Overview of how schools, colleges or universities can subscribe and use Microsoft Professional developer and platform tools on teaching and learning resources within institutions.

2. Audiences
K-12 Higher Education Higher Education
(tech dept. only)
Audiences
Student Educators Student Educators Student Educators
Offers
DreamSpark Subscription x x x x
DreamSpark Premium Subscription x x
Overview Renewal Path as of 1/6/12
DreamSpark Subscription
• Direct and campus-wide offering for students, educators, and labs
• Offers development and designer products
• Access via MSDN Subscription Portal or E-Academy ELMS
• Electronic delivery
DreamSpark Premium Subscription
• Only offering to qualified HED STEM departments
• Offers all Microsoft products (minus Office Suite)
• Access via MSDN Subscription Portal or E-Academy ELMS
• Electronic delivery

3. • Perpetual rights: Student may use DreamSpark
software after graduation as long as it is used Licensing DreamSpark DreamSpark Premium
according to the use rights per the EULA (non Perpetual Rights x x
commercial use)
• For research, training, learning purposes only
Academic/Non-commercial usage x x
• A back up copy may be installed by each student Usage
and faculty member on their personal device (to be Campus Wide Distribution (K-12, HED) x
used only according to use rights)
• DreamSpark Premium only: Only machines that at STEM Department Only x
all times remain physically located in the lab Lab Installation i x x
operated by the department that has the Students and Faculty Machines x x
DreamSpark Premium Subscription qualify for the
‘naked PC’’ clause, i.e. can install without having
previous version of Windows for instructional use
only

4. Product Categories Line-up DreamSpark DreamSpark Premium
• DreamSpark Subscription: about 27 Operating Systems
products, mainly developer, gaming and
Windows Client
Windows Server
designer tools, plus Microsoft Windows Developer & Design Tools
Server & SQL
Visual Studio Professional
Visual Studio Premium
• DreamSpark Premium: extensive product Visual Studio Ultimate
Expression
catalogue, hundreds of Microsoft products, Windows Embedded
including Microsoft Windows client Applications
Visio
• Microsoft Office not included Project
OneNote
Servers
SQL Server
BizTalk Server
SharePoint Server

5. How to Enroll in a DreamSpark Subscription

14. Commonly Asked Question:
How to access software

17. http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/

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19. http://www.e-academy.com/dreamspark_request.cfm
https://www.dreamspark.com/Support/Default.aspx