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Microsoft offers a choice of licensing models for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that want to provide their own software as a hosted service. These ISVs are commonly known as a “Self-Hosted ISVs” and there are two ways they may license their software. This guide will outline these two licensing models by describing the benefits of the SPLA program, and by providing an in-depth look at the “Self Hosted Applications” use right and its requirements.
Self-Hosted Applications (PDF, 238 KB)
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