Microsoft Volume Licensing Category Details

Product Type Definitions

• Standard License
  
  This product type is version specific and provides the right to run the version of the product that is ordered.
  
  
• License & Software Assurance
  
  This product type is not version specific and allows customers to acquire the License and Software Assurance together.

Product Type Qualifications

• Standard License
  
  Available in the Select License (all agreement versions), Open License 6.X and Enterprise Subscription Agreement 6.X (available for buy-out orders only) programs. There are no pre-requisites for a customer to acquire a Standard License in the Select License and Open License programs.
   
• Software Assurance
  
  Introduced with the License 6.X programs. Available in the Select License, Open License and Enterprise Agreement 6.X programs. Through all volume licensing programs, Software Assurance must be purchased at the time of acquiring the license or upon renewal of an existing Software Assurance term.
  
  
• License & Software Assurance
  
  Introduced with the License 6.X programs. Available in the Select License, Open License and Enterprise Agreement 6.X programs. There are no pre-requisites to acquire the License. Software Assurance must be purchased at the time of acquiring the corresponding License, or upon renewal of an existing Software Assurance term. Through all volume licensing programs, where the customer does not meet the Software Assurance eligibility criteria and wishes to purchase Software Assurance, the customer will acquire the License & Software Assurance offering.