Bell is the partner of choice for many ICI member institutions, supplying products and license consulting services for the Microsoft Campus Agreement Program.

Program Description

• Annual subscription model covers all College-owned and leased computers including labs.
• Count Full Time Equivalents (FTE) instead of computers.
• Basic Bundle includes O/S Upgrades, Office Professional, and Core CAL
• Core CAL includes access license for Windows, Exchange, SMS and SharePoint Servers
• Faculty/Staff Work at Home Rights provided for each enrolled product
• Multi-language rights including Multi-language Office
  Simplest method to add student option for entire Campus

Benefits

• Low administration costs – count people instead of equipment
• Easy compliance – keep your software licenses up to date and legal
• Stay current with technology – run the latest versions of Microsoft software
• Great pricing and simple budgeting – one annual count, one annual payment
• Consortium will report 1 annual FTE count and reseller will bill individual schools

Consortium Details

• Annual renewal/start date is May
• Product mix – Desktop Bundle (includes Office Pro, O/S Upgrade, Core CAL)
• Aggregated volume of participating institutions has earned B-level pricing for all members

Student Select Program

• Program on-line transactions administered by eAcademy
• Offers Student licensing for Office Standard and Professional for Windows, Office for Macintosh, and Windows XP Upgrade
• No financial risk for Institution – student purchases online via credit card
• No new or additional administrative burden required to participate
• No external ordering or stocking of media inventory.
• Students agree online to Microsoft Student Select License Agreement, therefore no paper documents are required by the institution to fulfill Microsoft policies.
• Students pay online, the institution does not have to collect payment.
• E-academy provides monthly detailed sales reports, which institutions can access online.