Microsoft has announced the pricing and availability for two new levels of MSDN subscriptions that will provide developers with the information and software they need to successfully build XML Web services and applications. The new subscription levels are available from 1 October both locally and internationally.
MSDN subscribers will continue to be the first to receive new Microsoft tools such as Visual Studio .NET technologies and product information. Through MSDN subscriber downloads and automatic shipments, developers will receive the latest Microsoft technologies and information as they are released.
"Our business depends on the success of Microsoft developers worldwide, and the new MSDN levels provide improved services and richer resources so developers can focus on building XML Web services and applications," says Neil Isserow, product marketing manager at Microsoft South Africa.
MSDN now has five subscription levels, each tailored to suit the varying needs of professional developers. These include:
MSDN Universal
* Includes MSDN Enterprise
* Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect
* All .NET Enterprise Servers
* Microsoft Office Developer
* $2 799 new, $2 299 renewal
MSDN Enterprise
* Includes MSDN Professional
* Visual Studio Enterprise Developer
* Visual SourceSafe control system, and the Visual FoxPro database development system
* Four .NET Enterprise Servers
* $2 199 new, $1 599 renewal
MSDN Professional
* Includes MSDN Operating Systems
* Visual Studio Professional
* Visual FoxPro
* $1 199 new, $899 renewal
MSDN Operating Systems
* Includes MSDN Library
* All Microsoft operating systems, SDKs and DDKs
* $699 new, $499 renewal
MSDN Library
* Programming information, code samples, sample applications, technical documentation and technical articles
* $199 new, $99 renewal
For more information on MSDN subscriptions, visit http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/
In addition to the two new subscription levels, Microsoft recently launched a new academic MSDN membership programme, the MSDN Academic Alliance, designed to meet the needs of students and education institutions providing instruction on software development. This programme provides students and tertiary departments of Computer Science, Engineering and Information Systems with the latest Microsoft technology for instructional and research purposes at an annual fee of $799,00 per department. For more details on the MSDN Academic Alliance, visit www.msdnaa.net.
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