Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Microsoft Products are widely used in the public sector, and for some time there had been concern regarding the extent of compliance with the proper licensing guidelines for the use of these products.  Microsoft brought this fact to the attention of the then Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Technology in 1999. Ongoing negotiations culminated in the signing of a three (3) year Enterprise Agreement on June 23, 2004 by the Honourable Minister Phillip Paulwell on behalf of the Government of Jamaica. This agreement has been renewed for an additional three (3) years and will expire on June 30, 2010.

Components of the Agreement

• 10,000 Software Assurance for desktops

• 2,000 new licenses for desktops

• Software Assurance

  • eLearning

  • Home Use Program

  • Employee Purchase Program

  • Enterprise Source Licensing Program

• Maintenance
  

  • 24x7 Problem Resolution Support

  • TechNet Subscription Through Software Assurance

  • Cold Backups for Disaster Recovery

• Windows Vista Operating System

• Office 2007 - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher,  Access, InfoPath and Communicator

• Office 2007 - Office Enterprise 2007:

  • Office Professional Plus

  • Office Groove 2007

  • Office One Note 2007

• Windows Server - Client Access License

• Exchange Server - Client Access License

• Office Share Point Portal Server - Client Access License

• Systems Management Server - Client Access License

• Core Client Access License (CAL)

  • Windows Server 2003 - Client Access License

  • Exchange Server 2003 - Client Access License

  • Share Point Portal Server - Client Access License

  • Systems Management Server 2003 - Client Access License

• Exchange Server Enterprise - Client Access License

• Forefront Security Suite – CAL

• Office Live Communications Server – CAL

• Office SharePoint Server Enterprise – CAL

• Office Communication Server Enterprise – CAL

• System Center Operations Manager Client OML

• Windows Rights Management Services – CAL

• Vista Enterprise Upgrade

Server vs. Desktop licenses

The 10,000 licenses refer to user workstations ONLY.  The server products listed are therefore the client component.  Server software will need to be acquired separately and at a cost.

New PC Purchases

The position of Microsoft is that, with effect from the signing of the EA, all GOJ computers have a valid licence to use the products included, and permission to upgrade to the release level stipulated in the agreement.  Furthermore, there is no requirement for any GOJ user to purchase any software from the products included in the EA.  The exception is the Windows Vista operating system as the EA covers upgrades and not origination of this product.  Consequently, any Ministry or Agency, which is in need of new computers, should go ahead and purchase same.  In purchasing, order the machine with only the Windows Vista Basic Home Edition operating system.  The remainder of the desktop products (from the EA product pack) can be loaded from the correctly licensed version with the product key issued for this purpose.  Any Microsoft software not listed in the accompanying Price List may still be procured under the agreement. Please contact Central Information Technology Office (CITO) for further information.  Any new systems ordered must be reported to CITO.

Contract Administration

• Ministry of Mining & Telecommunication (MMT) - Overall Management
  - PS as Responsible Officer
  - Director of Technology as Microsoft Liaison

• CITO - The Implementing Agency

• Contract Monitoring Committee - Supervision & Oversight
  - MMT - Chairman
  - MMT - Legal Officer
  - Central Information Technology Office
  - Fiscal Services Limited
  - Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
  - Representative from MIS Officers Group
  - Committee Secretary