This webcast looks at the basic differences between Perpetual and Non-Perpetual licenses. It clarifies differences between Full Packed Product, OEM Licenses, the Service Provider Licence Agreement and demonstrates the benefits of Volume Licensing.

Looks at Software Assurance benefits and how customers can activate them. A brief update on Microsoft’s Software Asset Management initiatives and Microsoft Financing options.

An overview of the Microsoft Open Agreement and the three Open Value Agreements.

An overview of the Select and Enterprise Agreements.

Licensing of a client/server environment including Per Seat, Per Server, Per Processor, CALs, External Connector, Multicore, Hyperthreading & Multiplexing.

An overview of licensing a Terminal Services environment with a focus on how to licence MS Office in this environment. This section also includes an overview on licensing servers in a Virtual environment and finally a summary of licensing the Windows desktop.

Licensing of some of the new 2007 Servers such as Exchange, MOSS and Office Communications Server, including the Standard and Enterprise CAL and the new E-CAL Suite and how existing customers with Software Assurance can migrate to the new offerings. We also cover Volume Activation 2.0 which applies to Windows Vista licenses.