In this blog we will discuss all types for Microsoft software licensing models like Open License Program, Open value Program, Subscriptions, Select Agreement, campus agreements, School Agreements, Enterprise Agreements, academic software licensing, and other Microsoft Volume Licensing Terms, furthermore we will also discuss IBM SWG Licensing, Oracle Licensing, and many more way to do software volume licensing.

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Microsoft Open License Program Overview, Software licensing








Microsoft Open License Program Overview



To understand Microsoft Open license program, we need to focus on below key point.

User profile: Organizations that need five or more licenses for Open Business or at least 500 points for Open license Volume.

Software license options:  License Only, License with Software Assurance, Software Assurance Only.
Agreement Term:  The Two Year agreement term begin with each new initial order.

Payment Options:  full two year payment due upon ordering.

Minimum Order: Initial order of five software licenses or one server processor license.

Renewal Options: Open license business and volume agreements are non- renewal. Users new open license Program,  business or volume, agreements any time.

Renewal period: To Renew Software assurance coverage, users must place orders for SA within 90 days of their open license terms expiry.

Re order minimum limit: Minimum one license or Software Assurance can be ordered at the same pricing level throughout the two year agreement term using same authorization number under Open License Program.

Software Media: You can order Software media separately for licenses and may be ordered with initial order or later.


Open License Program is the best software licensing solution for SMB customers who are comfortable to start with as low as five licenses on upfront payment basis.

2 comments:

  1. Good Work Murtaza bhai......keep it up.......We need to learn alot from your experience

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    1. Hi, Sajjad, Thank you for your comments, please give me your feed back about what you are expecting from this blog so that we could mould this as per the readers need.

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