How to Buy Antigen Software
For United States and Canadian Customers
Microsoft Antigen e-mail and collaboration server security software is available with corresponding Microsoft Forefront products, and sold through Microsoft Volume Licensing on a per user or per server subscription basis. Microsoft Volume Licensing programs offer companies of all sizes a great way to obtain and manage multiple software licenses—for as few as five desktops.
As of December 2006, customers who purchase Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server to protect Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will also be licensed to use Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager to protect their Exchange Server 2000 and Exchange Server 2003 environments.
Customers who purchase Forefront Security for SharePoint to protect Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. will also be licensed to use Antigen for SharePoint to protect SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 environments.
Estimated Pricing
Below are the estimated monthly subscription prices for Antigen e-mail and collaboration server security products for an organization with 5 users.
| Product | Estimated Prices | Description |
Antigen Enterprise Manager1 | $8.20 US, | Antigen Enterprise Manager provides centralized management control for Antigen e-mail server security products. |
Antigen for SharePoint | $0.60 US | Antigen for SharePoint is an antivirus and content filtering solution for administrators of Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 that helps protect SharePoint document libraries from viruses and unwanted content. |
Antigen for Instant Messaging | $0.60 US | Antigen for Instant Messaging is an antivirus and content filtering solution for administrators of Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 that enables real-time virus and content scanning of instant messaging conversations and file transfers. |
| 1 | Please note that Antigen Enterprise Manager is priced per server rather than per user. |
Microsoft Antigen product licenses must be purchased as part of a Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement. You can find out more about Microsoft Volume Licensing at:
| • | Volume Licensing. Learn about the different licensing programs available through Microsoft Volume Licensing. |
| • | Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS). Learn how to purchase Antigen through Volume Licensing programs. |
Next Steps
You can acquire Antigen e-mail and collaboration server security software in the following ways:
| • | Contact a Microsoft sales representative
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| • | Purchase licenses from Microsoft licensing program resellers. | ||||
| • | Visit the Microsoft Licensing site. | ||||
| • | Search the Microsoft Worldwide Information site to find an international reseller in your location |
Note: If you are outside the United States and Canada, you can get pricing information from your local Microsoft office. To find the office nearest you, visit the Microsoft Worldwide Information site.