{"id":636,"date":"2014-10-13T14:15:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T13:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.licensingschool.co.uk\/?p=636"},"modified":"2014-10-13T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T13:15:55","slug":"overview-of-the-changes-to-the-october-2014-volume-licensing-product-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2014\/10\/13\/overview-of-the-changes-to-the-october-2014-volume-licensing-product-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of the Changes to the October 2014 Volume Licensing Product List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month it\u2019s Office 365 that dominates the changes to the Product List but there are some interesting changes to the Windows Rental Rights too, just to keep the balance.<\/p>\n<p>New Office 365 SMB Plans<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three new Office 365 Plans aimed at the small and medium sized business are available both through the customer portal direct from Microsoft, and also through Open and Open Value Volume Licensing programs, for up to 300 users<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 Business includes the Office applications and OneDrive, Office 365 Business Essentials includes Lync, Exchange and SharePoint Online Services, as well as OneDrive, and Office 365 Business Premium includes everything. This is the official availability announcement: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1D3c0mU\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1D3c0mU<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s confirmation on page 55 about what happens to product key redemption for Office 365 Midsize Business \u2013 this product is available until 30 September 2015, after which time unredeemed subscriptions may be used for a successor product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From SA USLs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the third successive month that the From SA USLs have featured and this time it\u2019s the turn of Project and Visio. It\u2019s confirmed on page 50 that there\u2019s From SA USLs available for Visio Pro for Office 365 as well as Project Pro and Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365, all only available through an EA<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s also new wording added on page 10 for customers who bought Office 365 suites before 1 August 2014 \u2013 they\u2019re allowed to renew into From SA USLs at their next Enrolment renewal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Windows Rental Rights<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main news here is that Windows Rental Rights have been expanded to include consumer editions of Windows. The table on page 24 shows that Windows 8\/8.1 and Windows 7 Home Premium are now qualifying operating systems but there is a restriction for non-Pro versions of Windows \u2013 devices may only be rented to individuals for non-commercial use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other news\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There\u2019s a slight name change in the Office 365 Plans mentioned on page 9. 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