Microsoft Products
Microsoft Office Suites
Microsoft Desktop Applications (No longer covered)
SharePoint Designer is now offered as a free download from Microsoft. Please see the Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer Website for more details.
Visual Studio was previously included, but changed September 2008. Student use is available on personally-owned machines through the DreamSpark program. Academic usage on insitutional computers may be provided campus by campus with MSDN AA. The Grant is available for non-academic usage please contact Software Distribution and Sales for additonal information.
Microsoft Desktop Operating System Upgrades
Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA) operating system licenses for the desktop are upgrade licenses and require that you have an existing fully-licensed version of a Microsoft Windows desktop operating system licensed for your machine. Full Windows desktop licenses cannot be purchased through any Microsoft volume licensing agreement. They can only be purchased as a Fully Packaged Product (FPP) through a retail outlet OR installed on a new computer through an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) such as Dell, HP, Sony, etc.
The application licenses (Office Suite) do NOT have this requirement.
Although the Campus Agreement does provide full downgrade licensing (previous versions of Windows), Students and Faculty/Staff Work-at-Home users can only purchase the latest version of Windows Operating Systems through their campus distribution point. Departments (but not individuals) can purchase media for previous versions through the Microsoft Select Large Account Reseller, but availability may be limited.
Microsoft Server Licenses (Departments)
- System Center Configuration Manager Server (SCCM)
- SQL Server "Site License" 1 (Available in years 2-5, September 1, 2009 - 2013) includes:
1The following campuses chose to "opt in" for the SQL Server "Site License" for the first year: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Health Science Center Tyler, and UT System Offices.
Microsoft Enterprise Client Access Licenses (CALs)
Client Access Licenses (CALs) are for use in conjunction with Microsoft server products, and are thus applicable to departmental purchases only. Departments should refer to Do departments have to purchase individual Client Access Licenses for more information.
The Microsoft Enterprise CAL consists of:
- Windows Server 2008 CAL
- Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL
- Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CAL
- Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard CAL
- Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Standard CAL
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise CAL
- Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Management License
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 Client Monitoring
- Windows Rights Management Services
- Forefront Security Suite
Other CALs covered under the MSCA
- Windows Server Terminal Services
In addition to the Microsoft Enterprise CAL, Windows Server Terminal Server CALs for UT faculty, staff, and students are covered under the MSCA as part of our longstanding program with Microsoft.
- SQL Server CAL
SQL Server CALs will be included beginning September 1, 2009.
E-Learning
For students, faculty, and staff, Microsoft has made available online training in Microsoft Applications, Systems and Servers. Through our Campus Agreement we have access to Microsoft E-Learning. Please read the Official Microsoft E-Learning Web site to see the items that will be of interest to you.
Other Microsoft Products
Any Microsoft products not mentioned above are not covered under the Microsoft Campus Agreement.
Students and faculty/staff home-use can obtain retail and educational licensing of boxed products through other retailers, including the UT Austin Campus Computer Store.
Departments that would like to obtain licensing for other products can do so under the Microsoft Select Agreement at greatly discounted rates.
