DreamSpark for Institutions FAQ for Customers

Contents

Overview and Customer Benefits............................................................................................................. 2

1. What is DreamSpark? ...................................................................................................................... 2

2. What are the benefits of the DreamSpark program?........................................................... 2

3. Where is Microsoft DreamSpark currently available? ........................................................ 3

4. Why is DreamSpark being offered to Academic VL Subscription customers? .......... 3

5. How does this benefit my students? .......................................................................................... 3

6. My institution has an academic VL agreement. How do I take advantage of the online subscription of DreamSpark? .................................................................................................. 3

7. How do my STEM departments take advantage of an online subscription of DreamSpark Premium? ........................................................................................................................... 4

8. What happened to Developer AA? .............................................................................................. 4

9. What happened to Designer AA? ................................................................................................. 4

10. What happened to High School AA? ...................................................................................... 4

11. What software will be included in the DreamSpark program? .................................. 5

Use Rights .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

12. What are the allowed uses of DreamSpark subscription software? ......................... 6

13. What are the restrictions on use of the software? ........................................................... 6

14. What are the restrictions around the use of the Windows operating system license available through DreamSpark Premium? ....................................................................... 6

15. Can students continue using the software upon graduation? ..................................... 6

16. Where can I obtain the complete use rights? ..................................................................... 7

17. What if I have other questions about DreamSpark? ....................................................... 7

DreamSpark for Institutions FAQ for Customers

Overview and Customer Benefits

1. What is DreamSpark?

Microsoft DreamSpark provides no-cost access to Microsoft designer and development

tools for verified students and educators around the world, to support and advance their

learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering

activities. Academic subscription volume licensing customers receive an online

subscription to DreamSpark at no additional cost for instructional use by their teachers

and students organization-wide in their classrooms and labs. In addition, Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) departments in higher education institutions

may qualify for an online DreamSpark Premium subscription at no additional cost as a

benefit of their Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Open Value Subscription –

Education Solutions (OVS-ES). For a listing of the type of coursework that qualifies as

Science, Technology, Engineering or Math, please see the table later in this document.

2. What are the benefits of the DreamSpark program?

Much more than a software subscription, membership includes:

DreamSpark software subscription that includes Microsoft platform, server and

developer tools software as well as betas, new releases and tech support.

Special license rights allowing an organization or department to install DreamSpark

software on any number of departmental lab machines for instructional and research

purposes.

The ability for students taking at least one credit course offered by the member

organization or department to install the software on their personal machines for use

in coursework and personal development projects.

Instant online access to all DreamSpark content.

No-charge access to e-academy’s License Management System (ELMS) for

automated distribution of software and product keys to eligible users via the Web.

The ability for students or faculty to make one backup copy of the software on their

own device solely for use as a backup.

3. Where is Microsoft DreamSpark currently available?

Microsoft DreamSpark is available worldwide. If it’s not available in your country, please

visit dreamspark.com for more information about how to get your school set up.

4. Why is DreamSpark being offered to Academic VL Subscription customers?

Microsoft believes in the power of technology to transform education, foster local

innovation and enable jobs and economic growth for everyone. Microsoft DreamSpark

is just another way of helping this next generation of young leaders seize the

opportunity to harness the transformative magic of software. By offering DreamSpark

with a VL subscription agreement, we provide customers with a cost-effective way to get

all of Microsoft’s productivity, collaboration, and developer tools under a single

agreement.

5. How does this benefit my students?

With the DreamSpark Membership, your students get the professional-level developer

and designer tools they would use to build real sites, apps, and games for Xbox

Live®/360®, Kinect™, Microsoft Windows® Phone, and more. Students get a head start

on a career, or do better in class. Tomorrow’s tech superstars can be found in dorm

rooms and in Microsoft tech clubs on campuses around the world. They will create

thousands of next-gen apps, tools, and games. That’s why we’re giving students and

institutions the top development and design tools to be used for instructional use at no

charge.

6. My institution has an academic VL agreement. How do I take advantage of the online subscription of DreamSpark?

New customers signing any of our academic VL subscription agreements will receive

information about how to activate their online subscription of DreamSpark in their

volume licensing program welcome letter.

Existing subscription customers have received notification about DreamSpark and

information about how to transition from their current MSDNAA membership to a

new DreamSpark membership at their next renewal. There is no impact to their

existing membership. For any questions about your existing subscription or this

transition, please contact: www.dreamspark.com/Support/RSC

7. How do my STEM departments take advantage of an online subscription of DreamSpark Premium?

STEM departments covered with an academic VL subscription agreement are eligible to

receive a subscription to DreamSpark Premium at no additional cost. If you believe your

department is eligible, talk to your reseller about how to activate your subscription.

8. What happened to Developer AA?

Developer AA isn’t gone—it’s simply been renamed to DreamSpark Premium. All of the

titles that were previously available through Developer AA are still available. If you you

currently have a Developer AA subscription through MSDNAA, you can continue to

access software titles as you did before.

9. What happened to Designer AA?

Helping students who want to be designers is critical, but we wanted to find a way to

make this easier for institutions, so we have changed up the program. Instead of

Designer AA membership, institutions can get a new DreamSpark membership that

gives them access to all of Microsoft’s development and designer tools. If your

institution currently has a Designer AA membership, you can continue to enjoy those

benefits until your membership expires. When it’s time for you to renew, you will be

transitioned to a new DreamSpark membership.

10. What happened to High School AA?

If your school currently has a High School AA membership, you can continue to enjoy

those benefits until your membership expires. When it’s time for you to renew, you will

be transitioned to a new DreamSpark membership.

11. Who qualifies as a STEM department?

To be eligible for a DreamSpark Premium membership, your department must have a

core focus in at least one of the following areas.

Engineering

Agricultural · Biomedical · Chemical · Civil

Computer · Electrical · Fire protection

Genetic · Industrial · Mechanical · Military

Mining · Nuclear · Software

Health sciences

Biological engineering · Dentistry

Epidemiology · Health care · Medicine

Nursing · Pharmacy · Social work

Veterinary medicine

Astronomy

Astrophysics · Cosmology

Galactic astronomy · Planetary geology

Planetary science · Stellar astronomy

Formal Science

Computer science · Logic

Mathematics · Statistics

Biology

Anatomy · Astrobiology · Biochemistry

Biological engineering · Biophysics

Behavioral neuroscience · Biotechnology

Botany · Cell biology · Cryobiology

Developmental biology

Ecology · Ethnobiology

Evolutionary biology (introduction)

Genetics (introduction)

Gerontology · Immunology · Limnology

Marine biology · Microbiology

Molecular biology · Neuroscience

Paleontology · Parasitology · Physiology

Radiobiology · Soil biology

Theoretical biology · Toxicology · Zoology

Chemistry

Acid-base reaction theories · Alchemy

Analytical chemistry · Astrochemistry

Biochemistry · Crystallography

Environmental chemistry · Food science

Geochemistry · Green chemistry

Inorganic chemistry · Materials science

Molecular physics · Nuclear chemistry

Organic chemistry · Photochemistry

Physical chemistry · Radiochemistry

Solid-state chemistry · Stereochemistry

Supramolecular chemistry

Surface science · Theoretical chemistry

Earth sciences

Atmospheric sciences · Ecology

Environmental science · Geodesy

Geology · Geomorphology

Geophysics · Glaciology · Hydrology

Limnology · Mineralogy · Oceanography

Paleoclimatology · Palynology

Physical geography · Soil science

Space science

Physics

Applied physics · Atomic physics

Computational physics

Condensed matter physics

Experimental physics · Mechanics

Particle physics · Plasma physics

Quantum mechanics (introduction)

Solid mechanics · Theoretical physics

Thermodynamics · Entropy

General relativity · M-theory

Special relativity

12. What software will be included in the DreamSpark program?

Software for Production Use DreamSpark DreamSpark Premium

Operating Systems

Windows Client

Windows Server

Developer & Design Tools

Visual Studio Professional

Visual Studio Premium

Visual Studio Ultimate

Expression

Windows Embedded

Applications

Visio

Project

OneNote

Servers

SQL Server

BizTalk Server

SharePoint Server

Use Rights

13. What are the allowed uses of DreamSpark subscription software?

Software acquired through the DreamSpark subscription may be used by your

institution’s students, faculty, or staff:

to develop, support, conduct, or take courses, labs, or programs offered by the

institution

in non-commercial research on behalf of the institution

or to design, develop, test, and demonstrate software programs for the above

purposes

14. What are the restrictions on use of the software?

DreamSpark software may not be used for commercial purposes or to develop or

maintain the institution’s own administrative or IT systems.

15. What are the restrictions around the use of the Windows operating system license available through DreamSpark Premium?

The Windows operating system license available through DreamSpark Premium is an

upgrade license and may only be installed on a device that already has a Windows

Operating system installed on it. It may be installed on a “naked PC” only if the device is

owned or leased by the institution and the device will at all times remain physically

located in the labs operated by the STEM department with a DreamSpark Premium

subscription.

16. Can students continue using the software upon graduation?

The institution must stop providing DreamSpark subscription benefits to students,

faculty, or staff when they cease being eligible, per the use rights. However, students

who have received software under the DreamSpark subscription may continue to use

the software when they are no longer students (either upon graduation or leaving the

school) provided they do so in accordance with the use rights.

17. Where can I obtain the complete use rights?

For complete terms and conditions, please visit www.dreamspark.com to access the

DreamSpark EULA or the DreamSpark Premium EULA.

18. What if I have other questions about DreamSpark?

General Information: http://dreamspark.com

Customer Support: www.dreamspark.com/Support/RSC