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Microsoft Volume Licensing Promotions: Current and New
Friday, 30 September 2011

Volume licensing and retail customers offered promotions from Microsoft Business Hub. Shown here are currently active promotions of interest to large organizations. Many apply to Client Access Licenses (CALs), which license users or devices to access server products. Some require purchase of Software Assurance (SA), a subscription offering free version upgrades and other benefits.

More information on Microsoft incentives can be found at www.microsoftbusinesshub.com/Deals_Offers.

Promotion Description Eligibility Programs Dates
Lync Plus CAL Up to 20% savings on License & SA for Lync Server 2010 Plus CAL, which licenses the product's enterprise telephone functions Customers purchasing Core CAL or Enterprise CAL suites All programs that offer Core CAL and Enterprise CAL Ends Dec. 31, 2011
Dynamics CRM 2011 Employee Self-Serve Client Access License Up to 20% discount on the price of Dynamics CRM 2011 Employee Self-Service User CAL and Device CAL All customers Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement Subscription, Select Plus, Open Value Subscription (education) Oct. 1, 2011, to Mar. 31, 2012
Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Up to 40% savings on Forefront Online Protection for Exchange per-device and per-user monthly subscription licenses All customers Select Plus, Open Value, Open Value Subscription Ends June 30, 2012
Office 365 and MasterCard 10% rebate for purchase of Office 365 for professionals and small businesses (P1 Plan) with an eligible MasterCard credit or debit small business card Customers in the United States who pay with an eligible MasterCard small business card that is enrolled in the MasterCard Easy Savings program Microsoft Online Services Portal Ongoing
Visual Studio with MSDN Subscription Up to 35% discount on Visual Studio Professional with Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) licenses with SA, and up to 15% discount on Visual Studio Premium with MSDN licenses with SA Customer must have a Visual Studio 2008 Professional license, a Visual Studio 2010 Professional license, or a Visual Studio Professional with an MSDN Professional or Premium license that expired prior to July 1, 2011 Enterprise Agreement, Select Plus, Open and Open Value Oct. 1, 2011, to Mar. 31, 2012
Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011

 33% savings on Visual Studio LightSwitch All customers Enterprise Agreement, Select/Select Plus, Open License, Open Value, and retail channel Ends Jan. 31, 2012

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