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Microsoft Open Value Subscription is a new licensing program specifically designed for small and medium sized business customers (with as few as five desktops). With low entry costs, Open Value Subscription meets the needs of a changing business environment by accommodating increasing or reducing software needs on an annual basis.
Open Value Subscription is a member of the Open Value family, offering a huge range of business benefits whilst helping simplify license management. Microsoft Software Assurance is included in subscription licensing, offering access to a broad range of benefits that help with both managing costs and getting the most out of new technologies.
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Benefits | - Low upfront costs. Annual payments
- “True-up” (add licenses) or “true-down” (reduce number of licenses) for any products each anniversary
- Up to 50% off in year one with “Up-to-Date” discount
- For Platform products, add additional desktops during the year and pay nothing until the next agreement anniversary
At the anniversary simply count your desktop PCs - place a purchase order for the “current” PC number. Easy! - For ‘Additional Products’, no need to order until the end of the month of the installation
- Have the confidence of being correctly licensed with everything you need on a single agreement
- Get access to great online tools for viewing purchase history and downloading products
- A buyout option is available for those wishing to own software licenses upon the agreement expiry
- All licenses include Software Assurance (SA). Benefits include upgrades, training vouchers, support, home use and more!
| | How to start an Open Value Subscription agreement | To start a Microsoft Open Value Subscription agreement,
You need to License a minimum of one “Platform Product”
CompanyWide on each qualified desktop in the company
- Choose a minimum of one Product
License a minimum of one Platform product
CompanyWide (refer to Platform Product table)
Referred to as “CompanyWide Non Platform” - Consider broader business needs
Additional great discounts are offered when licensing
three Platform products CompanyWide (one Platform
Product from each product family within the Platform Product table)Referred to as “CompanyWide Platform” - Simply count desktop PCs once a year
For Platform Products place an annual purchase order for the current number of desktop PCs at each anniversary.
“True-up” (add licenses) or “true-down” (reduce the
number of licenses) as needed! Couldn’t be easier.
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Platform Products* | Product Family | Platform Product Options* | Microsoft Office
choose one or mix
and match | Office Enterprise | Office Professional Plus 2007 | Office Small Business | Client Access Licenses (CALs)
choose one | Enterprise Client Access License | Core Client Access License |
Small Business Server CAL Std/Premium
(may mix and match CAL editions)
| Essential Business Server CAL Standard/ Premium (may mix and match CAL editions) | Operating System
choose one or mix and match | Windows Vista Business Upgrade | Windows Vista Business Upgrade (with Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack) | *Please refer to Product List on www.microsoft.com/licensing for latest Platform Product options available
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| Need licensing for products other than those listed in the Platform Product chart above?
Products such as Servers etc may be licensed in any quantity within the same Open Value Subscription agreement, and are referred to as ‘additional products’. Additional products are simply ordered as needed, and paid for by the end of the month of deployment. |
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| Qualified Desktop: “A personal computer that meets the minimum technical specifications to run any product. Qualified Desktops are not: 1. Servers 2. Computers running only specialised line of business software or 3. Computers running embedded operating systems.” |
| Up to 50% off with “Up-To-Date” Discount |
Interested in Open Value Subscription, but already own some licenses? Get credit for past purchases of eligible Microsoft Platform Products with the Up-To-Date discount.
Up-to-date gives you up to 50% additional savings off the first year price on the corresponding Platform product.
Your reseller will help you order the specially priced SKU (that includes the discount).
All you need to qualify, is own licenses for corresponding qualifying Platform Products. You may have purchased these licenses via:
- OEM (licenses preinstalled on hardware)
- FPP (Full Packaged Product from a retailer)
- Volume Licensing Programs (i.e. Open Business, purchased via a reseller).
Proof of purchase will be required. | |
In general the Up-to-Date discount is given for only the current version of the product or the immediate version prior. A list of eligible products is available within the Microsoft Product List: http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/PL.aspx | | How to reduce licenses |  |
One of the fantastic benefits of Open Value Subscription is the ability to reduce licenses. You can reduce Platform Product licenses, as long as the total number of desktops covered stays above five.
For additional products you can reduce those to any quantity.
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| | What happens at the end of the agreement? |
At the end of an Open Value Subscription agreement, there are three options available:
- Renew for another three years under Open Subscription
- Let Open Value Subscription Agreement expire.
Would no longer have licensing rights to any software received through Open Value Subscription and would need to uninstall and cease using the software. - Elect to ‘buyout’ the licenses
Buy-out fee is 1.75 X annual fee. Customer can then enroll perpetual licenses into Software Assurance within 30 days of the expiration of the Open Value Subscription Agreement.
| Notes about buying out: - The buyout SKUs are on the Open Value Subscription price list (your Reseller can help you with this)
- Buy out SKUs have “Each” in the Purchase Unit column or product description e.g. Office Pro 2003 All Lng OLV NL Each Ent.
- Buyout License will be for the most current version
- If a customer is licensed for the professional version of a product, then they cannot buy-out the Standard version of the product
- Buyout order must be at least 30 days before expiration date
| Customer can choose to buy out: - Platform products: All qualified desktops covered by the orders placed during the final year of the agreement term.
- Additional products: Any quantity of additional products ordered during the final year of the agreement.
| | Comparing Open Value Subscription to Open Value | | Open Value Subscription | Open Value |
Typical Company
Profile
| For customers wanting: - Non-perpetual (temporary) licenses
- Minimum financial outlay and annual payments
- Ability to increase or reduce licenses annually
- All the benefits of having Software Assurance (SA)
- Additional discounts for CompanyWide commitment
- Simplified Software Management
| For customers wanting: - Perpetual (everlasting) licenses
- Payment of licensing costs annually or upfront
- All the benefits of having Software Assurance (SA)
- Additional discounts for CompanyWide commitment
- Simplified Software Management
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Agreement term
| - Three-year agreement term
- Option to renew for an additional three years
- To own licenses, customer may “buy out” perpetual
licenses when agreement ends
| - Three-year agreement term
- Option to renew for an additional three years
- After the initial term, the customer owns perpetual licenses
and has the option to extend SA coverage
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Initial purchase
| Two purchasing options Both options require all qualifying desktops in the company be licensed with at least one platform product, and have a minimum of five PCs to start an agreement. 1. CompanyWide Platform; Three Platform Products
2. CompanyWide Non-Platform; one or two Platform Products
| Three purchasing options Options 1 and 2 require all qualifying desktops in the company be licensed with at least one platform product, and have a minimum of five PCs to start an agreement. 1. CompanyWide Platform; Three Platform Products
2. CompanyWide Non-Platform; one or two Platform Products
3. Non CompanyWide; No Companywide commitment required. Minimum of five Licenses with Software Assurance (SA), or for eligible products SA only.
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Benefit Highlights
| - Annual licensing payments. Low Upfront Costs.
- Ability to increase or reduce licenses annually.
- “Up-to-Date” discount: up to 50% off in year one
- Price protection for initial purchases
- Add desktops during the year and pay nothing until next agreement anniversary (for Platform Products)
- Software Assurance included means hassle free upgrades, training, support, home use & much more!
- Standardisation keeps IT infrastructure current, more secure, and easier to support
- Easier software management
- Be confident of being correctly licensed
- View purchase history and download products online
| - Spread licensing payments over three years
- Discounts of up to 23% (CompanyWide Platform)
- Price protection for initial purchases
- Simplified purchasing. License per desktop and pay annually (for CompanyWide products)
- Software Assurance included means hassle free upgrades, training, support, home use & much more!
- Standardisation keeps IT infrastructure current, more secure, and easier to support
- Easier software management
- Be confident of being correctly licensed
- View purchase history and download products online
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Multiple entities
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May include in same agreement (although must be in same region and be more than 50% owned)
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May include in same agreement (although must be in same region and be more than 50% owned)
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Payment
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Annually
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Three annual payments or up-front at the time of order
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Ordering extra?
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Annually for more Platform Products. All others, monthly
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Monthly ordering
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Price protection
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Yes (for products purchased at start of agreement)
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Yes (for products purchased at start of agreement)
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Software Assurance
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Included
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Included
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Media included
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Yes
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Yes
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License management
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Web based via Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS) site https://licensing.microsoft.com |
Web based via Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS) site https://licensing.microsoft.com |
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