Open Value Agreement Details
Order Process
Your reseller counsels you and processes your Open Value agreement: | • |
Your reseller coordinates with you and collects information on order requirements, such as agreement options, qualified desktop count, affiliate information, and languages
required.
| | • | Your reseller enters order information into Microsoft eAgreement and places the order. | | • | You receive an e-mail with instructions to log on and electronically sign the agreement or you can sign and mail a paper copy. Your order is processed when the signed agreement is received electronically or in paper form. | | • | Microsoft accepts the agreement and processes the order. | | • | Confirmation is sent to you and your reseller with the effective date of the agreement. | | • | You receive a letter with instructions to access the Microsoft Volume Licensing Web site (MVLS) licensing and Software Assurance benefit administration site, where you can get your Volume Licensing Product Keys. |
Spread Payments or Pay Up-front
Open Value lets you choose to spread payments annually or pay up-front . If you decide to pay up-front—for example, to get the costs into the current budget year—you still have the ability to spread payments on future orders.
Minimum Initial Purchase
The minimum purchase level for Open Value is five licenses with Software Assurance. For
company-wide and subscription, all qualified desktops must be licensed.
Renewing customers may open an Open Value agreement with Software Assurance for five licenses.
Agreement Term Length
Open Value agreements have a three-year agreement term and three-year renewal option. With the company-wide and non-company-wide options, at the end of the three-year agreement, you can either renew for another three years, paying only for Software Assurance, and continue to enjoy rights to latest software versions as well as other benefits, or stop and own the licenses for the most current software version that is available when your agreement expires.
With the subscription option, at the end of your three-year agreement, you can renew for another three years. Or you can make a final buyout payment if you would like to own licenses for the latest version that is available when your agreement expires.
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