Not all Microsoft customers are equal and not all treated in such a manner either. The difference lies in the license that accompanies software from the Redmond company. While end users have to deal with retail software or OEM images, corporate customers access Microsoft software through volume licenses. And there&rs... |
27 November 2009
11:41 GMT |
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As is the case for the Enterprise flavor of Windows Vista, Microsoft hasn't offered public pricing details for Office Enterprise 2007. The Redmond company is selling both Vista Enterprise and Office 2007 Enterprise SKUs as part of volume licensing deals via Software Assurance, with price tags tailored to specifi... |
9 June 2009
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In the light of pour financial results for the second quarter of 2009, Microsoft has announced a comprehensive set of measures designed to cut down costs. But at the same time, while aiming to reduce the annual operating expense run rate by no less than $1.5 billion as well as slash capital expenditures by $700 milli... |
23 January 2009
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Volume Licensing is just one of the modalities to acquire Microsoft software, but perhaps, as customers are concerned, it is also the most appealing because of the cost savings it implies. In contrast to the retail copies of Windows Vista, the main benefit of the Volume Licenses is that it takes the cost of the packa... |
15 July 2008
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Retail and original equipment manufacturer licenses of Windows Vista are designed to accompany copies of the operating system that ship especially to home users. But Microsoft also has offerings tailorfitted for the corporate environment. Through Volume Licensing, the Redmond company is offering a suite of programs c... |
9 November 2007
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Windows Vista Enterprise is an edition of Vista reserved exclusively for Microsoft's Software Assurance customers. During the Financial Analyst Meeting 2007, Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer revealed that Vista Enterprise together with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack have been at the heart... |
30 July 2007
11:16 GMT |
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Microsoft claims that all is peachy when it comes to its volume licensing programs, and particularly Enterprise Agreements, despite a report from Forester titled "Economics And Alternatives To Microsoft's Software Assurance" stating otherwise. According to Forester, Microsoft Software Assurance customers, an unp... |
30 July 2007
10:27 GMT |
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Microsoft's strategy to keep users in the dark when it comes down to the upcoming releases of the Windows operating system and the Office productivity suite is but one of the aspects that has backfired against the company. Microsoft's Software Assurance customers are beginning to look for alternatives to th... |
9 July 2007
11:44 GMT |
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The latest operating system from Microsoft comes in four different flavors, Windows Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate. The Redmond Company's offer has also been adapted to the European market, with stripped down nuances of some versions. Moreover, Microsoft has limited ac... |
16 May 2007
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