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Select end of Sale – July 1st 2011

From July 1st, 2011 Microsoft and our partners will no longer sell any NEW Select volume licensing agreements to commercial, academic, and government customers. This announcement was first made in July 2010.
Customised Payments & Finance solutions

Enjoy a three month payment holiday at the start of the financing agreement.
Select Plus benefits

See how you can acquire software licenses and services by department or affiliate while realising volume purchasing advantages as one organisation.

Get a Quote

Use Microsoft License Advisor to choose programs, configure products and view estimated retail pricing.
Software Assurance

Learn how Software Assurance can help you deploy, manage, and migrate software.
More Ways to Standardise

Choose from additional platform options available for Enterprise Agreements starting July 1.

Big savings for small businesses

With volume discounts for minimal up-front purchases, these Microsoft Volume Licensing programs provide convenience and flexibility for small organisations:

Open Value: Optimal for organisations that want to standardise their IT infrastructure and maximise 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.

Learn more about Open programs

More choices, more value

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

Open Value: Optimal for organisations that want to standardise their IT infrastructure and maximise 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 realising volume purchasing advantages as one organisation. 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 standardise IT across the enterprise, and includes comprehensive Software Assurance benefits.

Maximise the return on your IT investment

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 standardise 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 realising volume purchasing advantages as one organisation. The agreement never expires and has an optional 36 months of Software Assurance.

Tailored for specific organisations

We recognise that while public sector organisations share many of the same information and communication technologies (ICT) objectives as corporate customers, they often have different priorities and face their own distinct challenges. Microsoft has developed dedicated licensing agreements that take account of your specific needs:

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 organisations with five or more desktop PCs.
Government: Save taxpayer money through a variety of programs available for federal, state, and local governments.
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.