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Decide the Best Purchase or Leasing Option for Your Organization
Microsoft's licensing programs provide volume pricing for customers acquiring five or more software licenses through an authorized reseller.

Here are the three simple steps you can use to get started with a Microsoft Volume Licensing program:

	Calculate the number of licenses your company needs.
	Review Microsoft's volume licensing options.
	Acquire the licenses you need by contacting Computer World.

Step 1: Calculate the Number of Licenses Your Company Needs
You (or your IT department) can determine your company's licensing needs simply by taking inventory. To get started, count and record:

	The number of servers in your organization
	The number of processors (CPUs) in each server
	The number of desktops in your organization

This information is the key to determining the best licensing options for your company. Record it and keep it with you throughout the licensing process.

Step 2: Review Microsoft's Volume License Options
Microsoft offers Volume License programs (Open License, Select License, Enterprise Agreement and Enterprise Subscription Agreement) designed to meet the needs of any size business.

	Open License	Select	Enterprise Agreement	Enterprise Subscription Agreement
Customer Size	Customers needing As few as five Licenses	250 or more PCs	250 or more PC's	250 or more PC's
Customer Types	Corporate, Academic, Charity, Government	Corporate, Academic, and Government	Corporate	Corporate
Customer Profile	Designed for customers who desire an easy, one-time transaction process with the flexibility of acquiring licenses from a broad reseller channel	Designed for medium, large & multinational organizations with mixed Microsoft license requirement, decentralized purchasing & the ability to forecast purchases	Designed for medium, large & multinational companies interested in standardizing their enterprise and who value the benefits of centralized purchasing	Designed for same customers as Enterprise 6.0. but for organizations that wish to lease rather than purchase licenses for one or more of the Microsoft enterprise products
Term	Ability to purchase under the same authorization number for two years	Three years with the option to renew for one or three additional years	Three years with the option to renew for one or three additional years	Three years with the option to renew for one or three additional years
Sales Channel	A broad reseller channel	Microsoft Authorized Large Account Resellers (LARs) only	Microsoft Authorized LARs and/or direct relationship with Microsoft, supported by Enterprise Software Advisors (ESAs)	Microsoft Authorized LARs and/or direct relationship with Microsoft, supported by Enterprise Software Advisors (ESAs)
Reorder minimums	No minimum requirement	No minimum requirement	No minimum requirement	No minimum requirement
Product fulfillment	Media must be acquired separately	Each enrollment receives one introductory Product Fulfillment kit containing an initial set of CD-ROM For the pools & language groups selected with updates throughout the term of the agreement	Each enrollment receives one introductory Product Fulfillment kit containing an initial set of CD-ROM For the pools & language groups selected with updates throughout the term of the agreement	Customer receives Product Fulfillment kits for software media on a regular basis throughout the term of the agreement