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BizTalk Server 2009 Branch Edition

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DA SAB Select/Select Plus Open Campus &
School Units		 EA &
EA Sub		 OV/OVS Open
License
Minimum		 Online
Subscription
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L L&SA SA L L&SA SA
  3YR 2YR 1YR 3YR 2YR 1YR P
BizTalk® Server 2009 Branch Edition 03/09 SRV 25 63 50 38 38 25 13 25 50 25 25 A,S,D P    
Note: If the cell for the product is blank then the product is not currently offered in the program.
*For Select Plus only the ‘L’ and three year values for ‘L&SA’ / ’SA’ will be used.

Product Notes

 

BizTalk® Server 2009 Branch Edition

Step-Up rights:
Enterprise, Select, or Open Value customers with active Software Assurance coverage for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition may step-up to BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition by acquiring the appropriate Step-Up SKU.

Downgrade rights:
Volume license customers with a license for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition may use Host Integration Server 2006 and any prior version of Host Integration Server Standard Edition.

Migration path for Host Integration Server 2006 customers enrolled in SA:
For each license of Host Integration Server 2006 (or any earlier version) that a Volume License customer has enrolled in Software Assurance as of September 1, 2007, the customer is permitted to use BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition (or any later version of that product) on one (1) processor in place of Host Integration Server 2006. The customer’s right to use BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition expires upon the expiration or termination of the customer’s right to use the corresponding copy of Host Integration Server 2006. The customer’s use of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition under this offer is subject to the product use rights for that product and the terms and conditions of the customer’s Volume License agreement. At the end of the term of software assurance for Host Integration Server 2006, the customer may renew upgrade protection for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition in place of Host Integration Server 2006.

BizTalk RFID Mobile and RFID Mobile Standards Pack:
Customers with Biz Talk Server Branch Edition licenses with active Software Assurance coverage as of October 31st, 2008 are eligible to use BizTalk RFID Mobile and BizTalk RFID Standards Pack. Use of this software is subject to the use rights for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition. Customers’ right to use this component becomes perpetual when their right to use BizTalk Server Branch Edition becomes perpetual.


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