Duke signs site license agreement with Microsoft

June 29, 2009

Duke has signed an agreement with the Microsoft Corporation for site licenses to many of the company’s end-user and server products. This agreement makes it possible for faculty, staff and students throughout the university and health system to take advantage of:

  • The Windows Vista Business and Enterprise operating systems
  • MS Office Enterprise 2007 and MS Office 2008 for Mac
  • Downgrade rights to Windows XP and MS Office 2003
  • The upcoming Windows 7

The agreement also gives system administrators access to enterprise server software such as MS Windows Server, MS Exchange Standard and Enterprise Servers, MS SharePoint Standard and Enterprise Servers and MS System Center Configuration Manager Server.

Details about how individuals, schools and departments obtain the software are available in the Computing & Printing section of the OIT site under Software. If you have immediate needs or concerns, please contact one of the following: