UVa's Microsoft Contracts

Covered Software Products under the Campus Agreement

The Microsoft Campus Agreement at UVa licenses several of the most commonly-used Microsoft products for:

  • Full- and part-time faculty and staff employed in Agency 207 (mostly state-funded academic and administrative units) and
  • Students (except those in Continuing Education).

The following products are covered under the Campus Agreement.

Operating Systems

  32-bit 64-bit
Windows XP Upgrade X X
Windows Vista Enterprise Upgrade X X
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade X X
Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade X X
Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade (Students) X X


Microsoft Office Versions

  Office 2003 Professional for Windows Office 2004 Professional for Mac Office 2007 Enterprise Office 2008 for Mac
Access X   X  
Communicator     X  
Excel X X X X
Entourage   X   X
Groove     X  
InfoPath     X  
MSN Messenger   X   X
OneNote     X  
Outlook X   X  
Outlook Business Contact Manager X      
PowerPoint X X X X
Publisher X   X  
Virtual PC   X    
Word X X X X


Client Access Licenses (CALs)

Exchange Server CAL X
SharePoint CAL X
Systems Management Server (SMS) CAL X
Windows Server CAL X

Important Things to Remember

  • Upgrades, not new installs, of a machine's operating system are included. The operating systems offered under the Campus Agreement are not full versions, they are upgrades; they may only be installed on machines that already have a valid license for an existing Microsoft operating system. For equipment purchased without an operating system, with a competing operating system (Redhat, Solaris, etc.), or without a valid Microsoft OS license, you must first purchase a full version license of a supported Windows operating system. Subsequent upgrades will then be covered under the Campus Agreement. The exception to this rule is that Bootcamp under Mac OS X is considered a valid operating system for upgrading. Full version licenses are available for purchase through Cavalier Computers.
  • Server products, Vista Ultimate, other Microsoft products are not included. Microsoft server products are not covered under the Campus Agreement but can still be purchased at discounted prices under the Microsoft Select Contract. Other Microsoft products, like Visio and Project, are also available for discounted purchase under the Microsoft Select Contract. Vista Ultimate edition is available for purchase on the UVa Select Contract. The Enterprise Edition is the highest edition that we can make available to the University free of charge under the terms of the Campus Agreement.

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