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Open License for Academic details
The Open License for Academic agreement provides an easy way to acquire and administer five or more copies of software and receive license confirmations quickly and conveniently. With an initial order of just five or more licenses, you can obtain the most current Microsoft software products while managing overall costs and staying compliant.
Existing customers
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Have an agreement already? Get deployment information, product activation information, and more. |
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New customers
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Choose an academic reseller to help you find the best deals and select the products you need in your institution. |
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- Simplicity. Open License for Academic is easy to understand and administer with simple, clear terms for acquiring software licenses.
- Flexibility. Open License for Academic is flexible enough to meet the needs of a broad range of institutions. You can choose from a wide selection of products. After an initial order of five or more licenses, you may reorder as few as one license, so you order only what they need
- Availability. You can acquire Microsoft products through Open License for Academic from any Authorized Education Reseller (AER).
- Compliancy. With eOpen, you receive license confirmation information electronically and can quickly and easily view your license purchase history—so there's never any question about what licenses you own.
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Track licenses online with eOpen
Administer your licenses with eOpen, a web-based license delivery and management system. The secure eOpen website reflects our record of the license status of all of your Open License acquisitions. With each acquisition, you will receive access to the site to view the license status, data, acquisition and return details, Open License agreements, and other information.
With eOpen, you can:
- Track transactions electronically.
- Access complete transaction history, including acquisitions, reorders, and returns.
- Reduce administrative costs associated with manually tracking license certificates and software compliance.
- Get immediate authorization to begin copying software and deploying software licenses.
- Access Volume License Keys for product installation.
- Administer Software Assurance benefits.
How eOpen works
When Microsoft accepts an Academic Open order, the authorization number and license number are created and posted to eOpen within 24 hours, giving a view of our record of the customer's license status.
Diagram: How eOpen works
Order and license status include:
- Authorization number
- License number
- Name and address of end user
- Date of initial order
- Expiration of authorization number (last day to reorder)
- Products and quantity ordered