Systems Integrator Source Licensing Program

Facilitating security audits and security maintenance of customers' computing environments.

Promoting the sort of performance tuning that allows customers to adjust and optimize their own systems and related applications.

Enhancing the debugging process to enable customers to more quickly and thoroughly rectify and protect against viruses and other hazards.

Improving the feedback mechanisms that ultimately contribute to the development of better customer solutions and tools for the future.

Personal, Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter versions.

Both x86 and IA64 builds for Windows XP.

Service packs and other releases.

Licensees may use the source code for the sole purpose of providing Windows SI Services.

Source code may not be used to assist with the development of a commercially distributed product.

Licensees may read and reference the source code but may not modify it.

The license term is one year.

Any Systems Integrator with 1,500 Windows seats (Windows 2000 or above) or a Microsoft Services for Partner SI Agreement with more than 700 Services Resource hours.

Systems Integrators must be headquartered in and access the source from an eligible geographic market.

Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and the Master Source Code Agreement.

To request participation in this program, interested parties complete the ESLP, SISLP, OEMSLP Enrollment Request Form and submit it to the Shared Source Initiative team. Once the Shared Source Initiative team verifies the enterprise customer is elgible for the program, they provide the licensing agreement.

Once both parties sign a licensing agreement, the licensee will gain access to the code through the Code Center Premium secure Web site.

All source code maintenance is provided by Microsoft through the Code Center Premium secure Web site.

Code Center Premium offers search, view, and just-in-time debugging functionality to augment the efficiency and value of source access.