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  Licensing Reference OneLake   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection A standalone online service that analyzes transactions and events in real-time and reports on potentially...more   Licensing Reference Entra ID An online service that provides identity and access management for Microsoft-hosted services such as Microsoft...more   Licensing Reference RD Session Host   Licensing Reference SQL Server Technology A limited use copy of SQL Server distributed with System Center, Azure DevOps Server, and...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics CRM Online A previous name for a set of online services that deliver customer relationship management (CRM),...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 A family of online services and on-premises products that provide customer relationship management (CRM), marketing,...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Operations Server A Windows Server-based server application, originally called Dynamics AX Server, that delivers enterprise resource planning...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Services Label given to the family of online services that provide customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Remote Assist A standalone online service that allows Microsoft HoloLens users to share their onsite view of...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Customer Voice An add-on online service for conducting Web-based surveys, quizzes, and polls; previously available standalone, now...more   Licensing Reference Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement   Licensing Reference Office Professional Plus Client application suite for Windows PCs that combines Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word;...more   Licensing Reference Word Word processor application available on client devices and platforms including Windows client OS, Mac, Android...more   Licensing Reference PowerPoint Application for creating slide-based presentations available on client devices and platforms including Windows client OS,...more   Licensing Reference Home Use Program

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