This single, costeffective program can help boost organizational. Software assurance benefits calculated by this tool are an estimate only, and the results generated do not constitute an offer. Software assurance by benefit microsoft volume licensing. In the microsoft world, these are known as open license agreements with software assurance. Software assurance entitlement finding out your sa entitlement depends on the agreement type that you purchased under, you need a passport login for access to the these sites open agreements eopen on the left hand pane you will find all the info that you need to view your license history, order a.
This option is available only for particular products through particular volume licensing programs. An independent view of microsoft software license agreements overview of commercial microsoft licensing agreements, first in a series on microsoft volume licensing agreements. Enrollment for education solutions ees introduction. The status of software assurance on your configuration manager licenses, or equivalent subscription rights, on or after october 1, 2016, determines the branch you can install and use.
Microsoft spills details on products and services licensing. The software assurance benefits calculator is an online tool to calculate estimated software assurance benefits that customers may be entitled to. Depending on which agreement your organization has, you use one of two tools to. Available for all server, application and systems products available in all volume licensing agreements spread payments option to make annual payments rather than one upfront payment. Open license agreements have an agreement term of 24 months. All enterprise agreements come with software assurance. An independent view of microsoft software license agreements, network world. Microsoft volume licensing programs and products provide a framework of highly customised solutions and give organisations the possibility of greatly reducing the total cost. For example, the licensor may require a nondisclosure agreement to keep the licensee from disclosing proprietary product features or processes to others. Software assurance helps keep your business up to date with a unique set of technologies, and services, and rights to maximize your microsoft investment.
Software assurance through the microsoft products and services agreement. It is included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. With software assurance, you get access to the latest software updates during the agreement term and other important resources and tools to help your organization deploy, manage, and migrate. Software assurance coverage for the related product pool and a premier support agreement in place. Fourth coffee have 75 pcs and want a volume licensing agreement that includes software assurance, but dont want to commit to buying microsoft software for all their pcs. With software assurance, customers have access to tools and resources that optimise organisational performance by helping to boost business productivity, align it with business strategies, and get the most.
Microsoft products and services agreement licensing school. Yes, you can attach standalone software assurance coverage to an oem retail product license, but you must do so within 90 days of purchasing the oemretail full packaged product product license. Microsoft project 2010 licensing and software assurance. Mpsa works best for organizations that want to license microsoft onpremises software, cloud services, or both as neededwith no organizationwide commitment and multiyear subscription options under a single, nonexpiring agreement. Jun 08, 2012 per the recently signed microsoft department of the navy enterprise licensing agreement, all procurement of microsoft brand software licenses including software assurance sa, sa only, and subscriptions and sastep up sasu for desktop and server based products must be acquired through the microsoft don enterprise licensing agreement ela if. This option also enables you to increase or decrease subscription counts on an annual basis. For server products, any company holding a software assurance agreement will gain free access to the mell training modules as well as microsofts technet online services, which typically cost. Open value subscription for education solutions is a commitmentbased microsoft volume licensing agreement for. Software assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in it. Rights to use configuration manager current branch can be provided by. By acquiring software licenses through volume licensing, you pay for only the software license and not for additional materials. Enterprise licensing agreements department of navy chief. You may also purchase software assurance with an open license agreement for the remaining balance of the term of the open license authorization number. Appendix b software assurance microsoft volume licensing.
Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft docs. Licensing options for industries microsoft volume licensing. Microsoft spills details on products and services licensing agreements. It also helps the user to manage their microsoft products. Commonly youll hear about licensing agreements with terms like software assurance open value, subscription and other similar terminology. Software assurance means an offering that provides new version rights and other benefits for products as described in the product list.
You may subscribe to mdop if you have windows software assurance or windows virtual desktop vda subscription. You may also purchase software assurance with an open license agreement for the remaining balance of the term of the open. Software assurance software assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that offers a broad range of benefits to help you get the most out of your software license purchases. Software assurance is only available through volume licensing and is purchased when you buy or renew a volume licensing agreement. Do most of the big companies have this kind of program.
The vendor sued after allegedly learning that the policyholder was sublicensing for a fee the software products in violation of the license agreement. Microsoft collects money in advance for future upgrades during a volumelicensing agreement and then keeps the money if. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights intended to help you deploy, manage and make use of your microsoft products in a more efficient manner. Microsoft visio 2010 volume licensing and software assurance. Software assurance sa is a comprehensive microsoft maintenance program that unlocks the full flexibility for accessing and running the latest versions of your licensed products. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business. Software licensing agreements in india general overview. Volume licensing guide enrollment for education solutions ees. Under the open value volume licensing program, software assurance is automatically included. Microsoft boosts benefits for software assurance agreement. Your software assurance benefits are determined by your volume licensing agreement, such as the enterprise agreement, microsoft products and services agreement mpsa, or open value agreement, and the qualifying license purchases you have with software assurance. Includes access to microsoft software licenses and cloud services only for the term of the agreement through subscriptionbased licensing. The perpetual licenses can be bought with or without software assurance.
Upgrade plan, available for certain products, is adobes upgrade insurance program for software purchased under a perpetual license program, such as cumulative license program clp or transactional license program tlp upgrade plan provides upgraded versions of any product covered that has an update made during the upgrade plan coverage period. Microsoft volume licensing frequently asked questions faqs. Software assurance benefits microsoft volume licensing. The microsoft products and services agreement mpsa is a transactional licensing. Feb 10, 2020 we understand microsoft to have taken the position that a windows server license purchased by a customer on or after october 1, 2019 under volume licensing agreement has no license mobility and cannot be deployed in vmware cloud on aws, regardless of the product edition or whether the customer purchased software assurance. Microsoft software assurance has always been a gamble. With software assurance for volume licensing, you get. Microsoft offers several volume licensing agreements for eligible government organizations, including the enterprise agreement, select plus agreement, microsoft products and services agreement, open license agreement, and open value agreement. With some microsoft volume licensing agreements, you can also purchase microsoft software assurance for volume licensing. Open value companywide and open value subscription are commitmentbased agreements for commercial and government organizations that want to license organizationwide over a one or twoyear period. Software assurance for volume licensing includes a range of benefits that span microsoft software and services. Insuring risk allocation provisions in software license.
Software licenses and software assurance purchased on the open business program last two 2 years. Sample licensing agreements harvard office of technology. Microsoft volume licensing programs and products provide a framework of highly customised solutions and give organisations the possibility of greatly reducing the total cost of ownership tco when using software. Software upgrades can be obtained online through the vlsc. Learn more about the specific benefits available for the products you license. Get answers to frequently asked questions about software assurance.
The advantage of using software assurance is that you can use the full service of. Review software assurance benefits the comprehensive set of software assurance benefits combine to offer a powerful advantage as you plan, deploy, and use microsoft products. There are a variety of different types of software licenses. Open value subscription for education solutions is a commitmentbased microsoft volume licensing agreement for academic organizations with five or more ftes or students that want to license organizationwide.
Software assurance helps boost organizational productivity with 24x7 technical support, deployment planning services, enduser and technical training, exclusive technologies and rights, and the latest microsoft software releases and unique technologiesall in one costeffective program. Licensing microsoft products windows server and microsoft. How to use or renew your software assurance benefits techsoup. The licensee may require the licensor to sign a noncompete agreement, to keep the licensor from. Server mobility rights for software assurance moving server applications to the cloud. Microsoft products and services agreements mpsa transactional. The core premise behind sa is to give users the ability to spread payments over several years, while offering free upgrades to newer versions during that time period. Negotiating microsoft licensing agreements is a complex process that favors microsoft and requires customers to devote resources and develop detailed analysis before negotiations begin. Simply log in to the vlsc and follow the instructions from our quickstart guide for downloading your product. Dec 06, 2019 software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program which includes unique set of technologies, services and rights. Software assurance coverage under mpsa isnt available, but microsoft plans. We understand microsoft to have taken the position that a windows server license purchased by a customer on or after october 1, 2019 under volume licensing agreement has no license mobility and cannot be deployed in vmware cloud on aws, regardless of the product edition or whether the customer purchased software assurance. Level 300 continued sa benefits all software assurance benefits are allocated upon the initial order payment the mpsa licensing manual contains the rules regarding how each sa benefit is calculated planning services, training vouchers, and 24x7 problem resolution support are now all calculated using. For ataglance information on what software assurance might bring to your organization, see the software assurance benefits chart pdf, 2.
Microsoft collects money in advance for future upgrades during a volume licensing agreement and then keeps the money if it doesnt deliver. Microsoft products and services agreement mpsa is a transactional licensing agreement for commercial, government, and academic organizations with 250 or more usersdevices. Jun 01, 2004 it was sued by the vendor of a test creation software product that incorporated into its software program customized test materials provided by the policyholder. It was sued by the vendor of a test creation software product that incorporated into its software program customized test materials provided by the policyholder. A product key is required to activate these products. Place an order and start using licensed products immediately. Find out about the basics of microsoft volume licensing programs, which include software assurance, shared source, open license, select license, select plus, enterprise agreement, enterprise subscription agreement, and product keys. Software licensing agreements, microsoft, adobe, corel. Software assurance spans a broad range of microsoft software and services products, including the windows operating system, microsoft office, exchange, system center, sql server, microsoft azure, and many others. The microsoft products and services agreement mpsa. Microsoft differentiates license and software assurance. Microsoft software assurance sa is a microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use microsoft windows, microsoft office, and other server and desktop applications. An independent view of microsoft software license agreements. Harvard also offers option agreements to companies that are considering licensing a harvard technology.
You can obtain ees subscription licenses in one of two ways, depending on the size of your organization. Software assurance is a comprehensive volume licensing program which includes unique set of technologies, services and rights. Microsoft volume licensing microsoft software assurance. Microsoft on tuesday added the software assurance sa licensing option to its new product and services agreement for midsize customers. There is also a subscription option that can lower initial licensing costs by subscribing to the rights to use microsoft products and services instead of owning them. Acquiring software assurance software assurance coverage is included for the entire term of an open value agreement. Software assurance is available to organizations that support as few as five devices. While olsa agreements have normally been less expensive that office 365 or oem licensing strategies, many organizations purchased open licenses without including software assurance. Software assurance benefits include new product version rights, support, license mobility rights, and a unique set of technologies and services.
Software assurance benefits by agreement get licensing ready new version rights rights to new software versions released during the term of the agreement. Open value licenses are for a period of three 3 years. Create a licensing agreement to benefit both parties. Licensing and branches configuration manager microsoft. Your organizations software assurance benefits administrator receives an access id after clicking activate on the 24x7 benefit in the volume licensing service center vlsc. It is a general overview of software licensing agreement and its applicability in india. If the underlying windows software assurance or windows vda is licensed per device, then mdop covers the licensed device.
Mpsa works best for organizations that want to license microsoft on premises software, cloud services, or both as. Customers with active sa on system center standard or datacenter licenses can install and use the current branch option of configuration manager. Nearly all applications are licensed rather than sold. Software assurance offerings available under nonprofits enterprise agreement and open license are the same benefits as those available under commercial agreements.
Within the license agreement, as with other types of contracts, there may be subagreements. Within the license agreement, as with other types of contracts, there may be sub agreements. Microsoft adds software assurance to products and services. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use microsoft products efficiently, software assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity. The next generation of microsoft volume licensing microsoft products and services agreement online services, software and software assurance microsoft volume licensing centers multiyear initiative that simplifies the volume licensing experience through. Per the recently signed microsoft department of the navy enterprise licensing agreement, all procurement of microsoft brand software licenses including software assurance sa, sa only, and subscriptions and sastep up sasu for desktop and server based products must be acquired through the microsoft don enterprise licensing agreement ela if. Allowing an individual or group to use a piece of software is software licensing2. Software assurance is included with open value and enterprise agreement licensing programs, but it can be added to any other licensing program.
Adobe products such as photoshop, illustrator, and acrobat the creative suites. Licensing for small and medium academic institutions. The microsoft products and services agreement mpsa program for transactional software and hosted service purchases. Microsoft volume licensing business management software. Software assurance benefits are available throughout the software management life cycle, so you can access them when you need them. If you do not have your access id, contact your software assurance benefits administrator or microsoft sales representative. Software assurance coverage under mpsa isnt available, but microsoft plans to add it by the end of 2014, according to. Microsoft volume licensing product licensing search. Contracts for this type of custom software were few, and involved two distinct parties whose lawyers could discuss all the terms of such agreement between them. Many specialist products also include software licensing variants so be sure to ask us for more information. May 16, 2008 software assurance entitlement finding out your sa entitlement depends on the agreement type that you purchased under, you need a passport login for access to the these sites open agreements eopen on the left hand pane you will find all the info that you need to view your license history, order a.
You can find your volume license product keys at the volume licensing service center vlsc. Microsoft software assurance sa for volume licensing programs is a comprehensive offering that helps you to extend the value of your software investment. What volume licensing agreement is likely to be the best fit for them. With open license, software assurance must always be paid for in twoyear. Microsoft software assurance support incident submission. An option agreement permits a company to hold a technology for a short period of time, during which the company can further evaluate its potential, or raise funding. Software assurance is optional under the open business volume licensing program. Get the same benefits as the enterprise agreement with lower upfront costs. The software assurance support provides business hours support with a 24hour response time goal. Newer versions of products should appear automatically in your vlsc account if you have active software assurance. Open license for academic you can enter an academic for open license agreement with a minimum order of 5 licenses. Microsoft includes product activation technology in some products sold through the volume licensing channel. Volume licensing guide enrollment for education solutions. Many of microsofts open licensing programs deliver the benefits of software assurance to make them work.