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We can help if you are you being asked to prove your licensing legality by The Business Software Alliance (BSA) or other body
We have helped many of our clients in assuring the software manufacturers that no licensing infringements have taken place.
Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM
Sold by large PC Manufacturers or loaded by system builders
Supported by the OEM
Full version only, no upgrades or downgrades.
Must be pre-installed by the OEM or System Builder in the case of Desktop OS and Desktop Applications,
Both Windows and Office can be enrolled into Software Assurance within 90 days
OEM has restrictive rights, no transfer, no re-assignment, limited downgrade*
OEM Software licenses Live and die with the hardware
Fully Packaged Product - FPP
Sold by retail outlets
Supported directly by Microsoft
Typically 1 box = 1 license
Manuals, End User License Agreement and CD/DVD in the box
Full Version, Upgrades available
Product Activation is required either on the web or over the phone
FPP can be transferred and re-assigned
Open Licence - MOLP
On-line management and registration using Eopen
Downloadable media
For small to midsize organizations with five to 250+ desktop PCs,
Dowgrade rights for many products
Transferable between PCs
Must be used on Terminal servers
The Open Licence programme offers perpetual licences, which are everlasting and valid if the licensed product is being used in accordance with the licence-agreement requirements
Software Maintenance Options
Software Assurance is an additional option under the Open Licence programme. Customers can acquire a licence and Software Assurance pack for the remaining balance of the term of the Open Licence authorisation number. Customers must pay for Software Assurance in two-year increments, regardless of when it was acquired. In cases where time has passed after the initiation of an Open Licence programme agreement, it may be advantageous for customers to open a new Open Licence programme agreement to receive the most value from the Software Assurance acquisition.
Software Assurance may also be acquired on its own within 90 days of retail full-packaged product or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) acquisitions of system or server software product licences, or OEM acquisitions of Microsoft Office 2003 or newer version licences.
Software Assurance benefits for the Open Licence programme extend across the software life cycle and cover planning, deployment, testing, usage, maintenance and migration processes. Benefits include New Version Rights, Windows Vista Enterprise, E-Learning, Home Use Programme, 24×7 Problem-Resolution Support, "Cold" Backups for Disaster Recovery and Extended Hotfix Support.
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Referral's
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