Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Please Note: Fully Packaged products will always come in a printed box containing the CD or DVD, a manual and an EULA. Although more expensive than other forms of Microsoft Licensing, the FPP version may be transferred from one PC to another as long as the EULA, manual and media accompany the transfer to the other PC.

OEM Licensing
An "OEM" license is a license distributed by an Original Equipment Manufacturer, or an "OEM." An OEM is a person or company who builds and sells computers. Some OEMs also distribute software, especially operating systems such as Microsoft® Windows. OEM licensing is cheaper than FPP but has more restrictions on its use and transfer.

When software is pre-installed on a new desktop PC the End User License Agreement (EULA) must be accepted when you first turn on the desktop PC. This type of license is an agreement between the PC manufacturer and the end user. Legal and genuine software that has been pre-installed will also have a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached to the chassis and will include the media (software discs) and manuals.

Open Licenses

The most common type of license sold to small businesses is called the Open license, an entry level license offered to businesses with a minimum of just 2 PCs who need a minimum of 5 licenses. An example of a typical purchase is someone with 2 PCs wanting to upgrade both machines with XP Professional, adding Office 2003 and then adding Project 2003 to the portfolio.

Whether you have just 2 PCs or 250 PCs Microsoft Open License is a flexible license for small to medium-sized organisations that would like to buy Microsoft software licenses outright. On purchasing an Open license, the product purchased is yours for life (perpetual) with the whole payment being made on purchase. With the initial order made, you enter into an Open License agreement which lasts two years. All this means is that you are entitled to purchase additional licenses under this agreement at the Open License discounted price. Once this term expires you would have to, in effect, start again with a new agreement to gain discounts, it does not mean you have to re-purchase the licenses you purchased originally.

• Benefit from discounted pricing.
• Order new products or additional licensing when you need it.
• Gives easy access to license management

Software Assurance
Software Assurance is Microsoft's term for their software maintenance program. Software Assurance can be purchased with a new license bought through their license program. Once purchased, Software Assurance lasts the whole of the Agreement term and can be re-purchased at the end of the term to continue to receive the benefits for a further period. Dependant on the level of licenses you purchase, the benefits are great. Listed below are some of the benefits gained by purchasing Software Assurance with your licenses.
New Version rights
All products available with Software Assurance qualify for New Version rights on all the licensing schemes. This means you get access to the new Microsoft software versions as they are released for the products you own Software Assurance on reducing the cost of buying new licenses and allowing you to take immediate advantage of the latest technology.
Home Use Program
The Home Use Program is valid for any licensed product in the Microsoft Office range (Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, OneNoteT, FrontPage®, InfoPathT, Publisher, Visio®, Word, PowerPoint® and Project Standard Edition). Your employees can get a copy to install at home for business and personal use giving the flexibility to work on the same version of office at home as they do at work. Please Note: This is not available to the Open Academic/Charity Software Assurance customers. There are some provisions with this scheme.
Windows Vista Enterprise
For every Windows desktop license covered by Software Assurance (SA), customers are entitled to one Windows Vista upgrade license on all schemes of licensing. Organisations purchasing Software Assurance through the higher levels of licensing options such as Select and Enterprise gain even more benefits not listed here.