Software licensing for multiple users or computers
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In software licensing, volume licensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number of users. Customers of such licensing schemes are typically business, governmental or educational institutions, with prices for volume licensing varying depending on the type, quantity and applicable subscription-term. For example, Microsoft software available through volume-licensing programs includes Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.[1][2]
Traditionally, a volume licensing key (VLK), which could be supplied to all instances of the licensed computer program, was involved in volume licensing. With the popularity of the software as a service practices, volume licensing customers only supply their software with credentials belonging to an online user account instead, which is used for other aspects of services and provisioning.
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In software licensing, volumelicensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number...
versions of Office. 2 Commercial use of Office RT is allowed through volumelicensing or business subscriptions to Office 365. 3 Windows Store versions are...
Key Information." Microsoft VolumeLicensing. (accessed November 25, 2011) Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft Software License Terms - Windows Vista." Microsoft...
CAL and Enterprise CAL (in French) VolumeLicensing for Microsoft Products and Online Services, Microsoft "Licensing Terminal Server in Windows Server...
editions such as Enterprise and Education are only available through volumelicensing channels. Microsoft also makes editions of Windows 10 available to...
time. Another license model is licensing per dongle, which allows the owner of the dongle to use the program on any computer. Licensing per server, CPU...
activation. Volumelicensing perpetual branch of Microsoft Office, 3 editions were released: Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2021: This volumelicensing suite...
targeted the enterprise segment of the market and was sold through volumelicensing to companies which have a Software Assurance (SA) contract with Microsoft...
the platform, and greater functionality. Office 2007 was released to volumelicensing customers on November 30, 2006, and to the general public on January...
version of Office 2016 Pro Plus. Volumelicensing versions of Office 2019 cannot be downloaded from Microsoft VolumeLicensing Service Center and must be deployed...
the VolumeLicense Service Center. Volumelicensing customers without an SA were able to purchase Windows Server 2008 R2 through volumelicensing by September...
sideload apps, but only after special product keys are obtained through volumelicensing. The term "Immersive app" had been used internally by Microsoft developers...
Microsoft Office applications and suites are sold via retail channels, and volumelicensing for larger organizations (also including the "Home Use Program". allowing...
applications and Outlook. Standard: This suite, only available through volumelicensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook and Publisher...
time. Another license model is licensing per dongle, which allows the owner of the dongle to use the program on any computer. Licensing per server, CPU...
OEMs or academic volumelicensing. The Academic version, acquired via Academic VolumeLicensing, supports domain join and no licensing restrictions on...
editions, including three editions for retail outlets, two editions for volumelicensing channel, five subscription-based editions available through Microsoft...
customers with Software Assurance on April 27, 2010, and to other VolumeLicensing Customers on May 1. MSDN and TechNet subscribers have been able to...
manufacturer OEMs and system builders, and as such are typically sold in volumelicensing deals to a variety of manufacturers (Dell, HP, ASUS, Acer, Lenovo,...
EA/SA (Enterprise Agreement/Software Assurance) is a volumelicensing package offered by Microsoft. It primarily targets large organizations which have...
aimed towards business environments, and are only available through volumelicensing. As part of Microsoft's unification strategies, Windows products that...
Enterprise, is functionally similar to Ultimate, but is only sold through volumelicensing via Microsoft's Software Assurance program. All editions aside from...
Governments Open License for Education Open Value Open Value Subscription Software license Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Microsoft. "VolumeLicensing". Retrieved...
Windows RT must first be enabled by purchasing additional licenses through Microsoft volumelicensing outlet. Desktop software that run on previous versions...
new licensing structure that has been adopted by Windows Server 2016 has also moved away from the Windows Server 2012/2012R2 CPU socket licensing model...
(July 5, 2012). "Microsoft goes public with Windows Server 2012 versions, licensing". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012...
as Microsoft 365, combining Office 365 with Windows 10 Enterprise volumelicenses and other cloud-based security and device management products. On April...
Windows XP and Vista. Additionally it was the first 64-bit version. Volumelicensing activation was introduced in this version. Microsoft Project 2013 was...
development process, Windows Vista was released on November 30, 2006, for volumelicensing and January 30, 2007, for consumers. It contained a number of new features...
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