Simplicity. Flexibility. Savings.

The new Small Business Platform offering, available through Microsoft's Open Value Licensing Program, allows Small Businesses with as few as 5 PCs to take advantage of the core Microsoft technologies used to run their business at substantial savings while also providing access to the most current offerings available both now, and in the future. The Small Business Platform SKU provides all of the following for every PC in the company:

• Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Edition License
• Small Business Server 2003 Client Access License
• Windows Vista Business Upgrade (or Windows Vista Enterprise or Ultimate)
• 3 years of Software Assurance benefits for all of the above

Because this is offered through the Microsoft Open Value Licensing Program, this means Small businesses who take advantage of this offering also receive the benefits of:

• Being able to spread the payments for their purchase out over 3 years, with no interest and no finance charges
• Up to a 28% savings vs. buying these items individually for all PCs in their company
• Media sets included for each (2007 Office System and Windows Vista bits available for download by end of November 2006 and media available in January 2007)
• 3 Years of upgrade protection This means that any new versions of the software listed above that Microsoft releases during this three year period, the company would receive full rights to use on every PC in the company
• A Home Use Rights license for Microsoft Office Professional 2007 for every PC in the company. For example, a Small business with seven PCs in their company who purchases the Small Business Desktop Advantage for all seven of the PCs in their company would receive seven Home Use Rights licenses of Microsoft Office Professional 2007. This would allow seven of the employees of the company to run Microsoft Office Professional 2007 on their home PCs.
• eLearning courses on Microsoft Office and Windows Vista to allow them to get the most from their investment in Microsoft software
• Employee Purchase Program Employees of the company would be able to purchase Microsoft software for their own personal use at up to 30% savings

Simplicity - Taking advantage of this new offering for Small Businesses is as simple as counting the number of PCs in the company. Because this is a company-wide offering, you simply count how many PCs there are in the company, order one of the Small Business Platform SKUs per PC and you are done. It is that simple! If the number of PCs you have in your company increases, you simply add one Small Business Platform SKU for each additional PC and the new PCs would also receive all of the benefits listed above.

Flexibility Need to add additional Microsoft technologies to your company? No problem. Because the Small Business Platform SKU is offered through the Microsoft Open Value Licensing Program, you can add any other Microsoft technologies to this agreement and receive the benefits of spread payments (no interest or finance charges), free media, eLearning, upgrade protection, and all of the other Software Assurance benefits for these technologies as well.

Savings The Small Business Platform SKU offers substantial savings to small businesses through this offering. To put it in perspective, it is equivalent to receiving all of the items listed above for 84 or less per PC per day with the spread payments benefit! And while you receive the ability to spread your payments out over three years as a benefit, at the end of the three years, you own the software licenses. This is not a rental or software subscription. This means they are yours to use for as long as you want, even beyond the three year payment period. After the initial three year period, you will have the option to renew your Software Assurance benefits for an additional three years if you wish.

Here is an example of how easy it is to take advantage of this offering. Let's say your company has five total PCs with a mixture of Windows and Office licenses today:

Doing this will transform your company environment above to the following:

Are you looking to move up to your first server for your company or maybe you are looking to upgrade your existing server to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? Here is an example of how easy it is to do this by taking advantage of this offering. Lets say your company has five total PCs with a mixture of Windows and Office licenses today:

Doing this will transform your company environment above to the following:

The Microsoft Small Business Platform SKU also provides you the flexibility to either spread your payments out over three years (no interest or finance charges), or pay for the entire amount up front if that fits better into your financial model.

• Part # B6K-00052 is the Small Business Platform SKU with the three year spread payments
• Part # B6K-00050 is the Small Business Platform SKU paid up front

Both options offer the same benefits and rights and both cost the same. It is simply a matter of which works best for you and your company.

Just remember these three easy steps to take advantage of this new offering:

1. Count how many PCs you have in your company
2. Order one Small Business Platform SKU per PC (B6K-00052 for spread payments, B6K-00050 for up-front payments)
3. Start using all of the new technology included in this offering.

Simplicity. Flexibility. Savings. The new Small Business Platform SKU from Microsoft.