Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Licensing

Designed for organizations with 250 or more desktops, Microsoft® Enterprise Agreement enables organizations to standardize on their choice of Microsoft Enterprise products (Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Windows® Professional Upgrade and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices based on a three-year agreement term across all PCs in an organization. An Enterprise Subscription Agreement enables organizations to subscribe to, rather than purchase, Microsoft software licenses.

With Enterprise Agreement, organizations get lower total cost of ownership with annual payments over the three-year term and improved workplace productivity by standardizing on Microsoft software. And with Software Assurance, they get eligibility for the latest upgrades, deployment support and training for all enrolled products.

The Enterprise Agreement is a direct contract with Microsoft in conjunction with an Enterprise Service Advisor (ESA). The total quantity of qualified desktops is used to determine the pricing level for the enterprise products. The Enterprise Agreement simplifies license administration by only requiring a single transaction to acquire licenses across the entire enterprise. Organizations get immediate access, at all times, to the most current versions of the enterprise platform products elected in the agreement.

With this program, organizations can establish set software prices for three years, simplifying budgeting and providing predictable software costs for the term of their agreement. While under agreement, there is no need to track license usage or software versions, reducing risk from license noncompliance and associated costs.

Enterprise Subscription Details
Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement is a software volume licensing program designed for corporate customers, with 250 or more desktops, who prefer to subscribe to — rather than purchase — Microsoft software licenses. Corporate customers can standardize the enterprise by licensing Microsoft Enterprise products (Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Windows Professional Upgrade and Core Client Access License) at discounted prices. Additional products available under subscription offer a broad selection including Visio®, Microsoft Project®, Windows Server® and Exchange servers.

Businesses, with a minimum of 250 desktops, planning to license 100 percent of their qualified desktops for a three-year period can initiate a subscription. Nonperpetual software use rights provide temporary use of software with an option to buy out software licenses for permanent use rights.

An annual PC count enables an organization to shape software license acquisition needs around fluctuations in the enterprise. Annual payments for the three-year enrollment term keep budgeting predictable, with a term renewal option of one or three years.

Software Assurance
Strengthen purchasing power and get more from software investments with Microsoft Software Assurance. By adding Software Assurance, organizations get automatic access to software upgrades, plus tools, training and support to help deploy and use software efficiently.