Microsoft Open Value
Software Licensing Made Easy
Microsoft Open Value is a premium volume licensing offer available under
the Open licence family. Designed for organisations with as few as five
computers, Open Value offers simpler licence tracking, greater control
over the software upgrade cycle, and better software cost management.
Open Value also offers the advantages of
Software Assurance, which includes new version upgrades, technical
training, user training, partner services, and product support. These
benefits are available through the term of the agreement to improve
software resource planning, return on investment and IT professional and
user productivity.
Moreover, Open Value makes software licensing a whole lot
easier than previous programs.
FAQs
Q1: Why are the licensing agreements
changing?
Microsoft® has modified its volume licensing offering for small and
medium businesses to improve the program's flexibility. The new Open
Value offering delivers greater price simplicity, improved licence
tracking and a shorter licensing agreement when compared with the
expiring Multi-Year Open (MYO) or Open Subscription Licence (OSL)
agreements.
Q2: Open Value provides a few agreement
options including company-wide and subscription. How do I know which one
is the best?
If you are looking for a cost effective way to purchase Microsoft
software licences for five or more PC's, then Microsoft Open Value is
right for you. The subscription option allows you to standardise the
desktop software for a lower entry cost for a three-year term without
permanently purchasing the software licences, while the company-wide
option also delivers standardisation, but with full licence ownership at
the end of the agreement period. Both of these options include Software
Assurance offer spread licence payments and discounts for multiple
licence orders as well as three-year agreement terms.
A non company-wide option is also available for
customers who don't wish to standardise their desktops.
Q3: Does your current MYO or OSL agreement
automatically convert to an Open Value agreement?
No, 90 days prior to the existing agreement's
expiration, you will receive notification from Microsoft offering the
opportunity to convert existing agreements to an Open Value agreement.
You will have the option of transferring licences covered under MYO or
OSL to a new Open Value agreement, or you can allow your existing
agreement to expire by taking no action.
Q4: How does an Open Value agreement save
money?
Companies that commit to licensing the desktop platform company-wide
or via the subscription option are eligible for platform discounts on
their software licences. In addition, you can achieve easier cash flow
management with the spread payment option.
