 2008 R2, which is available through multiple channels as of Oct. 2009, remains generally consistent with its predecessor, Windows Server 2008, and client licenses for Windows Server 2008 grant access to R2 instances.
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Friday, 25 September 2009 |
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Remote Desktop Services (RDS), formerly called Terminal Services, has seen notable licensing changes in Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
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Licensing of Windows Server 2008 R2, which is available through multiple channels as of Oct. 2009, remains generally consistent with its predecessor, Windows Server 2008, and client licenses for Windows Server 2008 grant access to R2 instances.
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Monday, 20 April 2009 |
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Designed for enterprise architects, corporate purchasing managers, and IT managers, this report explains Microsoft's volume licensing programs in detail, highlighting similarities and differences across the programs, as well as their benefits and pitfalls. It is part of a larger series of Directions on Microsoft Licensing Outlines and should be used in connection with the Directions on Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmap.
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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This report explains how to license the Windows OS for servers, and how to license clients to use those servers. It outlines the various editions of Windows Server OS licenses, their costs, their technical differences, and how they may be used in systems with hardware virtualization.
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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This report explains how to license the Windows desktop OS to serve PCs, laptops, and other kinds of client devices. It summarizes the various editions of the primary Windows desktop OS, Windows Vista, their costs, and their capabilities.
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Friday, 28 August 2009 |
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Starting July 2009, Microsoft began offering two types of management suite licenses rather than one, the most important difference being the number of virtual machines (VMs) that can be managed.
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Monday, 16 February 2009 |
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Purchasing and managing licenses for Microsoft Office desktop productivity applications and suites is challenging
for many customers because of the variety of products that bear the Office brand name, their distribution in eight different suites through different channels, and the complex assortment of rules governing the products' licensing and use.
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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A comprehensive guide to SQL Server 2008 licensing options, prices, and rules—including rules governing use with hardware virtualization. Provides a comparison of the seven different editions.
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Monday, 04 May 2009 |
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Companies have to carefully weigh the package of
benefits Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) delivers against the cost of purchasing those same benefits
a la carte
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Monday, 20 July 2009 |
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With Windows 7, Microsoft continues to evolve the licensing rules for
the product. Some changes will save customers money, others will
increase costs, and customers will need to take them into account in
planning any migration or upgrade strategies. Downgrade rights to the
most popular current business OS, Windows XP, will be affected, and the
company is wrapping most of its remote and virtualized desktop
offerings into an extra-cost add-on, Virtual Enterprise Centralized
Desktop.
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