EA/SA (Enterprise Agreement/Software Assurance) is a
volume licensing package offered by
Microsoft
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. It primarily targets large organizations which have 500 or more personal computers. The minimum quantity was increased from 250 to 500 on 1 July 2016, but it remains at 250 for public sector customers.
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Enterprise Agreement
accessed 17 June 2018 Other programs, including
Open Value, Open License and Select License, are geared towards smaller organizations.
The Enterprise Agreement, whose price is tiered to the number of computers or users being licensed, is a three-year contract which covers all software licensing and updates for one client system. An option is given at contract termination to renew for one or three additional years.
Software products licensed under the contract include
Windows 10
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,
Microsoft Office
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and the core
Client Access Licenses for
Windows Server
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,
Exchange
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,
System Center and
SharePoint
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, which allow the computer to legally access Microsoft servers over a network.
See also
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Microsoft Software Assurance
Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) is a Microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and other server and . The core premise behind SA is to give users the ability to spread payments over seve ...
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