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Licensing Enterprise Desktop Solutions for your organization

The Windows 7 operating system and other Microsoft desktop products are available to enterprise customers through Microsoft Volume Licensing. Whether your business wants to upgrade to Windows 7, have access to advanced technologies like Windows 7 Enterprise and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), or deploy emerging virtualization scenarios, there is a Volume Licensing program that is right for your organization.

Volume Licensing customers are eligible to acquire an optional Software Assurance subscription license. Software Assurance helps maximize the value of your Windows investment. It provides integrated solutions for all phases of the software lifecycle—giving you the most cost-effective way to acquire the latest software. Software Assurance customers get access to the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, a suite of technologies that helps you reduce application deployment costs, deliver applications as services, and exercise better management and control of enterprise desktop environments.

Learn about which operating systems qualify for a Windows 7 Professional Volume Licensing upgrade license.

Product		Open License	Open Value/Open Value Subscription	Select Plus/Select License	Enterprise Agreement and Enterprise Subscription Agreement
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade License (without Software Assurance)
Software Assurance (includes Windows 7 Enterprise)
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP; requires Software Assurance)
Windows Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD)

• Which Volume Licensing program is right for you?
  Learn about Volume Licensing then use the online Microsoft License Advisor to easily find and choose the Volume Licensing program that can best help your organization simplify license management, optimize your IT infrastructure, and get the most value for your IT investment. For more information on how to license Windows 7, MDOP, and more, download the Volume Licensing guide.

• Learn more about Software Assurance
  Get detailed information about the broad range of value-added benefits you can get with Software Assurance. Explore Software Assurance training benefits from Microsoft Learning—and see how you can educate your workforce while maximizing your software investment.

• Contact a licensing specialist
  To acquire the latest Microsoft technology at a significant cost savings over retail products, through Volume Licensing, contact your Microsoft representative or Microsoft reseller partner. To find a Volume Licensing reseller.

  • In the United States, call (800) 426-9400 or visit https://solutionfinder.microsoft.com.

  • In Canada, call the Microsoft Resource Centre at (877) 568-2495.

  • Outside the United States or Canada, contact your local Microsoft subsidiary. To locate licensing information for your local subsidiary, visit http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/worldwide.aspx.

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Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows 7 and may require advanced or additional hardware.