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Microsoft® Campus Agreement Work at Home Program

Work at Home Program
Work at Home Rights and Obligations
Restrictions
Software Titles Available
Cost of Software
How to Acquire Software
Limited Software Warranty
Transfers
Term and Termination

Work at Home Program:

The Microsoft® Work at Home program came about in response to the non-traditional work environment of staff and faculty in an educational setting.

  • It provides staff and faculty with the ability to purchase select Microsoft® software products that have been specially discounted.
  • Staff and faculty will be able to purchase a maximum of ONE copy of each available software title.
  • Not all staff or faculty are eligible to purchase Work at Home software. See Work at Home Rights and Obligations for details.
  • VIU Associates and Affiliates are not eligible to purchase software under the Work at Home Program.
  • Students are not eligible to purchase software under the Work at Home Program.

Work at Home Rights and Obligations:

  • Faculty and staff users who are licensed to use the particular product at school, have the right to run one copy of that product on a home PC.
  • Software is for school-related purposes at home. You are not licensed to use the software at home for personal purposes.
  • When a Staff or Faculty member's employment ends, or Vancouver Island University terminates their agreement with Microsoft®, then any software purchased under the Work at Home Agreement must be deleted at that time.
  • Staff and Faculty have the right to run one copy of the product on a home PC that they own or lease.
  • Staff and Faculty do not own the license or the CDs, rather they are authorized to use the licensed software and media pursuant to the terms and conditions of the license granted to Vancouver Island University for the term of the institution's agreement.
  • No technical support is provided by Microsoft®, or Vancouver Island University, in association with work at home use.

For more information, please see the following website:
Microsoft® Campus and School License Rights and Product Use Rights
Select Canada English License Rights

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Restrictions:

  • Microsoft® does not transfer any ownership rights of any software, and they reserve all rights not expressly granted. Vancouver Island University's right to have it's users run the software is expressly limited to the rights described in the agreement.
  • Neither Vancouver Island University nor it's users may separate the components of software made up of multiple components by running them on different computers, by upgrading or downgrading them at different times, or by transferring them separately, except as otherwise provided in the product use rights.
  • Neither Vancouver Island University nor it's users may rent, lease, commercially host or lend any copy of the software, except where an agreement between Microsoft® and VIU has been made.
  • Neither Vancouver Island University nor it's users may reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software, except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law despite this limitation.
  • Neither Vancouver Island University nor it's users may make copies of the software and distribute them on media to our Student users.
  • In order to run any version of a Microsoft® Windows operating system, Vancouver Island University or it's users must have a valid license for a Microsoft® Windows® operating system on each PC on which the software is run.
  • Neither Vancouver Island University nor it's users may transfer licenses to, or sublicense, the software to the U.S. Government.
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Software Titles Available:

Upgrade Advisor - System Requirements for Windows® 7 Ultimate:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx Note: It is Important to run the Upgrade Advisor to determine if your computer can run a 64 Bit Operating system.

What is Visual Studio® Professional?
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/professional/default.mspx

Staff and faculty will be able to purchase a maximum of ONE copy of each available software title.

Microsoft offers its current version of it's operating system for work at home purposes. Windows® Vista will only be available until the current stock is depleted.

Caution: The minimum requirements for Windows® 7 are much higher than for Windows® XP Pro and may not work on older systems.Please see the Microsoft® site for more information: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx

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Cost of Software:

Each software title costs $25, which includes all applicable taxes. Payment for the software is made through payroll deduction. There are two options available for payment:
  • Payment over a number of pay periods. Minimum deduction of $25 per pay period.
  • Lump sum payment.
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How to Acquire Software:

Nanaimo Campus:

  1. Check your system for the software requirements -
    Minimum System Requirements for Windows® 7 Ultimate:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx Note: It is Important to run the Upgrade Advisor to determine if your computer can run a 64 Bit Operating system.
    Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft® Office 2010:
    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101668651033.aspx
  2. Print, read and complete a copy of the
    Microsoft® Campus Agreement Work at Home Acceptance Form
    For MS Office, Office for MAC, SharePoint Designer and Project, please refer to the Microsoft Home Use Program.

    ***At the login box enter capitan\ before your username (ie. capitan\smithj). Enter your password as normal***

  3. Make a photocopy of the completed form for your records.
  4. There are two methods to submit your completed form to the IT Helpdesk:
    1. Send the completed form to the IT Helpdesk via internal mail or
    2. Drop the completed form in the ITS drop box outside our offices in Building 305 - Room 105 or
    3. Drop the completed form off at the IT Helpdesk Counter in Building 305 - Room 105
  5. The Helpdesk staff will process the form, this can take up to 3 days. The payroll deduction section of the form will be sent to Payroll by the IT Helpdesk.
  6. You will be contacted when the software is ready to be picked up (you will need to bring your Staff/faculty card). You then sign the IT Stock Log against the software you receive.

Cowichan, Parksville/Qualicum and Powell River Campuses:

For employees of these campuses:
  1. Check your system for the software requirements -
    Minimum System Requirements for Windows® 7 Ultimate:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx Note: It is Important to run the Upgrade Advisor to determine if your computer can run a 64 Bit Operating system.
    Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft® Office 2010:
    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101668651033.aspx
  2. Send an email to the IT Helpdesk (ithelp@viu.ca), including which software titles you are requesting, and which campus you want the software sent to.
  3. Print, read and complete a copy of the
    Microsoft® Campus Agreement Work at Home Acceptance Form.
    For MS Office, Office for MAC, SharePoint Designer and Project, please refer to the Microsoft Home Use Program.

    ***At the login box enter capitan\ before your username (ie. capitan\smithj). Enter your password as normal***

  4. Make a photocopy of the completed form for your records.
  5. Arrangements will be made for you to pickup the software at your campus, and for your completed form to be collected.
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Limited Software Warranty:

Microsoft® warrants that each version of the software will perform substantially in accordance with their user documentation. This warranty is valid for a period of one year from the date you first run a copy of the version. This warranty does not apply if failure of the software has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication.

Transfers:

Your rights are personal to you and as a result you may not transfer or otherwise assign your agreement or your rights or obligations under your agreement to any third party, except by Microsoft®'s express prior written consent.

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Term and Termination:

Users may only run the software according to the terms of the agreement. If Vancouver Island University terminates their agreement with Microsoft® or your employment with Vancouver Island University ends, you are required to:

  • Delete and remove software from the temporary ram (RAM) and
  • Delete and remove software from the permanent memory (e.g. hard disk) of your home PC.

Last Updated November 2, 2011