Volume Licensing Service Center Overview Presentation V1.0 August 2007

Volume Licensing Service Center Overview PresentationV1.0 August 2007

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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

Benefits

• VLSC was developed in response to direct customer feedback obtained from worldwide customer satisfaction surveys that requested better ways to manage licensing.

VLSC Features

• VLSC provides convenient online solutions for Volume Licensing customers to easily manage license agreements and products -- calculate current License Statements, download licensed products, view and request Product Keys.

Access & Roadmap

• Secure access for registered users of Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS) and eOpen. Eventually VLSC will be the single destination for Volume Licensing customers and the services MVLS and eOpen provide today will be integrated and improved in future releases of VLSC.

Call to Action

• Partners – Educate customers on value and benefits of VLSC

• Customers – Start using VLSC through secure access from MVLS and eOpen

• Volume Licensing Customer Feedback

• Volume Licensing Service Center v1.0 (VLSC)

• Benefits

• Features

• Exploring Volume Licensing Service Center

• Development Roadmap

• Call-to-Action

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CONTENTS

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VOLUME LICENSING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

Customers have told us that:

• Microsoft® Volume License Services (MVLS) in general, is overly complex and always requires multiple calls by them to their Microsoft representative in order to get what they want.

• They can't seem to access any information or find it since the web site navigation has changed. Online help hasn't helped either. They don't have the time to deal with this.

• They are never going to be satisfied when they are forced to use a web portal that is unclear and hard to follow.

• They are looking for more online features that make their job easier. A site should make it easy to be licensed and stay licensed.

• They don’t know what they own, and after looking at our website, it’s clear Microsoft doesn’t know either.

• Download speed is unacceptably slow -- it frequently times out and they have to start over again.

WHAT IS THE VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER?

VLSC provides convenient online solutions for Volume Licensing customers to easily manage license agreements and products.

With VLSC, Volume Licensing customers can:

− Calculate current License Statements to view an easy-to-understand, comprehensive license summary across programs and agreements.

− Easily find and download licensed products available under their Volume License entitlements.

− View and request Product Keys for licensed product in their license entitlements.

VLSC is accessed through the MVLS site or the eOpen site.

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LICENSED PRODUCT DOWNLOADS

LICENSE STATEMENTS

VLSC helps make it easier to manage Microsoft Volume License agreements, download licensed products, and access Product Keys.

SO WHY IS VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER THE SOLUTION?

PRODUCT KEYS

PRODUCT KEYS

• Clarity around requesting Product Keys for the Windows Vista® operating system

• Simplified and improved user experience for retrieving Volume Licensing keys for all licensed products

• Improved access to help and support

LICENSE STATEMENTS

• Offers a Microsoft License Statement on demand

• Provides a summary of Volume License entitlements across agreements and programs

• Calculates Volume License entitlements and Statement customizations in real-time


• Improved user interface making it easier to find the right product for download

• Availability of downloads for Open and Open Value programs based on Volume License entitlements

• Predictable and faster download performance

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VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER BENEFITS

•Easy-to-use

•Helps reduce time in managing Volume License entitlements

•Assists in an understanding of a customer’s licensing status

• Includes easy access to downloadable licensed products, reducing the need for ordering media kits

•Offers instant access to licensed products within Volume License entitlements

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER FEATURES

• Microsoft License Statement: Consolidated view of agreements, license transactions, and license entitlements across Volume Licensing programs.

• Intuitive User Interface: Product names and descriptions are more customer friendly to help make it easier to find the right product.

• Enhanced Product Download : Faster licensed product download performance with download options for language, platform, and file format.

• Data Availability: License agreement data is comprehensive and provides real-time calculation of Volume License entitlements.

• Secure Access: VLSC is available through the existing Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS) and eOpen sites to registered users only. MVLS and eOpen sites are designed to provide secure access.

• Access to Volume License Product Keys: Pre-assigned Volume License Keys (VLK) can be viewed for all Volume License software products.

• Support for Windows Vista® Product Keys: Pre-assigned KMS* product keys can be viewed and MAK* product keys can be requested.

• Localized User Interface: Provides localized user interface in twenty-four (24) languages. Additional languages are planned for future releases.

• Application Support: Phone and e-mail support available via Microsoft Customer Service call centers worldwide.

* KMS – Key Management Server; MAK – Multiple Activation Keys 8

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VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER INTEGRATION

ACCESS VIA MVLS & eOPEN

Open Customers and PartnersSecure Access through eOpen

Open Value/Select/EA Customers and PartnersSecure Access through MVLS

Access VLSC through eOpen or MVLS

Registered users of eOpen or MVLS have a secure link to the VLSC home page.

EXPLORING VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER

HOMEPAGE

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SIMPLIFIED NAVIGATION

VLSC home page allows easy navigation to License Information, Software Downloads, and Product Keys.

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LICENSE AGREEMENTS

Consolidated Volume License Agreement Summary

VLSC provides a summary of all Open, Select, and Enterprise Agreements in one consolidated summary. A calculation of license entitlements can be generated by selecting all required agreements to be included in the license calculation.

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On Demand Volume License Entitlements

VLSC provides a summary of Volume License entitlements by product and version based on the selected Volume License agreements. Included in the summary are Active Software Assurance (SA) quantities.


LICENSE STATEMENT

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Detailed Transaction History

VLSC provides comprehensive transaction details for license acquisitions that have occurred under all Volume License agreements.


LICENSE STATEMENT

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Easy Access to Frequently Asked Questions and Support

VLSC provides a tab of FAQs and links to other resources for additional support and information about the License Statement.


LICENSE STATEMENT

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Simplified Navigation to Licensed Product Downloads

Searching for products to download has been improved along with download performance time.



Licensed Product Downloads Organized by Product Families

To assist in finding the right product, software downloads have been organized by product families.



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Enhanced Download Options

VLSC provides multiple software download options for language, platform, and file format.



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Access to Volume License Product Keys

Pre-assigned Volume Licensing keys for all Volume Licensing software products can be found.


PRODUCT KEYS

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Access to Windows Vista Product Keys

Pre-assigned KMS* Product Keys and request MAK* Product Keys can be found and viewed.

*KMS – Key Management Server*MAK – Multiple Activation Key


PRODUCT KEYS

VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER DEVELOPMENT

ROAD MAP

Focus Groups, Usability Studies, and Customer Surveys Used to Validate and Finalize Version Content

Software Downloads all programs; Product Key Distribution (VLK, MAK, KMS); License Statement Enhancement – Transaction History, Data Accuracy

Expand global reach via increased user interface localization/ country availability

Start using VOLUME LICENSING SERVICE CENTER

beginning August 23, 2007 to view License Statements, download licensed products, and obtain Product Keys! To access VLSC, go to: MVLS at https://licensing.microsoft.com

or eOpen at https://eopen.microsoft.com

https://licensing.microsoft.com/

https://licensing.microsoft.com/

https://eopen.microsoft.com/

https://eopen.microsoft.com/

Documents

Volume Licensing Service Center Overview Presentation V1.0 August 2007