Volume Licensing brief
Office 365 Licensing Brief
Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Office 365 Offers in Volume Licensing...................................................................................................................... 3
Buying Office 365 licenses in Volume Licensing .................................................................................................... 5
Office 365 technical dependencies ............................................................................................................................ 6
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Office 365 Licensing Guide
Introduction
Office 365 is Microsoft's productivity solution in the cloud. It's sold as suites that are available for every organization, regardless of their size. Depending on the suite, Office 365 can include the full downloadable Office client, also available as a set of web based applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.), business class email, file sharing, meetings and communications solutions, and an internal collaboration social network all while helping to keep data private and protected from potential threat. Office 365 provides users with access to the productivity solution from anywhere, simple management IT solutions, and comes with a financially backed service level agreement.
This document provides an overview of the Office 365 products and services that are available through
Volume Licensing channels. While this isn't a licensing document, this brief will serve as a guide to complement the Microsoft Volume Licensing Product Terms and Online Services Terms. The content included here is for informational purposes only and isn't meant to replace or override other licensing documentation.
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Office 365 Offers in Volume Licensing
Product availability
Office 365 has two sets of suites: one for the Small and Medium Business segment and one for the
Enterprise segment. These suites are sold across different channels and programs designed to meet each segment's needs. Below, you can find a list of the different Office 365 suites with details on what each includes for the different segments. For full details on each suite and included Online Services,
please go to the corresponding product pages.
Business
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Business
Standard Services
Install Office on up to 5 PCs/Macs + 5 tablets + 5 smartphones per user
