Microsoft Select Plus for Academic
For medium-to-large education institutions with 250 or more personal computers
Select Plus for Academic offers a non-expiring agreement and the flexibility to acquire licenses as needed.
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Select Plus for Academic offers a non-expiring agreement, the flexibility to acquire licenses as needed, a single customer ID to streamline account management across multiple affiliates, and the ability to add value with a full 36 months of Software Assurance.
Existing customers
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New customers
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- Simplified purchasing. A single, perpetual agreement for transactional purchases provides more flexibility and eliminates the need to renegotiate and renew agreements every three years.
- Improved management. Select Plus for Academic agreements are associated to a single Customer ID, enabling asset reporting under a single, master agreement for all affiliates. Improved self-service, online tools give customers and partners better management capabilities.
- Savings. Special academic pricing level applies to software license purchases across the entire customer organization, including affiliate locations, such as individual sites, departments, or members of an educational consortium or other aggregate group.
- More value from Software Assurance. When you add Software Assurance—the comprehensive maintenance program from Microsoft—to your license purchases, you receive a full 36 months of benefits, regardless of purchase timing.
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If you are an eligible education customer, you can begin purchasing software licenses with Select Plus for Academic if you satisfy one of the three qualifications listed below: - Option 1: Qualify with an existing Campus and School Agreement (CASA). When you associate your Select Plus agreement with a qualifying Campus and School Agreement, you are not required to meet an annual minimum purchase quantity under Select Plus for Academic. When the associated qualifying CASA contract term expires and is not renewed, you can still use your Select Plus for Academic agreement until the agreement anniversary date, at which time a compliance check of your organization’s purchase history determines your ability to continue to purchase under your agreement.
- Option 2: Qualify with a Volume Licensing agreement other than Campus and School Agreement. If you have an existing Volume Licensing agreement other than a Campus and School Agreement (such as a Select License for Academic agreement), and have acquired 500 points* or more over the past 12 months under that Volume Licensing agreement, you may qualify to start purchasing under a Select Plus for Academic agreement. To continue purchasing under a given product pool after your next agreement anniversary, you are required to reach an annual minimum of 500 points* for that product pool.
- Option 3: Qualify as a new customer with a minimum purchase of 500 points.* If you do not qualify through an existing Volume Licensing agreement, you may start a Select Plus for Academic agreement by meeting the minimum purchase requirements for your first order. For each pool, your first Select Plus for Academic order must meet a minimum of 500 points to begin purchasing in that pool. You can purchase under a single pool, however, if you purchase under multiple pools, you must qualify under each pool. To continue purchasing under a given product pool, you are required to reach an annual minimum of 500 points for that product pool.
Meeting point minimums for product pools
Like Select License for Academic, Select Plus for Academic categorizes software products into three distinct product pools: applications, systems, and servers.
- Applications. Examples of Microsoft applications include Microsoft Office Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet software, and Microsoft Office Project 2007.
- Systems. An example of a Microsoft desktop computer operating system software program is a Windows operating system upgrade, such as Windows Vista Business Edition.
- Servers. Examples of Microsoft server software programs include the Windows Server operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server database software, and associated Client Access Licenses (CALs).
*Each software product carries a point value. For example, Office Professional 2007 is worth 2 points, Microsoft Online Services Subscription is 1 point, and Windows Server Standard 2003 is 15 points. The Software Assurance component of License and Software Assurance is worth half the total point value of its accompanying license annually.
The points you earn apply to all your affiliates registered under the agreement. For more information and to see a full product point list, please refer to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Product List. If you have an active Campus and School Agreement, you automatically meet the annual point minimums. Otherwise, you must meet the point minimums for each subsequent annual compliance check. If you purchase fewer than 500 annual points in a product pool for a given year, your account will be put on hold for that pool until you reach the 500 point level again. An order for the minimum annual points automatically reactivates the product pool, with no need to sign new forms or renegotiate the agreement terms. | Software Assurance and Student Select Plus |
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Software Assurance
Software Assurance is a simple way to keep current with Microsoft products. Under the Software Assurance program, you acquire the right to install any new release of covered products during your coverage term. (With Select Plus for Academic, you get a full 36 months of coverage, regardless of when you purchase Software Assurance.) Based on whether you acquire Software Assurance for individual licenses or for an entire pool of products (applications, systems, or servers) you may also qualify for additional benefits, such as support resources, tools, and e-learning courses. Learn more about Software Assurance. Student Select
Higher Education and K-12 customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of Select Plus for Academic to their students by participating in the Student Select Plus program. Learn more about Student Select Plus.  |
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