All Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) benefits will continue and you will maintain the same level of capabilities. Unfortunately, licenses provided through the Microsoft Partner Program benefits will not be eligible for the Transition or “Ultimate” offer. If you require Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN, please purchase any Team Edition with MSDN Premium now and Transition on launch. As a partner you are eligible to a 20% discount on new Visual Studio Team System 2008 Edition with MSDN Premium subscriptions purchased under Open Business (Volume Licensing Program).
Developer Tools Software Benefits Matrix (Partners Only)
Current Benefit
Benefit when Visual Studio 2010 launches
(April 12, 2010)
Net change
Are you looking for VS2010 Ultimate with MSDN?
Certified Partners
5 Visual Studio 2008 Professional with MSDN Premium subscriptions
5 Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN Premium* subscriptions
• Visual Studio 2010 Professional (new version with new features)
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 (first time the full version has been made available to MSDN subscribers)
· The best Option is to purchase Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition with MSDN Premium subscriptions for the relevant users now! And transition to VS2010 Ultimate with MSDN on the 12th of April 2010.
· Partners are eligible for a 20% discount on commercial licenses purchased via our Open Business Volume Licensing program.
Certified Partners with ISV and/or CDS Competency
10 Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition with MSDN Premium subscriptions
1 Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server
10 Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN subscriptions
• Visual Studio 2010 Premium (new version with new features, replacing VSTS Development Edition)
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 (1 included with each MSDN subscription)
Gold Certified Partners
Gold Certified Partners with ISV and/or CDS Competency
35 Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition with MSDN Premium subscriptions
35 Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN subscriptions
1. Please contact:
· Arabind Coomaraswamy
• +612 9870 2372
• arabindc@microsoft.com
• http://blogs.msdn.com/arabindc/default.aspx
· Jihad Dannawi
• +61 44 848 8251
• jihadda@microsoft.com
• http://blogs.msdn.com/dannawi/default.aspx
2. Check out the Visual Studio website
· http://www.microsoft.com/australia/visualstudio/products/2010/default.mspx#compare
· http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/default.aspx