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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Required for a computer without licensed
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Example: The initial purchase of a license for Windows« 2000 Server for installation on a computer without any other network operating system software legally installed.<!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Available to owners of licenses for previous
versions of Windows NT« Server.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Priced significantly below Standard licenses.<!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Offered to customers who currently own licensed copies of qualifying competitive software, including:
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull2.gif" width="12" height="12" hspace="15" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">SCO: Xenix, UNIX, OpenServer, or UnixWare
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull2.gif" width="12" height="12" hspace="15" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Sun: Solaris 7 (Sparc or X86) or earlier, or SunOS
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Available to owners of licenses for previous
versions of Windows NT Server as part of Microsoft's
volume licensing programs.
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all eligible upgrades for a 2-year period, major and minor,
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">SCO: Xenix, UNIX, OpenServer, or UnixWare
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Sun: Solaris 7 (Sparc or X86) or earlier, or SunOS
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Available to owners of licenses for previous versions
of Windows NT Server 4.0 as part of Microsoft's
volume licensing programs.
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all eligible upgrades for a 2-year period, major and minor,
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Allows client computers to access any Windows 2000 Server in a network.
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Upgrades previous versions of Windows NT Server
CALs to Windows 2000 Server CALs.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Priced significantly below Standard licenses.<!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<td valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Upgrade Advantage </STRONG>
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Available to owners of licenses for previous
versions of Windows NT Server as part of Microsoft's
volume licensing programs.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">By adding Upgrade Advantage to your Select or
Open License Agreement, you can save on CALs for your next version of
Windows NT Server and receive two years of free upgrades.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Provides your organization with the rights to all eligible upgrades,
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Offered to customers who currently own client access licenses
for qualifying competitive software, or who are running applications requiring
Windows NT Server authentication at the time of Windows 2000
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Significant savings over Standard licenses; at the same price as Version Upgrade licenses.<!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Best where workstations frequently connect to
multiple servers within your organization.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Can be applied to Windows 2000 Server, Windows
2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000 DataCenter Server.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Example: 100 workstations regularly connect to a Windows 2000 Server. Purchase 100 CALs.<!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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specific servers.
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once.
<!--msthemelist--><tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../../_themes/copy-of-tilt/atlbull1.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><!--mstheme--><font face="Times New Roman">Can be applied to Windows 2000 Server, Windows
2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000 DataCenter Server.
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