Microsoft Software Licensing from Dell

Renting' a licence allows enterprises with between 5-500 PCs to standardise Microsoft software across their company at a reduced cost.

Open Subscription License 6.1 is the most cost-effective way to run an integrated up-to-date IT system.

100% tax efficient - Subscription can be written against revenue to avoid corporation tax Lower training costs - A standard company-wide platform lowers training costs Get current - Stay current - Provides automatic access to latest software versions at no extra cost Simplifies compliance - no need to track license usage, just count up once a year Reduced administration - Cuts IT administration burden, just one payment per year Simplified budgeting - Simplifies IT budget planning with annual software costs fixed for three years Buy with confidence - Support services included to maximise software productivity Getting legal just got easier - Enterprise wide ensures legality Discount - Reward of a massive 50% up-to-date discount available for recent investment

The three products available through the Open Subscription Licensing program are -

Windows XP Professional Office XP Professional Core Client access license

Note: The products will automatically change to the latest versions as and when they are released.

Level A: 5-49 PCs Level B: 50-249 PC's Level C: 250 or more PC's

Microsoft and Dell offer a 50% discount on the price of OSL products on the first year payment. Only desktops that have been enrolled in the first year and licensed to run the latest or next-to latest version of the OSL product(s) chosen qualify for the discount. See below, for a full list of products:

Office:

Office SBE 2000 Office Standard 2000 Office Professional 2000 Office Premium 2000 Office XP Standard Office XP Professional Office 98 for Macintosh Office 2001 for the Macintosh

Windows Professional

Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional

Note: Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Windows Me are NOT eligible for the Up to Date discount. OEM licenses are now applicable.

Core Client Access License (CAL)

BackOffice CAL 2000 Windows 2000 CAL Windows NT4 CAL Exchange CAL 2000 Exchange 5.5 CAL

OSL includes Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS).

The Telephone Help desk support is designed for the IT professional. This results in better use of the company's investment in Microsoft products with higher productivity and lower total cost of ownership.

Under normal circumstances a product support incident to Microsoft would cost £185 + VAT.

Renew OSL agreement for another three years (best option) Buy licenses outright (at approximately 1.5 years of the agreement cost - licenses converted to perpetual) Terminate agreement and delete all software

60 days before the end of the agreement, Microsoft will write to you advising that the agreement will expire shortly. The letter will list the options available to you.

Q	What are my license rights under this program?

A	Any organisation with 5 or more PCs can participate in this agreement. Enrolment is made easy through the WStore on-line configurator. This program is enterprise wide.

Q	How do I obtain additional products not covered through Open Subscription License?

A	For OSL platform customers, additional products can be purchased through the Open License program.

Q	How do I count my PCs for this agreement?

A

The customer counts all qualified desktops in their organisation. This includes personal desktop computers, portable computers, workstations and similar devices used by the enterprise (affiliates included) and which meet the minimum requirements for running any of the Open Subscription products. Qualified desktops do not include computers designated as a server and not used as a personal computer or any system dedicated to run ONLY line-of-business software.

Q	How do I include my affiliates in this program?

A

The OSL customer defines their organisation as a single entity or a single entity including affiliates. An affiliate is an organisation owned or controlled by the customer or under joint ownership. If the OSL customer wants to include affiliates, they can indicate this on the order form at the beginning of the agreement.

Q	When will I be able to use the software under this agreement?

A	The OSL customer will be licensed to use the software once they have received the acceptance letter from Microsoft.

Q	Where do I get the CDs to load the software on my computers?

A

Microsoft sends OSL customers a welcome kit for the OSL products chosen. The customer then chooses up to two language versions. If more than two are needed, they can order them for a small fee through their reseller. When a new version of the software is issued, Microsoft will automatically send this out as they become available in the language that the customer has chosen. This does not include service pack releases, software patches or other OSL product software updates.

Q	How do I activate my Support Services?

A

Once Microsoft has accepted you, a welcome pack is sent out, detailing ways to activate the services. Once activated, you can begin to use their incidents as and when they are needed. The number of incidents are for each year of the program and are refreshed annually. Incidents cannot be carried over to the following year.

Q	How do I add PCs during the course of my agreement?

A

Qualified desktops are added to your OSL agreement annually. You must indicate these additional desktops on the Microsoft follow-up order form. All that you need to do is to fill out this form and any additional desktops will be covered under this agreement for the same price they paid per desktop at the beginning of the agreement. This process is known as a True Up.

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