Buying for Staff and Students

Look below for information on student purchases of software, and use of software at home for staff.

Microsoft Office System 2007 for Students

There are a number of different versions of the Office system available at special educational pricing, as outlined in the table below.

The Ultimate Steal offer For a limited time only (until the end of April 2008) students with a [.ac.uk] email address can purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate for just £38.95.

Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 is available from normal software retailers – online and in shops – and is licensed for home use. As this is available for any home user, you do not need to prove that you are a student or associated with an educational establishment. It retails for around £119. Find an online retailer

Software4Students.co.uk Students and parents can purchase a range of software at discounted prices including Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 for under £49. All you need to do is login, pick your products and checkout - no student card required!

The Basement is the new online shop from RM where students can purchase a range of Microsoft software at discounted educational prices. All you need to do is register your details and what school you attend on the site and your school can then receive cash back up to 5% on all purchases.

Dell has re-launched its Student Computing Initiative for this year’s student intake. The programme, which provides a choice of PCs with Microsoft Office 2007 Pro, 3 year onsite support and McAfee as a complete discounted solution.

School Agreement Establishments can also license all or some of their students for home use of Microsoft software, through their School Agreement. When students leave the establishment, they inherit perpetual rights to use the software.

Microsoft Live @ Edu

Microsoft Live @ Edu offers students a fantastic range of services, including online storage, workspaces, email, calendars, instant messaging and blogs, and the chance to see new innovations such as Microsoft Surface and Halo 3 and keep up-to-date with new developments.

Software for Staff

Work at Home Rights

Education institutions that have acquired licences through Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing programs may grant their faculty and staff the right to use a second copy of a limited selection of products on either a home or portable computer for work-related purposes.
The following is an overview of the Work At Home rights available through each of our academic volume licensing programmes.

Academic Select Work at Home Licences

For each licensed copy of Microsoft Office, the primary user of the computer on or from which the product is run may also run a second copy from either a laptop or desktop computer that he/she owns/leases. The software may be used only for work-related purposes and only during the term of the agreement (including any renewals). These Work at Home licences do not apply to students unless the student is also an employee.

Campus Agreement and School Agreement Work at Home Licences

Work at Home licences for Campus Agreement and School Agreement customers are available for all application, system, and CAL products that you license at no extra cost. You can order Work at Home licences free of charge when completing your annual software order.

You must make reasonable efforts to ensure that faculty, staff, or other employee users delete and remove such copies from their computers at the end of the agreement term. To help you communicate these requirements to your users, sample Work at Home acceptance forms are available for download on the right-hand side of this page.

Software Covered by Work at Home Rights

Work at Home rights do not apply on all Microsoft software. They only exist for specific Microsoft application software, e.g. Microsoft Office. You will need to check your End User Licence Agreement (EULA) to ensure that Work at Home rights exist for your particular Microsoft application software. Work at Home rights do not apply on full-version Operating Systems or Server products.

For other software not covered by Work at Home, staff can order Open licences, or Academic Full Packaged Product through a Microsoft EdLAR (Education Large Account Resellers) or an AER (Authorised Education Reseller). You can also find out more about Academic Full Packaged Product and Microsoft Home and Teacher software.

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