Program Usage

Program Usage

ACCEPTABLE	UNACCEPTABLE
The Tools and technologies provided through the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) program may be used for instruction and non-commercial research only. Please refer to the definitions of instructional and research use that follow.	The software that is part of the program may not be used for infrastructure purposes whatsoever either in the classroom, the lab, or administration. it must directly support the teaching of or research involving MSDNAA tools and technologies.
Students who are taking at least one for-credit course may check out or download the software and install it on their personal computers.	Students who are in a member department but are not taking for-credit courses are not eligible to obtain MSDNAA software
Faculty members are well as staff directly involved in administering systems and providing support for MSDNAA software may install the software on their personal computers.	Staff members who are not directly involved with system administration related to MSDNAA such as administrative assistants may not install the software on their personal computers.
Microsoft Windows may only be installed to facilitate the use of other MSDNAA software and technologies such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET for instruction or research.	Windows XP may not be used only as a terminal for accessing a Unix telnet server. Windows .NET Server may not be used to host an e-email server even if the e-mail software was purchased separately.
Multiple departments in an institution may join the MSDNAA if each department meets the qualifying requirements.	Software that is part of the program may not be share among member or non-member department.
The designated program administrator must be a full-time employee of the member department and is responsible for administering, managing, and enforcing the guidelines set by the MSDN End-User License Agreement (EULA) and the MSDNAA License Amendment.	The designated program administrator for the member department may be be a teaching assistant or a student.
Every copy of the software must be a true and complete copy and it must include all copyright and trademark notices. All software made available from the download server must include all of the files on the CD.	The software provided by MSDNAA may not be sold, rented, leased, or transferred to any third party including contractors, consultants, other companies, and other department's personnel. This includes entities working on joint research projects.
The program administrator must authorize any access to the Members' Area of the MSDNAA Web site by other faculty members with the department.	The program administrator may not allow other faculty members to place orders for additional product keys on the MSDNAA Web site.
If a department decides not to renew the MSDNAA membership, it can continue to use the software installed prior to the membership's expiration for the purpose described herein.	Students, faculty, and staff may not check out or download MSDNAA software after the expiration of the membership.

Examples of Acceptable Instructional and Research Use

A department may use the software and technologies provided by the MSDN Academic Alliance to teach or conduct research on the concepts or theory behind the following:
- Operating systems, using Windows XP and Windows .NET Server
- Database structures and database administration, using Microsoft SQL Server 2000
- Programming languages and algorithms, using Visual Studio .NET
- Messaging or collaboration, using Exchange Server
- E-commerce applications, using Commerce Server and/or Microsoft BizTalk Server
A department may use Windows as the operating system to run Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server 2000, and other software development tools included in the MSDNAA membership.

Examples of Unacceptable Use

The software may not be checked out to faculty who are not officially members of the department or to students who are not taking a for-credit course from the department.
The software may not be used in a lab that is not affiliated with the member department and/or does not facilitate the teaching of the products or concepts related to the products.
Windows may not be used as the operating system in a lab that is not used to facilitate the teaching of development concepts and theories in conjunction with other software in this program.
The software may not be used on any computer that supports the operations of the institution such as accounting, admissions, facilities, information technology, etc.
- Exchange Server may not be used to set up internal e-mail systems for the department.
- SQL Server may not be used to set up a department-wide internal database.
- Commerce Server may not be used to run-e-commerce applications for the institution.
- BizTalk Server may not be used to run supplier-enablement functions.
The Information Technology staff may not use the software and technologies to develop applications for the academic institution's infrastructure.

Definitions of Instructional and Research Use

Instructional purposes are defined as conducting educational classes, labs, or related programs for teaching and/or learning the Products or concepts related to the Products that are part of this program.

Research purposes are defined as conducting not-for-profit research projects.

Definition of Department for the MSDNAA Program

The MSDNAA License Amendment is not intended to be a blanket agreement for multiple departments or divergent disciplines, but to be an agreement for closely related disciplines that are almost always aggregated in a single entity such as a department or unit that is a recognized academic discipline. These specific entities may also be easily recognizable or identifiable through the institution's course catalogs.

IMPORTANT: These guidelines are provided for your convenience only. Please refer to the MSDN EULA and the MSDNAA License Amendment included in your initial shipment for specific license rights.