For those of you in the development of, sale of, or support of computers and systems you should already have a Microsoft Tech Net subscription.
With the Tech Net Plus subscription you have access to download over 70 full unrestricted titles (many with multiple license keys and permited activations!!) of Microsoft software and training titles, ranging from Windows 7 to Office 2007 and many server versions. Simply burn the images (.iso) to CD of DVD.
I believe it is the most valuable subscription available for staying current on applications and operating systems.
If you don’t currently have a subscription now is the time to get it.
Microsoft is being very generous and providing a 28% discount till the end of the year.
The regular subscription is $349.00.
With the coupon it comes out to like $252.00.
A VERY low price to pay for all the software most of you will ever need for a long while.
I have been a subscriber for over a decade believe I get WAY more than my moneys worth. I am able to have access to new and current software as soon as it is available and usually LONG before the general public has access. For example via TechNet I have been using Windows 7 in one form or another for over a year. [The cost of Windows 2008 Server R2 is $3,999.00 alone!]
You can find the information here:
http://www.microsoft.com/click/technetplus/
Just use the coupon code: TNWIN7L
Description of Subscription Software Benefits:
TechNet Plus Direct
All Online Access
Access to all TechNet Plus resources via the members-only TechNet Plus benefits portal for an individual user. Does not include DVD shipments.
• Full-version evaluation software without time limits
• Beta software releases
• Technical Information Library
• Professional Support Incidents
• Managed newsgroups
• Online concierge Chat
• Technical training resources and Microsoft E-Learning Courses
Servers & Operating Systems 2007 Microsoft Office System Microsoft Dynamics
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Compute Cluster
• Windows SharePoint Services
• SQL Server
• Application Platform Servers
BizTalk Server, Commerce Server, Host Integration Server, Connected Services Framework, Customer Care Framework
• Business Productivity Servers
Content Management Server, Exchange Server, Office Live Communications Server, Office Forms Server, Office Groove Server, Office PerformancePoint Server, Speech Server, Sharepoint Server, Windows Sharepoint Services
• IT Operations Servers
Identity Integration Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager, Systems Management Server, ISA Server
• Windows 7
Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional/Home Premium/Home Basic/Starter
• Windows Vista
Ultimate/Enterprise/Business/Vista Home Basic/Home Premium
• Windows XP
XP Home/Media Center/Professional/Tablet PC Edition
• Office
Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional Plus/Professional 2007 [2]
• Office Desktop Applications
Office Word, Office Excel, Office PowerPoint, Office Outlook & Business Contact Manager, Office Access, Office Publisher, Office InfoPath, Office OneNote, Office Communicator, Office Groove, Office SharePoint Designer, Office Visio, Office Project Standard, Office Accounting, Office Business Scorecard Manager, Office FrontPage, Office Project Professional, Office Project Server, Office Project Portfolio Server
• Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, SL, Microsoft Forecaster & Microsoft FRx
• Dynamics CRM, Point of Sale, Microsoft Small Business Accounting & Financing