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Manufacturer Saves IT Costs With Integrated Environment and Volume Licensing

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Overview Greek industrial and marine automation systems manufacturer UTECO had a heterogeneous IT infrastructure. UTECO standardized on the Microsoft server product portfolio, acquired with a Microsoft Open Value Volume Licensing agreement. Now the IT staffer saves time using automated software update management, and employees have a secure collaboration solution. UTECO used Software Assurance to upgrade to the 2007 Microsoft Office system at no extra cost.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	June 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Application Servers, Collaboration Tools

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UK Police Authority Supports Investigations With Powerful Solution and Reduces Expenditure by 90 Per Cent

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Dell Case Study: CareerBuilder

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MSDN Webcast: Building Asynchronous Contextual Collaboration With Exchange Web Services (Level 300)

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TechNet Webcast: Extending Excel With Excel Services (Level 200)

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TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300)

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No cuts in Microsoft Office volume licence prices

New licensing provisions for Office 2003 allow customers who obtain the software preloaded on a PC to convert the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licence for the software into a Software Assurance plan.

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Applications

Microsoft sets Office bundling terms

On 1 August, it fully enacted Licensing 6, where under two- or three-year "Software Assurance" contracts companies pay for discounted upgrades in advance of receiving the software. Microsoft plans to only make that version available to businesses...

Microsoft gives Software Assurance a facelift

Microsoft has defended its controversial Software Assurance (SA) subscription-based licensing scheme, claiming businesses are failing to take advantage of the free training, consultancy and support benefits on offer.

Microsoft OEM licensing confusion row

But silicon.com can clear up the confusion and reveal that it is purely the complexity of Microsoft's licensing agreements that makes it appear firms are paying more than once for their software licences.

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Desktops

Customers unimpressed with Microsoft licensing changes

Microsoft's attempts to placate customers by revamping its controversial Software Assurance (SA) volume licensing programme have been slammed by IT directors who want a complete overhaul of the scheme.

Microsoft’s direct approach saves businesses money

Upgrade costs under Select and Open Agreements rose with Software Assurance, the controversial licensing policy launched in 2001, which eliminated upgrade discounts. Under EA deals, customers receive software discounts that can be up to 30 per cent...

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