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OTTAWA, July 4th, 2006 - e-academy Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have renewed their agreement to have e-academy manage software distribution for the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (MSDN AA). e-academy Inc.'s proprietary solution provides each member in the MSDN AA program with e-academy's License Management System (ELMSTM), a multi-lingual software management and distribution portal, designed to efficiently manage the software distribution and licensing policies associated with Microsoft's licensing program. As such, ELMSTM continues to be a free program benefit to all MSDN AA members worldwide.
The MSDN AA program requires members to restrict software distribution to eligible students, to manage frequent software updates, and regularly provide software distribution reports to Microsoft. With a global membership over a million students, each eligible to install more than a hundred Microsoft products, a secure and highly scalable software distribution and management solution was required.
Since the partnership was established in 2001, the number of participating academic institutions has increased steadily, allowing a growing number of eligible students access to Microsoft products. The program is credited with deterring piracy amongst students, while allowing students the opportunity to learn on state-of-the-art software.
"Renewing the MSDN AA agreement demonstrates Microsoft's confidence in the e-academy educational partnership model and the ELMSTM platform." said Ram Raju, CEO of e-academy Inc. "e-academy is committed to provide easy access to Microsoft's rich selection of teaching tools to educational institutions around the world."
"We are very pleased to continue as Microsoft's MSDN AA Solution Partner. This agreement confirms that e-academy's common digital platform for software publishers and higher education institutions is the optimal solution for reducing license management costs, containing distribution within the targeted community, and enhancing education."
Under the terms of the agreement, e-academy will continue to supply an exclusive distribution solution for Microsoft that provides each member in the MSDN AA Program with e-academy's License Management System (ELMSTM) free of charge.
About MSDN AA
Microsoft's MSDN AA Program is designed specifically for academic labs, faculty, and students in the curriculum areas of Computer Science, Engineering, and Information Systems to make it easier and less expensive to obtain Microsoft developer tools, platforms, and servers for instructional purposes.
About e-academy
e-academy Inc. is the global leader for software delivery solutions for the worldwide educational market. e-academy's ELMSTM software distribution platform is used by over 5,000 educational institutions worldwide, from over 46 countries in 5 languages.
for more information about ELMSTM for MSDN AA.
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