Nine Essential Microsoft Licensing Resources

KIRKLAND, Wash., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Directions on Microsoft has released a brief webinar: Nine Essential Microsoft Licensing Resources. The webinar, excerpted from its popular Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp, identifies publicly-available sources of information IT planners and purchasing managers can use to answer Microsoft licensing questions on their own.

"Microsoft is unique among big software vendors in terms of the sheer quantity of detailed information it publishes about its licensing policies," says Directions president Jeff Parker. "We've sifted through all of it and have identified the nine most useful sites. They're a treasure trove of valuable information for anyone whose job includes understanding Microsoft licensing."  

When it comes to Microsoft licensing rules, there's often room for interpretation. In fact, depending on who you ask – whether your Microsoft rep. or your licensing reseller – you may even receive multiple answers to the same Microsoft licensing question.  Knowing where to get the information to answer your own questions makes you a smarter customer. As an old saying goes, "Trust but verify."

Directions recommends IT planners and purchasing managers become familiar with Microsoft's Product Use Rights (PUR), Software Licensing Terms (SLT), and the Microsoft Product Lists archives. They also point customers to the Microsoft Partner site for early licensing information for new products such as Office 365 and the Microsoft Incentives site for a list of current sales promotions.

The Nine Essential Microsoft Licensing Resources webinar is available at
http://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/Microsoft_Licensing_Resources

About Directions on Microsoft

Directions on Microsoft is an independent IT analyst firm focused exclusively on Microsoft technologies since 1992. Directions is best known for its Microsoft Enterprise Software Roadmaps and Microsoft Licensing Guides. Their two-day Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp provides graduate-level training on how to effectively license Microsoft products such as Windows Server, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server and Office.

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