MSDN® Academic Alliance

MSDN® Academic Alliance (MSDN-AA), now in its second year of providing academic institutions, faculty, and students with leading-edge tools and technologies. The initial shipment includes the latest developer tools, servers, and platforms from Microsoft, and you will receive new releases throughout your membership term of the following products:

 

·         Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET Academic and Visual Studio 6.0 Professional

·         Microsoft Windows® XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional

·         Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, plus the .NET Enterprise Servers such as Microsoft

·         SQL ServerTM and BizTalk® Server

·         Microsoft Visio® 2002 Professional

·         Microsoft Windows CE .NET Platform Builder and related tools

·         MSDN Library, SDKs, DDKs, and betas

 

BENEFITS OF THE MSDN ACADEMIC ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP

The MSDN® Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) provides the latest developer tools, servers, and platforms from Microsoft to faculty and students of academic institutions at a very low cost. The program operates in conjunction with the Microsoft® Developer Network (MSDN), which is the premier resource for developers of applications using the Microsoft Window® and Microsoft .NET platforms and technologies. We hope this program will prove to be a valuable resource for your department and your students.

 

The annual membership in the MSDN Academic Alliance provides departments in technical fields such as computer science with the leading-edge tools from Microsoft. The following is a list of the benefits that members of the MSDN Academic Alliance receive:

·         Software shipments with updates on a regular basis

·         Special MSDNAA License Amendment

·         Community Web site for faculty members at www.msdnaa.net

·         Special offer tailored for faculty and students

·         Private faculty newsgroups monitored by MSDN Academic Alliance program team

·         Four (4) Product Support Services (PSS) technical incidents

·         Regularly scheduled Webcasts with engineers and technology evangelists

·         Monthly program newsletter via e-mail

 

The most significant benefit is the MSDNAA License Amendment, which permits departments to install the software on any number of lab machines and permits faculty and students to install the software on their personal computers. We hope this comprehensive package of resources will help you train the next generation of software developers. Please refer to the corresponding sections for more information on the benefits listed above. The special offers, Webcasts, and newsletter are considered part of the MSDNAA Web site.  The initial shipment for the MSDN Academic Alliance membership contains a wide range of tools and technologies on CD-ROM. The number of CDs (more than 60) may seem overwhelming at first, but they can be classified into three major categories as shown below :

 

·         Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET Professional

·         Visual Studio 6.0 Professional

·         Visual Studio .NET Academic: Student Tools and Faculty Tools

·         Microsoft Windows CE .NET Platform Builder and related tools

·         Microsoft Visio® 2002 Professional

·         Platforms and Servers

·         Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional

·         Windows 2000 Server and Windows .NET Server

·         .NET Enterprise Server including SQL ServerTM , Exchange Server, BizTalk® Server, Commerce Server, Systems Management Server, Mobile Information Server, and Content Mgt. Server

·         Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit SDKs, DDKs, and References

·         Platform SDK (Software Development Kit), Windows DDK (Driver Development Kit), and other SDKs

·         MSDN Library reference Service Packs, updates, and betas

 

for more details about  MSDN Academic Alliance please visit www.microsoft.com