Microsoft Open License Company Wide Offer

NOW EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30, 2005

From August 1 until December 15, 2004, you can:

• Renew your Software Assurance and transition existing desktops
  to Open License Value Company Wide

• Realize savings on your renewal of Software Assurance for
  currently covered desktops*

• Take advantage of more savings on the license and Software
  Assurance for any additional desktops not covered under your
  existing Software Assurance agreement

What is the Open License Value Company Wide Option?

With the Company Wide Product Option, customers can recieve additional savings by licensing all qualifying desktops with any of the following Enterprise products:

• Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Operating System Upgrade
• Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise
• Microsoft Core CAL (Client Access License)

Customers can save even more by standardizing on the Desktop Professional Platform, which is all three Enterprise products as a group. Having all desktops on one platform can help reduce costs associated with software acquisition, deployment, and license management.

Why go Company Wide?

• Simpler license management. You'll have one agreement
  to manage and the right number of licenses. No more, no less.
• Easy, predictable payments. You can accurately predict
  software costs with a single, set payment spread over
  the length of your agreement.
• Greater operating efficiency. Reduce time and costs for
  deployment and support by standardizing your desktops.
• Maximum benefits. Going Company Wide means getting more.
  That includes additional support resources and the flexibility to
  upgrade or migrate your Microsoft software on any desktop,
  at any time.

Offer Eligibility

Customers who meet the following requirements are eligible for the Open License Value Company Wide transition offer:

• Offer open to customers that renew Software Assurance between
August 1 and December 15, 2004.
• Must cover all desktops in their organization under Open License
Value Company Wide with Software Assurance

Open License Value is recommended for customers that have between 5 and 250 PCs. Corporations of more than 250 desktops should contact their reseller to determine the most appropriate licensing program to meet their needs and ask about the Microsoft Select or Enterprise Agreement Programs.

Save on Software Assurance

When you go Company Wide, you'll save on Software Assurance.
The following is an example of how the savings work:


	See the complete offer terms and conditions.
	Contact your preferred reseller to assist in transitioning to Open License Company Wide. If you do not have a preferred reseller, contact the Microsoft Resource Centre at 1-877-568-2495 (8 am - 8 pm EST Monday to Friday).
For More Information on Licensing visit these sites: Volume Licensing Software Assurance Microsoft Open License Microsoft Select License Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

	Open Business Two Year Price per Desktop (Program does not offer annual payments)	Open Value Standard Annual Price per Desktop	Open Value Company Wide Annual Price per Desktop	Open Value Company Wide Promo Pricing	Sample of three year savings for 100 Desktop organization through Open Value Company Wide
Office Pro English License/Software Assurance	$949.00	$376.00	$338.00	$338.00	$11,484.00
Office Pro English Software Assurance	$348.00	$175.00	N/A**	$166.00	$62,964.00

Windows XP Pro English Upgrade/Software Assurance***	$388.00	$154.00	$109.00	$109.00	$13,644.00
Windows Professional English SA MVL***	$142.00	$71.00	N/A**	$68.00	$25,740.00

Core CAL English License/Software Assurance	$394.00	$154.00	$138.00	$138.00	$4,752.00
Core CAL English Software Assurance****	$132.00	$66.00	N/A**	$63.00	$27,324.00
Customers have the option of annualizing payments or making them upfront through Open Value Without promotional transition offering the Software Assurance only option would not be available to expiring customers Visit www.microsoft.com/canada/windowsxp/rebate to learn how you can earn a rebate on qualifying purchases of Windows XP volume licenses. **Customers must have previous Core CAL Software Assurance or Software Assurance coverage on all four components of Core CAL to qualify for Software Assurance pricing.

*Savings are compared to Software Assurance renewal pricing on Open Business or Open License Value Standard agreements. Savings shown above are based on Estimated Retail Pricing. Final pricing is determined by your reseller and is subject to change. Actual license prices and payment terms may vary.