From: Bruce Satow (satow@ssl.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 16:39:40 PDT
Hi Bob,
Is UC going to negotiate a similar deal with Adobe Systems?
Bob Callaway wrote:
>
> NEW MICROSOFT AGREEMENT
>
> UC has negotiated an important new agreement with Microsoft. For many
> departments, the agreement will provide the most cost-effective and
> convenient way of licensing Microsoft software. The new agreement is
> called the Microsoft Consolidated Campus Agreement (MCCA). To create
> this agreement, Microsoft made significant modifications to its
> standard Microsoft Campus Agreement in order to accommodate a set of
> issues presented by UC negotiators.
>
> MCCA provides licenses for Microsoft products on an annual
> subscription basis, rather than perpetual licenses as with Microsoft
> Select or the boxed Microsoft products. The agreement permits UC
> departments to enroll for an initial year and then have an option to
> renew.
>
> Some advantages of the agreement are listed in the last section below.
>
> ACTION NEEDED IN THE MONTH OF MAY
>
> Departments interested in MCCA need to be aware of some events in the
> month of May:
>
> 1. Presentations about MCCA will be held on 5/5 and (possibly) 5/14.
> See below.
>
> 2. An open enrollment period will take place from 5/1/03 through
> 5/30/03. The purchase volume achieved by UC during May will determine
> the final cost not only of the May enrollments but of any subsequent
> enrollments during the first year. Therefore, departmental action is
> needed in May in order for UC to achieve the highest benefits from
> this agreement.
>
> Because these events are coming up soon, it is important for
> departments that might participate in MCCA to learn about the
> agreement now. Sources of information are described below.
>
> SOURCES OF INFORMATION
>
> MCCA Website
>
> Departments are urged to study information about the agreement that is
> being maintained on a restricted UCOP website. Information is still
> being added to the site; in particular, there will be an extensive
> list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). To request access to the
> site, send email to Chris Ferreira at products@socrates.berkeley.edu,
> with the subject line "Requesting access to MCCA website." The
> following information should be included in the request:
>
> Name:
> Status (Faculty or Staff):
> Department:
> Email address:
> Phone:
>
> MCCA Presentations
>
> Department are also urged to attend a presentation about MCCA on May
> 5th in 60 Barrows. One or both of the following time slots will be
> used for this:
>
> 5/5/03 from 10:30 am to noon
> 5/5/03 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm
>
> (In addition, there may be another presentation in 60 Barrows on
> Wednesday, May 14th, from 10:30 to noon, if it appears that another
> session is needed.)
>
> Regarding the May 5th sessions, staff or faculty who are interested in
> attending should RSVP to Katrina Romero, avcoasst@uclink.berkeley.edu,
> with the subject line "MCCA RSVP." RSVPs should be submitted by
> Tuesday, 4/29/03 at 5:00 pm. The following information should be
> provided for each RSVP:
>
> Name:
> Status (Faculty or Staff):
> Department:
> Email address:
> Phone:
> Which of the time slots you prefer and whether you could attend
> either:
>
> A confirmation of the schedule will be sent out by Thursday, 5/1/03.
>
> BITS Forum
>
> Next week, a new mailing list called the BITS Forum is expected to be
> announced by IST. This list will be a channel for discussing
> information technology procurement issues at UC. Participation will
> be restricted to Berkeley Campus staff and faculty. The first big
> topic for this list will be MCCA, so departments interested in MCCA
> should join the list once it is announced.
>
> Technology Resource Center (TRC)
>
> TRC has been selected as the reseller for MCCA. TRC will soon be
> ready to provide information about the ordering process.
>
> Questions Now?
>
> Until the BITS Forum is operational, departments may send questions
> about MCCA to me at callaway@socrates.berkeley.edu.
>
> ADVANTAGES OF THE AGREEMENT
>
> 1. Enrollment will be a streamlined process handled by Technology
> Resource Center (TRC).
>
> 2. Departments may enroll only for the products they need: desktop
> products, Client Access Licenses (CALs), and server products.
>
> 3. The most popular products are bundled into the Desktop Package,
> and the discounts for all desktop products will be determined by the
> volume of enrollments for this product. The Desktop Package includes
> Microsoft Office (the Pro version for Windows and the latest version
> for Macintosh), Windows upgrades, and the Core CAL.
>
> 4. All products are automatically licensed at the latest versions,
> with "downgrade rights" that permit use of prior versions if that
> suits the department's operations.
>
> 5. There will be uniform pricing based on UC-wide enrollment
> volumes. Each department gets the advantage of the entire
> University's purchasing power.
>
> 6. Prices will not increase for a period of 4 years (but with
> increased enrollments, they may decrease).
>
> 7. Tracking of desktop licenses is not required, as an enrolled
> department is licensed for an enrolled product for all of its
> machines. Additional machines are automatically licensed for desktop
> products. (Server products, however, are licensed per machine.)
>
> 8. Machines in computer labs maintained by an enrolled department
> are covered by the enrollment.
>
> 9. Work-at-home rights for faculty and staff are included for
> desktop products.
>
> 10. As part of open enrollment, there is a free option to trade in
> existing SQL Server licenses for per-processor licenses that eliminate
> the need for SQL Server Client Access Licenses.
>
> 11. As part of open enrollment, credits for unused months of Software
> Assurance (or Upgrade Advantage) will be available if the covered
> product is enrolled in MCCA.
>
> 12. Because invoicing will occur in June, a department has the option
> of paying for its enrollment in the fiscal year ending 6/30 or the
> next fiscal year starting 7/1 (the latter means paying in July).
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
>
> -
> ______________________________________
>
> Bob Callaway
> Manager, Strategic Vendor Relations
> Information Systems and Technology
> 295 Evans Hall
> University of California, Berkeley
> Berkeley, CA 94720-3812
>
> Voice: (510) 643-8262
> Fax: (510) 643-5385
> Email: callaway@socrates.berkeley.edu
> ______________________________________
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