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		<title><![CDATA[Fundamentals of Volume Activation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194913]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Volume Activation is a set of activation methods applicable to systems under the Volume Licensing program or using Volume Licensing media obtained thru MSPP/MAPS/MSDN.  Activation is required and Windows Activation Technology from Microsoft will make it simple to manage you organization's activation.      This video...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two Global Firms Save More Than $500,000 Through Virtualization and Volume Licensing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1152527]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Global training and consulting firm, FranklinCovey Co., and global retailer, FranklinCovey Products, took advantage of a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Hyper-V virtualization software to reduce software licensing costs while expanding capabilities. They upgraded to the Enterprise CAL Suite and used Windows Server 2008 Datacenter with Hyper-V to create separate virtual...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Volume Activation Deployment Guide]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194923]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This guide describes Microsoft® Volume Activation deployment concepts. Volume Activation consists of two technologies—Key Management Service KMS and Multiple Activation Key MAK—that allow Volume Licensing customers to activate Volume License editions of the Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating systems.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISV Simplifies Software Management, Saves 40 Percent, With Volume Licensing Agreement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1100343]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ranked among the 2009 Global Services 100 "Top 10 Best Performers," EPAM Systems provides IT and software development services based on Microsoft technologies to customers around the world. To reduce costs while maximizing flexibility and simplifying license management, EPAM signed a Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise Subscription Agreement. Under this agreement,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Volume Activation Planning Guide]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194921]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Volume Activation helps Volume Licensing customers automate and manage the activation process of Volume Licensing media. Volume Licensing customers and special program subscribers such as the Microsoft Partner Program, MSDN®, and Microsoft® TechNet—are eligible for Volume Licensing software and media. This guide is for information technology IT professionals whose organizations...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Volume Activation Operations Guide]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194925]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® Volume Activation helps Volume Licensing customers automate and manage the activation process. This document provides operational guidance for Volume Licensing customers who have deployed Volume Activation in their organization's environment. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer-Hosted Volume Activation Guide (Using KMS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194929]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® Volume Activation helps Volume Licensing customers automate and manage the activation process of Volume Licensing media. Volume Licensing customers and special program subscribers such as the Microsoft Partner Program, MSDN®, and Microsoft TechNet are eligible for Volume Licensing software and media. This guide is for IT pros whose organizations...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Hosted Volume Activation (Using MAK)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1194931]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® Volume Activation helps Volume Licensing customers automate and manage the activation process of Volume Licensing media. Volume Licensing customers and special program subscribers such as the Microsoft Partner Program, MSDN®, and Microsoft TechNet are eligible for Volume Licensing software and media. This guide is for IT pros whose organizations...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: Customers scrutinizing Microsoft license agreements more than ever]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2557]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tough economic times are leading customers to scrutinize their Microsoft licensing agreements more than ever before -- a fact that's leading Microsoft to provide some substantial deals and discounts. That's one of the take-aways from long-time Microsoft watchers at Directions on Microsoft are providing in a new report, due this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:07:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=49264&messageID=921585&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'NowIf we can just get rid of WGA and activation process for stand-alone users, we'll be in business.Microsoft  volume licenses 'evergreen'â€œHowever as always with Microsoft licensing, the devil is in the details.â€Never were truer words spoken - you can bet the farm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft took the wraps off a new licensing program -- Select Plus -- which company officials said is aimed at simplifying software and services purchases by large and mid-size businesses. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:03:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft buys virtualization vendor to help with Vista migrations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft announced on March 12 it had purchased another virtualization vendor -- one whose technology Microsoft is counting on to help ease Windows Vista migrations.    That vendor, Kidaro, makes desktop virtualization software for enterprise users. Microsoft said it plans to combine Kidaro's technology into its suite of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:21:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Volume licensees to get fewer CDs, shorter contracts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=698]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is making a number of tweaks to its volume-licensing policies and procedures in the name of cutting complexity and reducing environmental waste.    The changes affect those licensing Microsoft products under Enterprise Agreements, Select licenses and Open License Agreements and will take affect over the course of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:01:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Manufacturer Saves IT Costs With Integrated Environment and Volume Licensing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=336216]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Greek industrial and marine automation systems manufacturer UTECO had a heterogeneous IT infrastructure. UTECO standardized on the Microsoft server product portfolio, acquired with a Microsoft Open Value Volume Licensing agreement. Now the IT staffer saves time using automated software update management, and employees have a secure collaboration solution. UTECO used...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's licensing mess]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:44:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SolutionBase: Changes to Product Activation and Volume Licensing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=294499]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows XP introduced Windows Product Activation, which helped Microsoft control piracy but became a bane to network administrators who installed and needed to activate Windows XP in large organizations. Windows Vista takes product activation worries to a new level. Here's what you'll face. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping at SurplusComputers.com is like poking around an especially geeky Goodwill store, Most of the goods are surplus for a reason, but occasionally youll find a particularly useful bit of hardware or software whose market has crested, making it a great bargain. Ive been receiving the companys Deals of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:03:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you thinkTrue ... butFor most people, no XP on systems from Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, and Lenovo means no XP.  At that point XP will have gone over the event horizon and start to become a part of history (and people...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Confused over WGA? You're not alone]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&rsquo;s Windows Genuine Advantage servers finally noticed that the copy of Windows XP Professional I installed last weekend was using an unauthorized volume license key. That&rsquo;s good news, because it means I&rsquo;ll finally be able to finish the detailed report I&rsquo;m working on that explains exactly how WGA actually works...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:18:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensingWorthless>Apparently the term "hot spare" doesn't register in Redmond.  Once again MSFT misfires.  Instead of giving their customers a bonus that's actually worth something, they dumb it down to something that's all show and no go.  Hey, at least they're consistent!...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2004 18:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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