Microsoft releases Office 2003 licensing prices
crn.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft this week put the final piece of the Office 2003 pricing in place by quietly publishing licensing costs to enterprises for the updated productivity suite, which will officially launch on Oct. 21.
The licensing price list, obtained by TechWeb from a Microsoft partner, and available on the Microsoft for Partners Web site, details costs of Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition, Office Standard Edition 2003, and Office Small Business Edition 2003 under a variety of its licensing programs.
Under Microsoft's Open Business program--the benchmark typically used to compare prices--Office Professional Enterprise Edition will cost $457 at the "NL," or "no level" price. This is the minimum discount level in Microsoft's volume-pricing structure; customers who purchase larger volumes, or buy under other programs, can get bigger discounts.