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Visual Studio 2012 Professional Edition is an integrated development environment (IDE) for individual developers and small teams who build applications that operate on Microsoft Windows, in Microsoft SharePoint, in the cloud, or on Microsoft's web and mobile-device platforms.

This donation provides one license and a subscription to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN).

Benefits for Organisations

If you have software development experience, you can use Visual Studio to:

•    Develop custom applications for use in your organisation
•    Develop mobile and web applications for use by your constituents and donors

Major Capabilities

•    Use major programming languages:
o    Visual Basic
o    Visual C#
o    Visual C++
o    JavaScript
o    Visual F#
•    Develop for Windows 8:
o    Use default project templates that provide the files, resources, and structure for various kinds of Windows Store apps
o    Use various tools to debug, optimize, and publish apps
•    Develop for the Web:
o    Edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in their own editors
o    Test the same page, application, or site in a variety of browsers
o    Develop web applications against a server identical to IIS
•    Develop for the Cloud:
o    Develop, deploy, and test applications and services for Windows Azure
o    Use profiling tools to identify the possible causes of poor performance
o    Use Visual Studio LightSwitch templates to implement common application logic
•    Develop for SharePoint:
o    Accelerate project development with project templates and design tools
o    Ensure that sites function correctly with testing and optimization facilities
o    Use a deployment wizard to package a SharePoint site and upload it to a web server

Free Express Editions

For organizations that do not need the full functionality of Visual Studio, Microsoft offers free, downloadable Express editions.

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Subscription

This version of Visual Studio includes a two-year subscription to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). MSDN provides access to Microsoft operating systems and software, development kits, and the MSDN Library. Access is via the MSDN Subscriber Downloads site and through regular CD or DVD shipments.

Technical support includes:

•    Unlimited use of MSDN Managed Newsgroups with guaranteed response times of two business days
•    Unlimited access to MSDN Online Concierge for nontechnical questions regarding use of the MSDN site
•    Two phone-based support incidents

Acquiring MSDN

To activate the MSDN subscription, you must perform an additional step while retrieving your license keys from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center website. To activate an MSDN subscription, click Subscriptions in the VLSC menu bar and follow the MSDN link to enter information about the subscribing user. When the process is complete, the user will receive an email with a subscriber ID and directions to the MSDN website.

Obtaining This Product

Installing this product requires installation media and a license key. The license key allows you to use the installation media to install the product on as many computers as you have received licenses for.

Expect three emails:

1.    When your donation request has been approved, CTX Programme will send a message to your organization email address confirming the number of licenses you have requested.
2.    Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organisation to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).
3.    CTX Programme will send an email with information about managing your donation at the VLSC. If you are new to the VLSC, you should wait for this email before you register there.

Software Assurance

Under the Software Assurance programme, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.
 

Exchange Server 2013 is email and personal information management software that runs on Windows Server. It provides a collaboration environment for secure messaging inside and outside an organization. The Enterprise Edition is designed for large organizations and allows up to 50 mailbox databases.

This donation provides one Enterprise Edition server license. Smaller organisations should consider Exchange Server 2013 Standard Edition. For additional information about Exchange Server and the server and client licensing requirements, see the Guide to Exchange Server Editions and Licensing.

Benefits for Organisations

If you have network administration experience, you can use Exchange Server to:

• Reduce costs by consolidating communications services
• Spend less time maintaining server settings

Major Capabilities

• Simplified management: A unified, web-based management console simplifies on-premises, online, and hybrid Exchange deployments.
• Unified messaging: Users can receive email, voicemail, and faxes through a single inbox that can be accessed from anywhere, including on mobile and web clients.
• Inbox protection: Integrated antivirus, anti-spam and anti-phishing technologies stop the latest threats.
• Database recovery: Administrators can configure database availability groups of up to 16 mailbox servers for automatic recovery from database-level failures.

Obtaining This Product

Installing this product requires you to download the software from the Volume Licensing Service Center and enter a license key. You can download any available version or language for your product. After you download the software, learn how to install it or burn it to a disc for later use.

The license key allows you to install the product on as many computers as you have received licenses for. This quantity is specified in the first email you receive from CTX after requesting this product.

Expect three emails:

1. When your donation request has been approved, CTX will send a message to your organisation email address confirming the number of licenses you have requested.
2. Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organisation to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).
3. CTX will send an email with information about obtaining your license key and managing your donation at the VLSC. If you are new to the VLSC, you should wait for this email before you register there.

Software Assurance

Under the Software Assurance programme, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.

The C2960-24TT-L is one of the Catalyst 2960 series fixed-configuration switches offering 10/100 Fast Ethernet and 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with enhanced LAN services for midsize and branch office networks.

The 24TT-L model provides:

• Twenty Four Ethernet 10/100 Base-T ports for desktop connectivity
• Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet uplink ports

The LAN Base feature set includes a rich Layer 2+ suite of intelligent services, including advanced quality of service (QoS), granular rate limiting, and access control lists (ACLs), and multicast services.

Security is delivered through a wide range of authentication methods, data encryption technologies, and Network Admission Control (NAC) based on users, ports, and MAC addresses.

There are two options for switch management: an embedded GUI device manager for all operating systems and the Windows-based Cisco Network Assistant available at no cost from the Cisco Website.

Product service and support: Cisco will provide five years of hardware and software service and support (SMARTnet) for any product obtained through this donation program (Linksys products not included).

The Core User CAL Suite is a set of four user client access licenses (CALs) and two user client management licenses (MLs). Together they provide user licensing for key Microsoft server technologies.

A user CAL authorizes a user to access a server from any device (for example, when an employee accesses the server from a computer at work and another at home). A user client ML licenses the management of any number of OSEs, as long as only one user has access to them. If more than one user has access to a certain OSE or set of OSEs, an ML is necessary for each user. See below for details on the CALs and client MLs included with this donation

Benefits for Organisations

•    You can request this suite to obtain user licensing for six popular server products using only one of your Microsoft title group allotments.
•    You'll also obtain the rights to download and install management server software for System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and System Center Endpoint Protection.

CALs

One Core User CAL Suite contains one of each of the following CALs:

•    Windows Server User CAL provides access to Windows Server.
•    Exchange Server User CAL – Standard provides access to Exchange Server.
•    SharePoint Server Standard Edition User CAL provides access to SharePoint Server.
•    Lync Server User CAL – Standard supports the instant messaging, presence, and PC-to-PC audio and video communications capabilities of Lync Server 2010 or Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

Note: The Exchange Server Enterprise CAL and SharePoint Server Enterprise Edition CAL are not included in the Core CAL Suite.

System Center Client MLs

One Core User CAL Suite contains one of each of the following user client MLs:

•    System Center Configuration Manager User Client ML allows management by System Center Configuration Manager and Virtual Machine Manager.
•    System Center Endpoint Protection User Client ML allows protection by System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection.

The right to run management server software is included with System Center client MLs. If you request this product, you can download and install the management server software listed above. The software includes a runtime version of SQL Server Technology (SQL Server Standard Edition) to support System Center. No additional licenses are needed for management servers or SQL Server technology.

For more information, see Techsoup’ Program’s Guide to System Center Products and Licensing.

Obtaining This Product

CALs and MLs do not require media, license keys, or setup codes.

The System Center server software requires installation media which you can download or order from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC)

Expect three emails:

1.    When your donation request has been approved, CTX Programme will send a message to your organisation email address confirming the number of licenses you have requested.
2.    Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organisation to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).
3.    CTX Programme will send an email with information about managing your donation at the VLSC. If you are new to the VLSC, you should wait for this email before you register there.

Software Assurance

Under the Software Assurance programme, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.
 

Updates to UltraKey 6 are available for download at no charge.

Support

Bytes of Learning provides free phone and email support.

Trial Version

A trial version of UltraKey is available online

The trial version is the full product with a time-limited license. A license received through CTX will unlock it for permanent use with no need to reinstall. As a courtesy, when you request a trial version, please identify yourself as referred by the CTX Programme.

Choose Carefully

The administrative fee for this product is not refundable, and the product cannot be exchanged.

Obtaining This Product

When your donation request has been approved, the CTX Programme will send a message to your organisation email address with instructions for obtaining and activating this product.

A Dynamics CRM user CAL provides a user full read-write access to a Dynamics CRM professional or enterprise server. The CAL is functionally equivalent to a combined limited and full use additive user CAL.

Additional Information: For a rundown of the available editions of Dynamics CRM 4.0 and licensing alternatives, see the Guide to Dynamics CRM 4.0 Editions and Licensing.

Note: This license does not require media.