For consultants and DBAs, you can probably even write the expense off. Now would be the time to do it as an expense for taxes.
go to: http://www.microsoft.com/partner/help/whyregister/
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Microsoft Action Pack Subscription - Standard
The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription is restricted to resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, and IT professionals who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers.
The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription-Standard is designed to not only provide you with essential, up-to-date sales, marketing, training, and campaign tools and resources to get you on track quickly for new Microsoft products, solutions, and marketing strategies, but also includes core Microsoft products such as Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft SQL Server? 2000, Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Microsoft Office XP with FrontPage®, Microsoft Visio® 2002, and much more!
Purchase the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription Now!
Not-for-Distribution Software?A Retail Value of More than US$10,000
You'll be amazed at the collection of software we've put together for this subscription. The retail value of the software alone is more than U.S. $10,000. With your Action Pack Subscription, you will be licensed to use this software for testing, evaluation, demonstration, training, and educational purposes. For a complete description of the software license, please read the subscription license agreement.
When you initially subscribe to the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription, you will receive a Welcome Kit that provides you with the NFD software and licenses listed below.
Product Title Number Of Licenses Number of Client Access Licenses
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 1 10
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server 1 10
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition 1 10
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 1 10
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 1 Not Applicable
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5 Not Applicable
Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage 10 Not Applicable
Microsoft Visio 2002 5 Not Applicable
Microsoft Project 2000 10 Not Applicable
as new releases of selected software become available, they will be included as part of the quarterly update to your subscription.
Note: quarterly updates will be shipped in the middle of the first month of each calendar quarter.
go to: http://www.microsoft.com/partner/help/whyregister/
<<<<<<<<< Pasted from MS web site >>>>>>>>>>>
Microsoft Action Pack Subscription - Standard
The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription is restricted to resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, and IT professionals who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers.
The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription-Standard is designed to not only provide you with essential, up-to-date sales, marketing, training, and campaign tools and resources to get you on track quickly for new Microsoft products, solutions, and marketing strategies, but also includes core Microsoft products such as Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft SQL Server? 2000, Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Microsoft Office XP with FrontPage®, Microsoft Visio® 2002, and much more!
Purchase the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription Now!
Not-for-Distribution Software?A Retail Value of More than US$10,000
You'll be amazed at the collection of software we've put together for this subscription. The retail value of the software alone is more than U.S. $10,000. With your Action Pack Subscription, you will be licensed to use this software for testing, evaluation, demonstration, training, and educational purposes. For a complete description of the software license, please read the subscription license agreement.
When you initially subscribe to the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription, you will receive a Welcome Kit that provides you with the NFD software and licenses listed below.
Product Title Number Of Licenses Number of Client Access Licenses
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 1 10
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server 1 10
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition 1 10
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 1 10
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 1 Not Applicable
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5 Not Applicable
Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage 10 Not Applicable
Microsoft Visio 2002 5 Not Applicable
Microsoft Project 2000 10 Not Applicable
as new releases of selected software become available, they will be included as part of the quarterly update to your subscription.
Note: quarterly updates will be shipped in the middle of the first month of each calendar quarter.
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