LAR Update August 2006



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|Volume Licensing Updates | |

|Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Availability Change | |

|Microsoft® has recently identified issues with Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 R2| |

|Standard and Premium Editions that will require a delay in availability | |

|Two New Products for Academic Volume Licensing Customers: Microsoft® Student with Encarta® Premium | |

|2007 and Encarta® Premium 2007 | |

|Microsoft has created the most comprehensive set of homework tools with its version 2 of Microsoft | |

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|System Center Reporting Manager 2006 License Grant | |

|Customers with active Software Assurance coverage on Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 | |

|or Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 are eligible to receive one System Center Reporting | |

|Manager 2006 license at no additional cost. | |

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| |Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2|

| |Availability Change |

| |Two New Products for Academic Volume Licensing |

| |Customers: Microsoft® Student with Encarta® |

| |Premium 2007 and Encarta® Premium 2007 |

| |System Center Reporting Manager 2006 License |

| |Grant |

| | Other Resources |

| |Microsoft for Partners |

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| |Product Use Rights |

| |Product Lists |

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PLEASE READ

This document contains the latest Volume Licensing information, program enhancements, support tools and Q&A: It is intended for the worldwide authorized Microsoft LARs ONLY and is NOT intended for customer distribution. This document and past editions are available on (*Company registration required)

August Volume Licensing LAR Conference Call

Please join us every month for the Microsoft® Volume Licensing LAR Conference Call

When: The third Tuesday of each month

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (PST)

Topics: Contents of the Aug 2006 LAR Update will be discussed in detail.

Audio Information: Toll Free: 866-500-6738; Toll: 203-480-8000; Passcode: 192261

Live Meeting link:

Click on the live meeting link to attend the conference and dial-in for the audio portion of the call.

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Availability Change

• Geography : Worldwide

• Audience : Channel Partners and Customers

• Programs : Multi-Year Open License, Open Value, Open License and Open Subscription License

Summary

Microsoft® has recently identified issues with Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 R2 Standard and Premium Editions that will require a delay in availability. This issue impacts all language versions of products.  Some SBS 2003 R2 products will be on price lists but not yet available for shipment. Please see table below for updated availability dates.

|Language |Pricelist Month |Media Availability |

|German |August |September |

|English |August |September |

|Japanese |August |September |

|French |August |October |

|Spanish |August |October |

|Chinese Simplified |August |October |

|Chinese Traditional |August |October |

|Italian |August |October |

|Dutch |August |October |

|Korean |August |October |

|Swedish |August |October |

|Brazilian |August |October |

|Hungarian |August |October |

|Polish |August |October |

|Czech |September |October |

|Russian |September |October |

|Turkish |September |October |

|Portuguese |September |October |

Two New Products for Academic Volume Licensing Customers: Microsoft® Student with Encarta® Premium 2007 and Encarta® Premium 2007

• Geography : Worldwide

• Audience : Channel Partners and Customers

• Programs : Academic Open, Academic Select, Student Select, Campus Agreement and School Agreement

• Applicable Language Offerings : Dutch, English, International English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish

Summary

Microsoft has created the most comprehensive set of homework tools with its version 2 of Microsoft Student. Renamed Microsoft® Student with Encarta® Premium 2007, the new product offers all the tools students need to easily move beyond the blank page and toward academic success. With trusted and familiar resources for research and project guidance, Microsoft Student empowers middle-school through entry-level-college students to create and complete accurate assignments that can lead to better grades and more academic confidence. Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007 even brings the power of a personal math tutor to the PC, providing assistance in one of students’ most challenging subjects.

For those teachers/administrators/librarians looking for an online or Mac solution, give them the quality, reliability, and multimedia content of Encarta Premium with the ease of use of an online reference. With Microsoft Encarta Academic Online, helpful tools and content are just an Internet connection away.

And for those who are comfortable with receiving media, Encarta® Premium 2007 is now available. With almost 100,000 articles, images, and multi-media and audio clips, and new faster search functionality, it is a reliable and current resource for both students and teachers.

Details

Teachers and students alike can benefit from Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007.

Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007 Features:

The following are key features of Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007:

• New! Look and feel. Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007 offers task-based organization that makes it easier for students to quickly and easily find the tools and information they need related to their specific assignment.

• New! Microsoft Math includes a collection of tools, tutorials and instructions to help students tackle math and science problems in one central location with the following tools and features:

□ New! Step-by-step Math Solutions gives students the support they need by providing them with complete step-by-step solutions to many math problems in middle- and high-school pre-algebra, algebra I, algebra II, and trigonometry classes.

□ Enhanced! Student Graphing Calculator is designed to help students visualize and solve difficult math and science problems. It now has the following enhancements:

▪ Support for calculus includes functions on limits, series, derivates and integrals.

▪ Improved 3-D-graphing capabilities allow students to view, rotate and animate large 2-D and enhanced 3-D color graphs.

□ Other new and/or enhanced math features include

▪ New! Triangle Solver helps students explore triangles and the relationships between their parts.

▪ New! Equation Library contains more than 125 interactive common math equations and formulas.

▪ Enhanced! Unit Conversion Tool makes it easier for students to quickly convert units of measure.

▪ Enhanced! Online Math Homework Help includes a year subscription to HotMath.

• Enhanced! Search makes it easy for students to quickly find the information and tools they are looking for.

• Enhanced! Learning Essentials for Students transforms Microsoft Office applications into student-oriented applications for completing high-quality assignments by providing templates, tutorials and toolbars help students get started and stay on the task of completing papers, presentations and all types of projects.

• Enhanced! Microsoft Encarta Premium 2007. Students will always have up-to-date reference information from a credible source with Microsoft Encarta Premium, the No. 1 best-selling multimedia encyclopedia brand.

• Enhanced! Foreign Language Help. Microsoft Student contains translation dictionaries and now verb conjunctions for French, German and Spanish.

• Web Companion. No matter which search engine students use, Web Companion will present a short list of trusted content options when a student conducts a search. Links to trusted Encarta content appear right alongside the search engine results, helping students quickly find all the relevant research results in one comprehensive view.

• Book Summaries. In addition to a brief synopsis of each story, Book Summaries include illuminating facts and insights facilitate the understanding and appreciation of many classic works of literature.

Encarta Premium 2007 Features:

• New look and feel makes it easier than ever to use. Students can start exploring scholarly resources and information quickly and easily with one of the world’s most trusted encyclopedias.

• Web Companion. Help students focus their online searches by bringing up accurate and trusted information from Encarta Premium 2007 alongside search-engine results.

• Content and reference tools. More than 64,000 articles, 26,000 photos and images, and a dictionary, thesaurus, and translation dictionary are included.

• Encarta Kids. Encyclopedia content and learning activities geared to young learners or below-level readers with age-appropriate articles, maps and media.

Pricing/Point Value

Standard points and pricing for Software Assurance SKUs for one year (internal only).

| |Academic Open NL |Academic Select |Campus and School |Retail FPP |

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|Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007 |

|License |$13 |$11 | |$69.95 |

|Software Assurance |$8 |$4 | | |

|License/Software Assurance |$21 |$14 |$5 | |

|Encarta Premium 2007 |

|License |$13 |$11 | |$49.95 |

|Software Assurance |$8 |$4 | | |

|License/Software Assurance |$21 |$14 |$5 | |

Contact

For any questions, please contact Marissa Rocha, Product Manager for Student and Encarta.

System Center Reporting Manager 2006 License Grant

• Geography : Worldwide

• Audience : Channel Partners

• Programs : Enterprise Agreement, Select, Open

Summary

Customers with active Software Assurance coverage on Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 are eligible to receive one System Center Reporting Manager 2006 license at no additional cost.

Details

As a one-time exception, Microsoft will enable Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 customers with Software Assurance to acquire one license for System Center Reporting Manager 2006 at no additional cost, other than media costs (if applicable).

Customers with active Software Assurance coverage as of May 1, 2006 on at least one MOM Server 2005 (including MOM Server 2005 with SQL Server 2005 Technology) or SMS Server 2003 (including SMS Server 2003 with SQL Server 2005 Technology) license are eligible for one System Center Reporting Manager 2006 license. Customers may purchase Software Assurance coverage on the System Center Reporting Manager 2006 license anytime prior to July 30, 2006.

This license grant is listed on the current Volume License Product List.

Calls to Action

• Encourage any SMS or MOM SA customers to take advantage of this license grant to get SCRM 2006 at no additional cost (an approximately $2,000 value, depending on the pricing level a customer would qualify for)

• Convince eligible customers to act before July 30, 2006 so that they are able to purchase SA on SCRM 2006

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