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Volume Licensing Basics

Learn why Volume Licensing makes sense if you need more than five software licenses.
Office Buyer's Guide

Choosing the right Office 2010 suite for your organization has never been simpler.
Licensing for Virtual Environments

Virtualization technologies offer new ways for your organization to have a more dynamic, cost-effective IT environment.

Add Online Services to Your Enterprise Agreement

Now license both on-premise software and online services in the same agreement.
Client Access Licenses (CALs)

Get information about CALs, which may be required to legally access certain server functions—such as file sharing.
Windows Volume Activation

Review demos and white papers to efficiently deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

With price advantages for volume purchasing, these Microsoft Volume Licensing programs provide convenience and flexibility for small organizations:

Open Value: Optimal for organizations that want to standardize their IT infrastructure and maximize their investment with Software Assurance. You can also upgrade at any time—no need to track versions or open new agreements.
Open Value Subscription: Get the benefits of Open Value with lower up-front costs and the ability to increase or decrease license count on an annual basis to accommodate changes in desktop PC count.
Open License: Entry-level program that allows you to start using software immediately and pay as you go.

Get the software you need and simplify license management with the following Microsoft Volume Licensing programs for midsize organizations:

Open Value: Optimal for organizations that want to standardize their IT infrastructure and maximize their investment with Software Assurance.
Open Value Subscription: Offers the lowest cost for the first three years.
Select Plus: Acquire software licenses and services by business unit while realizing volume purchasing advantages as one organization. The agreement never expires and has an optional 36 months of Software Assurance.
Enterprise Agreement: Provides cost savings beyond standard license pricing, helps your business standardize IT across the enterprise, and includes comprehensive Software Assurance benefits.

Discover how these Microsoft Volume Licensing programs can support your dynamic IT infrastructure and simplify software license management:

Enterprise Agreement: Provides cost savings beyond standard license pricing, helps your business standardize IT across the enterprise, and includes comprehensive Software Assurance benefits.
Enterprise Subscription Agreement: Provides the benefits of an Enterprise Agreement with lower up-front costs and additional flexibility.
Select Plus: Acquire software licenses and services by business unit while realizing volume purchasing advantages as one organization. The agreement never expires and has an optional 36 months of Software Assurance.

Find information about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs customized for the following industries and partners:

Government: Save taxpayer money through a variety of programs available for federal, state, and local governments.
Education: Academic Volume Licensing programs put Microsoft software in the hands of educators and students so they can interact, collaborate, and learn.
Health: Get the technology that will help to support patient health and safety through programs for health organizations with five or more desktop PCs.
Charities: Eligible nonprofit organizations can acquire multiple software licenses, rather than multiple software packages, at reduced prices.
Independent Software Vendor: A convenient way for partners to license Microsoft products and integrate them into software business applications.
Services Provider: Allows partners to license Microsoft products on a monthly basis to provide software services and hosted applications to their customers.