Software Assurance: Integrated solutions
Windows Vista Enterprise is delivered as part of a Software Assurance subscription. Software Assurance provides much more than a traditional maintenance offering. It includes exclusive tools and services that help customers maximize their software investment throughout all stages of software management, from planning and deployment to managing and transitioning. Some of these benefits include:
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With the Extended Hotfix Support benefit available in Software Assurance, customers with a Premier or Essential Support contract can easily get the support they need as their software transitions from Mainstream Support to Extended Support.
Software Assurance customers enjoy:
Greater savings: With annual fees for the Extended Hotfix Support benefit included in the Software Assurance program, you pay only for the individual new, nonsecurity hotfixes when you need them.
Peace of mind and flexibility: As a Software Assurance customer, you can request new, nonsecurity hotfixes when you need them and without having to sign up within 90 days of a product's transition from Mainstream Support to Extended Support.
As always, security fixes are automatically available to all customers.
Software Assurance customers receive access to new versions of licensed software released during the term of their agreement. Having New Version Rights to the latest Microsoft software provides flexibility and simplifies the software procurement process, shortens the organization planning cycle, and enables you to deploy solutions at your own pace. With the New Version Rights benefit, you can also lower the costs associated with acquiring new version releases and take immediate advantage of the latest technology.
Lastly, Software Assurance also offers a more flexible way to manage technology expenditures by enabling you to spread payments annually over the duration of the agreement. With the Spread Payments benefit, you can reduce initial costs and forecast annual software budget requirements up to three years in advance.
Learn more about Software Assurance and how it helps your organization get the most from Microsoft software.
For more detailed information, see the Windows Vista TechCenter.
Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows Vista and may require advanced or additional hardware.
