Get Access to all Leading Microsoft ProductsThe MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDN AA) is an annual membership programme that provides inexpensive software solutions for the computer science, software engineering and information systems departments in UK higher and further education.
About MSDN AA:Support and Resources for MSDN AA members:
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Services Team on: academicalliance@eu.subservices.com or 0800-0517215 
What does MSDN AA offer?MSDN AA offers you and your department the latest development tools, operating systems, server software, documentation and technical references. Your students will also have free access to these tools on their PCs and in your departments' labs.* As an MSDN AA member you will have licenses to install all the software in the programme on any lab machines and student and staff PCs for educational and research purposes. Here are the main benefits: Access to 180+ Microsoft products
New-release software, including Visual Studio 2005 and betas | Y | Y | Install software on personal and lab computers
...at no extra cost* | Y | Y | Regular software updates | Y | Y | MSDN Library
Technical articles, documentation and code samples
Technical support library | Y | Y | Free technical support incidents
Raise support requests for software issues inside the department | Y | Y | Free use of ELMS
The easy-to-use E-Academy Licence Management
System that distributes MSDNAA software to students | Y | Y | Up-to-the-minute online resources
Including:
Projects, tutorials, academically focused articles and a dynamic online community
Special offers for members only
Private newsgroups where instructors can collaborate
Programme registration and news | Y | Y | Regular updates from Microsoft's .NET Framework | Y | N |
Costs and How to SubscribeMSDN AA has a low initial and renewal cost shown below. There are now several new options to help you choose the right membership for your department and your students. You can now sign up to a longer term period or to an online only subscription (“know as Electronic Fulfillment”). Initial cost | £536 | £1609 | £335 | £1005 | £201 | Annual renewal cost (50%) | £268 | £803 | £268 | £536 | £201 | MSDN AA is free for students!* | | | | | |
Register or renew your membership
If you would like to become a member, please follow the instructions on the Registration website. If you are already a member, you can also use this site to renew your membership. Do you have a Microsoft Campus Agreement 3.4?
If you are already enrolled on a Microsoft Campus Agreement 3.4, you are entitled to a free MSDN AA membership. Activation is simple, follow the link above and enter your enrollment number plus this promotional code: EMCASA1
*Students enrolled in credit courses within active departments may download and install software on their personal computers for use in their coursework and educational study. A small fee is only required if students or staff require a CD of the software for personal computers.
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