Microsoft Campus Agreement
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Microsoft Campus Agreement or MSCA is a program intended to offer significant discounts on Microsoft products to students, faculty, and staff of select universities which enter into a yearly contract with Microsoft. (Windows XP Professional sells, at some University stores, for as low as $5.00 [1].) Each software package available under the MSCA can be purchased only once. Upon graduation, students can typically receive perpetual licenses for the purchased software.
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[edit] Current Arrangement
Software currently sold under MSCA licenses includes Windows XP Professional, versions of Microsoft Office and the Visual Studio .NET suite of developer tools.
Additionally, MSCA licensing currently requires that those who purchase Windows XP Professional have an existing Windows license and allows for Office products to be installed on, at most, two computers.
[edit] Legacy Licenses
Prior to 2003, MSCA licensed software was distinguishable from non-MSCA licensed software in that the CDs were not holographic, did not require activation (for those products which would have otherwise required activation), and, in some cases, did not require a valid license key.
[edit] Examples of participating universities
- Ball State University[1]
- California State University[2]
- Community Colleges of Spokane[3]
- DeVry University[4]
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Iowa State University[5]
- Lancaster University[6]
- Life Pacific College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]
- Morrisville State College
- Oklahoma State University[8]
- Purdue University[9]
- Texas A&M University[10]
- Texas Tech University[11]
- University of Calgary[12]
- University of Chicago[13]
- University of Florida[14]
- University of Houston[15]
- University of Leeds[16]
- University of Texas at Austin[17]
- University of Twente
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute[18]
- University of Westminster[19]
[edit] References
- ^ Ball State University MSCA
- ^ California State University MSCA
- ^ Community Colleges of Spokane MSCA
- ^ DeVry University MSCA
- ^ Iowa State University MSCA
- ^ Lancaster University MSCA
- ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSCA
- ^ Oklahoma State University MSCA
- ^ Purdue University MSCA
- ^ Texas A&M University MSCA
- ^ Texas Tech University MSCA
- ^ University of Calgary MSCA
- ^ University of Chicago MSCA
- ^ University of Florida MSCA
- ^ University of Houston
- ^ University of Leeds MSCA
- ^ University of Texas MSCA
- ^ Worcester Polytechnic Institute MSCA
- ^ University of Westminster MSCA
