Microsoft Corp. gave details on a group of server and virtualization products due next year that will set the tone for how well the company will compete in the enterprise software market. It announced pricing and licensing details for Windows Server 2008, its long-awaited server product due for release in February, and revealed that the commercial name for its virtualization product will be Hyper-V, formerly known as Viridian. Microsoft is billing the official launch of Windows Server 2008, which will take place in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, as "the most important enterprise launch in company history." That launch will also showcase Visual Studio 2008, the company's application development tools, and SQL Server 2008, its database. Microsoft will release five versions of Windows Server in February: Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web Server and a version for Itanium-based systems. Within six months of the Windows Server 2008 launch, it will also release Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter versions incorporating its Hyper-V virtualization software. Virtualization enables one physical server to host several operating systems, which can be assigned to run certain applications. As a result, one physical server can be worked harder, often reducing the need for more server hardware, which in turn brings benefits such as lower power bills for data centers. Microsoft will try to best VMware by providing management tools that allow, for example, an administrator to quickly deploy another virtual server if one is backlogged with tasks. Microsoft's virtualization tools will also allow a view into how the operating systems and applications are performing and allow modifications. Microsoft’s aim is to provide a more comprehensive strategy around how to manage and utilize server deployment. Pricing for Windows Server 2008 will be no more than 1% higher than for Windows Server 2003, the company said. The following are estimated retail prices are for a one-off purchase of a perpetual license:

• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V: $971 (with five client-access licenses, or CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V: $3,971 (with 25 CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V: $2,971 (per processor)
• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: $2,999 (per processor)
• Windows Web Server 2008: $469

When the versions incorporating its Hyper-V virtualization technology become available, they will be priced as follows:

• Windows Server 2008 Standard: $999 (with five CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: $3,999 (with 25 CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: $2,999 (per processor)

Microsoft will also release a stand-alone hypervisor for running other operating systems, called Hyper-V Server, priced at $28 regardless of the number of processors. "If you have a machine that doesn't have Windows at all, then you would buy that in order to run instances of say Linux or Sun."

Visual Studio 2008 Ships
Codenamed Orcas, contains more than 250 new features and significant enhancements to enable developers of all levels. READ MORE: Two new editions of Microsoft® Visual Studio® products are being released on the January 1, 2008 Volume License price list:
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 Professional Edition.
There are no major licensing changes for any Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition product. Pricing will also be the same as Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition. Microsoft will discontinue distributing Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) as a stand-alone product. VSTO is included in Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition. Note: As was the case with Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Standard is not available for purchase in Volume Licensing.
Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 (VSTS 2008). Prices are the same as they were for the previous VSTS 2005 release. Microsoft has changed the names of four of the five client products in VSTS 2008. There are no major licensing changes for Visual Studio Team System client products. However, one minor licensing change has been made for the CAL requirement for Team Foundation Server for bug filing scenarios.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
The Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (VSPE) line of products will continue to follow the same naming protocol as the previous 2005 versions:

VSPE 2005	VSPE 2008	MS Sales PFAM abbreviation
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition	Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition	Visual Studio Professional
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition with MSDN Professional	Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with MSDN Professional	Visual Studio Pro w/MSDN Pro
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition with MSDN Premium	Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with MSDN Premium	Visual Studio Pro w/MSDN Prem

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008

The naming protocol of four VSTS 2008 client SKUs has changed. Details are in the table below. All other products will continue to follow the same naming protocol as their previous VSTS 2005 versions.

VSTS 2005	VSTS 2008	New PFAM abbreviations
Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite	Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite	VStudio Team Suite
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals	Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition	VStudio Team Database
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects	Visual Studio Team System 2008  Architecture Edition	VStudio Team Architecture
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers	Visual Studio Team System 2008  Development Edition	VStudio Team Development
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers	Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition	VStudio Team Test

Licensing Model
Visual Studio 2008 Professional products are licensed according to the Microsoft Developer Tools licensing model, which licenses products on a per user basis. Each licensed user may install and use the software as many times as he/she wishes on his/her devices. However, a license for each product is required for each user who uses it on those devices. Through Microsoft Volume Licensing, you can license Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition as a standalone, License-only product, or with either MSDN Professional Subscription or MSDN Premium Subscription.

Visual Studio Team System 2008 client products are licensed according to the Microsoft Developer Tools licensing model, which licenses products on a per user basis. Each licensed user may install and use the software as many times as he/she wishes on his/her devices. However, a license for each product is required for each user who uses it on those devices. Through Microsoft Volume Licensing, you can license each of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 client products as a standalone product, or with an MSDN Premium Subscription. In retail, Visual Studio Team System 2008 client products are only available with MSDN Premium Subscriptions.

The licensing model is explained in this table below:

Product	Licensing Model
Visual Studio 2008 Professional	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008  Professional with MSDN Professional	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Professional with MSDN Premium	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team  Database Edition	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team Architecture Edition	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team Development Edition	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team Test Edition	Microsoft Developer Tools – per user
Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server	Microsoft Servers – Server/CAL
Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server CAL	Microsoft Servers – Server/CAL
Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server External Connector	Microsoft Servers – Server/CAL
Visual Studio 2008 Team Test Load Agent	Microsoft Servers – Per Processor

MSDN Subscriptions MSDN® Subscriptions is the Software Assurance for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 products, offering comprehensive access to Microsoft tools and technologies, professional support services and expert information resources. MSDN Subscriptions are offered as the Software Assurance for Visual Studio in Microsoft Volume Licensing.

MSDN Subscriptions are available in three levels:

1. MSDN Premium is offered alongside Visual Studio 2008 Professional and Visual Studio Team System 2008 as the software assurance for client products;
2. MSDN Professional is available to purchase with Visual Studio 2008 Professional;
3. MSDN Operating Systems is available as a standalone product; it is not offered to purchase with Visual Studio.

NOTE: MSDN Library Subscriptions will be discontinued as of December 31, 2007.

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server CAL Licensing requirements
The following updates the CAL requirements for Team Foundation Server including a clarification on the multiplexing use rights.

1) Licensing Changes in Team Foundation Server / CAL 2008
Microsoft has made one licensing change in the Team Foundation Server CAL (TFS CAL) requirement with the release of VSTS 2008. The change is as follows: You do not need a CAL to access work item tracking functionality, to create new work items or view and update work items you opened.

You may do the following:

• Open a new work item of any type within the system.
• This CAL licensing exception is limited to bug filing scenarios only. The goal is to allow organizations to allow bug / issue/ defect submission for the users of an application.
• Access to work items opened only by you. You cannot view or access a work item opened by anyone else unless you have a TFS CAL.
• Edit any work item you opened to clarify the original entry, change work item fields, or make annotations to the discussion of the opened work item. You cannot resolve, close or change the work item state in any way unless you have a TFS CAL.

The change will only apply to TFS 2005 when customers are exercising downgrade rights from TFS 2008. TFS 2005 customers that purchased Software Assurance with their licenses will be able to apply this new licensing exception to their 2005 version.

2) Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Multiplexing Licensing Requirements
Multiplexing does not reduce the number of Microsoft licenses required. End users are required to have the appropriate licenses, regardless of their direct or indirect connection to the product. Any user or device that accesses the server, files, or data or content provided by the server that is made available through an automated process requires a CAL.
Certain circumstances do not require CALs, and they are detailed below:

Team Foundation Server CAL Requirements
Any user or device that accesses the server, files, data, content or deploys files, content, or data provided by the server in automated process (e.g. directly from a server or automatically posted to a server) requires a CAL. Any device or user that accesses data from TFS through a multiplexed device or server also requires a CAL. Accessing data from TFS is defined as creating, reading or editing data that was made available on the multiplexed device in an automated way.

There are 2 circumstances under which CALs are not required:
• Manual intervention – a CAL is not required for users and/or devices accessing files, data or content as a result of manual activity (e.g., a person uploading a file onto a server or e-mailing the file from the server to others).
• Multiplexed users/devices not accessing TFS information – a CAL is not required for users and/or devices on multiplexed devices that do not access data, files or content from TFS in an automated way. In other words, you do not need a CAL simply for being a user on the multiplexed device, but you do need a CAL if you are on the multiplexed device and you access TFS data directly or indirectly in anyway.

These situations are further explained in the examples below:

Example 1
Scenario: an automated process is set up that uploads status reports and files from TFS to another server for viewing by the CIO and other stakeholders.
License requirement: a TFS CAL is required for each person accessing the reports and/or information posted to the TFS server.

Example 2
Scenario: an automated process is set up to synchronize TFS version control data with another source code management system. A developer on the other source code management system utilizes the TFS version control data in one of his/her active projects.
License requirement: a CAL is required for each user/device accessing TFS data on a multiplexed system. Even though the user/device is not accessing TFS directly, a CAL is required since the user/device is utilizing TFS functionality, data, information or content through the multiplexed system.

Example 3
Scenario: an automated process is set up to synchronize TFS version control data with another source code management system. A developer, on the other source code management system, works with several projects that do not utilize the TFS data, information or content.
License requirement: a CAL is not required for users/devices on the multiplexed system that do not access or utilize TFS data, information or content in any fashion.

Note: version control is used in the scenarios above but it could be any TFS functionality, information, data or content.

Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 became available in Volume Licensing on November 1, 2007. Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is a complete performance management application providing scorecarding, analytics and planning for enterprise and mid-market customers. Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 will be licensed using a single server and client access license (CAL) model. A single external connector license will also be available for extranet applications.

Details regarding licensing for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 are as follows:

• Microsoft ProClarity® Analytics Server 6.3 will become a component of Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. Deployment of Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 may include the installation of ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 on a single server under a single license. Additional servers require additional Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 server licenses. The Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CALs will be able to access all of the instances and servers.
• ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.3 will remain available as a separately licensed application. Customers who license ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.3 will be deemed to have one ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 CAL, allowing the user to work with either the Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 or ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 products.
• Functionality similar to that of Business Scorecard Manager 2005 will be included in Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. However, the Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 license will accommodate a downgrade to Business Scorecard Manager Server 2005.
• Deploying Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 web parts can be done via Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. For every server where you install Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, you must obtain a server license. Each user that is viewing and/or interacting with Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 web parts hosted on either Windows SharePoint Services or Office SharePoint Server requires an Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CAL. Use of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server also requires a SharePoint E-CAL (Standard plus Enterprise CAL).

ProClarity and Business Scorecard Manager customers who are current on maintenance or who have purchased software assurance will be entitled to exchange their licenses for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 licenses.

• ProClarity customers will be entitled to exchange one ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 license for one Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 license at no additional cost. They will also be entitled to exchange one ProClarity Analytics Server CAL, one ProClarity Web CAL or one ProClarity Desktop Professional license for one Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CAL license at no additional cost. Concurrent ProClarity user licenses may be exchanged for three times that amount of PerformancePoint Server 2007 CALs.
• Business Scorecard Manager 2005 customers will be entitled to exchange one Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Server license for one Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 license at no additional cost. They will also be entitled to exchange one Business Scorecard Manager 2005 CAL for one Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CAL license at no additional cost and one Business Scorecard Manager 2005 External Connector license for one Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 External Connector license.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 will launch on the pricelist on January 1, 2008. There are important pricing and packaging changes for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, relative to CRM 3.0, which include expanded editions, features, and licensing options.

With the release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, Microsoft will stop offering CRM in the Full Packaged Product (FPP) channel. An upgrade path for registered Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 customers who are current on a Software Assurance plan will be available. Details will be forthcoming at or prior to General Availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 on January 1, 2008.

Product Editions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
With the introduction of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, Microsoft has expanded the offerings to include three editions:

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Workgroup Server
• Offers the same rich feature set as Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Professional Server.
• Includes and supports a maximum of 5 User licenses.
• Licensed as a Specialty Server.
• For greater than 5 User support, Customers may purchase a Step-Up to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Professional Server.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Professional Server
• Offers a rich feature set, and supports single tenant deployment.
• Server license only, Users may be added by purchasing Microsoft Dynamics CRM CALs, as outlined below.
• Licensed under the Server/CALs licensing model.
• For multi-tenancy support, Customers may purchase a Step-Up to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Enterprise Server.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Enterprise Server
• Offers a rich feature set, and supports multi-tenant deployments.
• Licensed under the Server/CALs licensing model.

Expanded Licensing Options
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 includes new ‘device’ licensing option, which will accommodate scenarios such as call center and concurrent user licensing support, as well as more flexible CAL and External Connector licensing options, as follows:

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 user CALs and device CALs:
• With user CALs, each user may access the Server from any device (such as a mobile client).
• With device CALs, each device may be shared by multiple users (such as in a call center, or shift worker scenario).
• User and device CALs may be mixed in a deployment.
• Customers who upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 may choose to convert from User CAL to Device CAL if required, at the time of upgrade.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 now offers a Limited CAL and a Full Use Additive CAL, in addition to a Full Use CAL. The Full Use CAL will appear on price lists as the Microsoft Dynamics CRM CAL, and consist of both the Limited CAL and the Full Use additive CAL combined to provide full use capability.
• The Microsoft Dynamics CRM CAL, provides a user with full read-write access to all capabilities within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
• A Microsoft Dynamics CRM Limited CAL, provides a user with read-only access, e.g., for reports, and may be purchased separately from a Microsoft Dynamics CRM CAL.
• A Microsoft Dynamics CRM Full Use Additive CAL provides a user with write-access functionality, and may only be purchased to supplement a Limited CAL with write-access capability, for Users who may later require full read and write access.
• ‘Full’ CALs and Limited CALs may be mixed within an environment, but Full Use Additive CALs may never exceed the total number of Limited CALs in an environment or organization.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 offers a Limited External Connectors and Full Use Additive External Connector, in addition to a Full Use External Connector. The Full Use External Connector will appear on price lists as the Microsoft Dynamics CRM External Connector, and consist of both the Limited External Connector and the Full Use Additive External Connector combined to provide full use capability.
• A ‘full’ Microsoft Dynamics CRM External Connector provides external users with full read-write access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 data, such as that provided through any application/graphical user interface.
• A Microsoft Dynamics CRM Limited External Connector provides external users with read-only access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 data, as described above.
• A Microsoft Dynamics CRM Full Use Additive External Connector provides external users with write-access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 data, and may only be purchased to supplement a Limited External Connector with write-access capability.
• An External Connector must be purchased for each Server providing external access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 data, as described above.
• External Connectors and Limited External Connectors may be mixed within an environment, but Full Use Additive External Connectors may never exceed the total number of Limited External Connectors used within an organization.

On Premise Microsoft Dynamics CRM SKUs and Base Pricing*:

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Workgroup Server	$2,499.00/ per Server
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Professional Server	$1,999.00/ per Server
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Enterprise Server	$4,999.00/ per Server
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Limited CAL	$299.00/ per CAL
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 CAL (Selling SKU)	$999.00/ per CAL
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Limited External Connector	$1,999.00/ per Server
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 External Connector (Selling SKU)	$4,999.00/ Per Server

* Please note: All prices and comparisons are based on U.S. Estimated Retail Prices and do not reflect Volume Licensing discounts. Actual pricing may vary by licensing program and geography

Software Assurance Upgrade Paths - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 will be removed from the Volume Licensing and Microsoft Dynamics price lists with the release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 media will still be available for Customers with Software Assurance downgrade rights.
Migration path information and guidance will be made available on or before General Availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Additional Details

Volume Licensing Programs	Dynamics CRM Workgroup Server	Dynamics CRM Professional Server	Dynamics CRM Enterprise Server
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• Windows Server 2008 will be available on the March 1, 2008 price lists. The licensing of Windows Server 2008 remains consistent with Windows Server 2003 R2, with a few enhancements detailed below.

Below are two charts detailing the Windows Server 2008 core product offerings followed by an overview of key licensing changes.

Product	Channels	License	Running Instances in Physical and Virtual OS
Standard	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	Server + CAL SPLA - Processor or SLA	1+1
Standard without Hyper-v	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	Server + CAL SPLA - Processor or SLA	1+1
Enterprise	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	Server + CAL SPLA - Processor or SLA	1+4
Enterprise without Hyper-v	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	Server + CAL SPLA - Processor or SLA	1+4
Data Center	OEM, VL, SPLA	Processor + CAL	1+Unlimited
Data Center without Hyper-v	OEM, VL, SPLA	Processor + CAL	1+Unlimited
For Intanium-Based Systems	OEM, VL	Processor + CAL	1+Unlimited
Windows Servier 2008 External Connector	VL	External Connector
Web Server	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	Server License	1 or 1
Windows Server 2008 CAL	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA	VL - CAL SPLA - Windows Standard or EnterpriseSAL
Terminal Server 2008 CAL	Retail, OEM, VL, SPLA, ISPR	VL - TS CAL SPLA - TS SAL
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server External Connector	VL	External Connector
Rights Managaement Services 2008	VL, SPLA	VL, RMS CAL SPLA - RMS SAL
Windows Server 2008 RMS External Connector	VL	External Connector

License Terms - 2008 Notables

Impacted Products	Change	Explanation
Windows Server 2008 Standard	Running Instances now allow 1+1 (was 1 in physical OS or 1 in Virtual OS)	Want to further enable use of virtual instance with running instance in the physical OS.
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter	•Offering optional editions built without Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor •Same License as their ragular counterparts •Priced slightly lower than their ragular counterparts	Provider customers the choice of deploying Windows Server 2008 without the Hyper-V technology. Customers will need to saperately license the hypervisor technology, whether it is Microsoft's Hyper-V, Microsoft's Virtual Server R2, or a third party hypervisor technology.
Windows Web Server 2008	•Use only for front-end web serving internet accessible web pages, web sites, web applications, web services and POP3 mail services. •Now can run any type of database software licenced to support any number of users.	•Further distinguish Web Server 2008 from windows server 2008 Standard. •There is a strong need for a single-server web solution (web server + database) to compete with LAMP solutions.
New Windows Server 2008 for Itanium Based System SKU	•Same License terms as datacenter •Only support databases, line of business and custom applications. All Services functions not reqired to support these 3 target workloads are removed. •Same Price as datacenter.	Designed to be the leading alternative platform for RISC-based UNIX servers. Intended for scale-up database workloads and custom and line-of-business applications. This workload focus is consistent with the majority of current deployments of Windows Server on Itanium.

A customer licensed with Windows Server 2008 Standard now may run one instance of the server software in the physical operating system environment and one instance of the server software in a virtual operating system environment. This further enables virtualization of the software for Standard edition.

"Without Hyper-V" licenses
Although the new Hyper-V™ hypervisor technology is a key feature of the Windows Server 2008 core operating system, Microsoft will still provide customers the choice of deploying Windows Server 2008 without this technology. Microsoft will enable this by offering Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter licenses without Hyper-V™ at a slightly reduced price from their regular license counterparts. The licensing terms are exactly the same as their Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter edition counterparts, including the virtualization use rights. With Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter licenses without Hyper-V™, a customer will need to separately license the hypervisor technology, whether it is Hyper-V™, Microsoft’s Virtual Server R2, or a third party hypervisor technology.

Windows Web Server 2008 licensing is enhanced to allow any type of database engine software with no limit on the number of users. Licensing terms for Windows Web Server also further clarify that the software may be used solely as a front-end web server for development and deployment of Internet-accessible Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, Web services and POP3 mail serving.

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems now is a separate Windows Server 2008 product and not merely an Itanium platform selection (as in the previous Windows Server 2003 version). It is targeted at customers using the Itanium platform and designed for specific workloads. It is designed to be the leading alternative platform for RISC-based UNIX servers, and is intended for scale-up database workloads, custom applications, and line-of-business applications. This workload focus is consistent with the majority of current deployments of Windows Server on Itanium. Pricing and licensing for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems is the same as Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.

As a limited time offer from February 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008, Open, Open Value, Select, Academic Select, and EA customers may obtain the Microsoft Branch Infrastructure Enterprise Solution promotion which includes 10-pack licenses for each of the following products:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
• Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Enterprise Operations Management License (OML)
• Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 R2 Server Configuration Management License (CML)
• Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

As a limited time offer from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, Open Value and Select customers are eligible to acquire per user and per device monthly subscriptions for Exchange Hosted Filtering at potential savings. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with purchases of any other promotional offer or packaged software suite.

As a limited time offer through December 31, 2007, Open Value and Select customers with active Software Assurance coverage for their Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL or Core CAL Suite are eligible to acquire L&SA for Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CAL and benefit from potential savings. This offer is available for Commercial and Government customers only.

As a limited time offer from April 1, 2007 through January 31 2008, Open Value, Select, and Academic Select are eligible to acquire licenses for Forefront Security for Exchange Server at potential savings. This offer applies to a new or renewal subscription for Forefront Security for Exchange Server, either a user subscription or device subscription license.

As a limited time offer from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, Open Value, Select, and EA customers who own Forefront Security for Exchange or Antigen for Exchange licenses are eligible to acquire Forefront Security Suite at potential savings. Please contact your reseller for details.

As a limited time offer from May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, Open, Open Value, Select and EA customers are eligible to acquire ILM 2007 User CALs at potential savings with the purchase of Software Assurance. Please note that ILM Server 2007 must also be purchased with Software Assurance to qualify. A minimum purchase of 250 ILM 2007 User CALs is required to be eligible